VOV.VN - A contingent of Vietnamese police officers returned to Hanoi on February 19 after accomplishing a rescue mission in earthquake-hit Turkey.

VOV.VN - Consultants have completed survey designs for an additional four bridges spanning the Red River in Hanoi to be built in the coming months.

A delegation of Settsu patrol ship and Japan Coast Guard led by its Deputy Commander Maj. Gen Nagai Nobukazu visited and had an exchange with officers of the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 2 stationed in Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam on February 17.

It is necessary to increase tree coverage to reduce the effect of heat-induced problems and increase the absorption of greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas in order to contribute to realising the target of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to Nguyen Tuan Quang from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on early on February 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s University Ranking (VNUR) has announced the list of the nation’s top 100 universities in 2023.

VOV.VN - A research team from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City bagged second prize at the China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 (CAIEC 2022) on February 17 for their artificial intelligence software “Brain Analytics” which can help to detect Alzheimer's disease by analysing MRI brain images.

VOV.VN - Germany has moved to recognise the new version of the Vietnamese passport containing birthplace information, whilst it has also resumed issuing visas including C multi-year visas (Schengen Visa).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been ranked 12th out of 26 countries in terms of comprehensive power in Asia, achieving an overall score of 17.5 out of 100, Lowy Institute outlined in its recent report.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an action plan on climate change adaptation to 2030, with a vision to 2025, aiming to reduce the sector's greenhouse gas emission by 25%-30%.

A large number of polled Vietnamese enterprises have allocated specific budgets for digital transformation activities and many across sectors have been ready for the process, according to a report released at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 16.

Starting search and rescue work from February 14 in Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the recent earthquake in Turkey, search-and-rescue dogs from Vietnam have proved helpful.

Ordinary passports with electronic chips will be issued for Vietnamese citizens from March 1, 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department.

VOV.VN - Over the past few days a contingent of Vietnamese police officers have joined a lofty rescue mission in earthquake hit Turkey, leaving a good impression on local people.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Tourism Association, the Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, and the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam jointly kicked off the project "Reducing plastic waste in Vietnam's tourism industry” at a ceremony on February 16.

VOV.VN - A campaign to respond to Earth Hour 2023 will be launched across Vietnam from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 25, with the event sending a message of saving energy, protecting the environment, and adapting to the threat of climate change.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha has called on the US to enhance labour cooperation with Vietnam during a recent meeting with visiting US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai.

The tourism sector is facing a serious staff shortage after the COVID-19 pandemic, so improving training quality to meet recovery and development demand is now an urgent need.

Hanoi is estimated to need about 120,000 laborers in the first quarter of this year following the economic recovery that enable businesses of different sectors to resume operations with good market prospects, reported The Hanoi Times.

VOV.VN - Two new undersea internet cables, the ADC and the SJC2, jointly operated by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Viettel are expected to come into use either late this year or by early 2024.

Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang Nam, has initiated a comprehensive effort to eradicate wildlife meat consumption in the region.

Samsung Vietnam on February 15 launched a blood donation programme at its factories in response to Red Sunday 2023 and resolve the blood shortage in treatment and emergencies after Tet (Lunar New Year).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has released its plan to implement biometric authentication (facial recognition) at airports’ check-in desks.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) stated on February 15 that the southern city had recorded a total of 385 cases of dengue fever between February 6 and February 12, with this figure marking a decline of 32.5% compared to the average number in the four weeks prior.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam - Japan Research Forum on promoting Japan - Vietnam cooperation towards green growth after the COVID-19 pandemic was held in Hanoi on February 15 as part of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Japan diplomatic ties (1973-2023).

Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long made a working visit to the University of Cambridge on February 13 aiming to promote Vietnam's cooperation with the world’s leading university, especially in the fields of scientific and technological research, and green and sustainable growth.

Vietnam will make more efforts to increase the effectiveness of the enforcement of legal regulations on anti-torture.

Vietnam, a newcomer in the space odyssey, began small satellite manufacturing in 2007 and reaped certain achievement in this regard.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision issuing an action plan on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and is preparing to hold working sessions with the fourth inspection delegation of the European Commission (EC).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese soldiers from the Collapse Rescue Team of the Army Corps of Engineers and sniffer dogs discovered three locations of earthquake victims during the first day of their ongoing rescue operation in Turkey.