VOV.VN - The ninth national congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) officially opened in Hanoi on November 28 themed ‘Discipline - Responsibility - Solidarity – Development’.

GSK Pharma Vietnam Company Limited (GSK Vietnam), the Vietnam Association of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Vietnam Association of Preventive Medicine, have organised a series of scientific seminars on the benefits of maternal immunisation against pertussis, especially for pregnant women.

More than 100 people in Hanoi on November 26 participated in a football festival which aims to popularise a message of putting an end to violence against women and children.

Leaders of the northern province of Quang Ninh, one of the two localities hosting the 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council (WPC), had a meeting with a delegation of participants to the event led by WPC President Pallab Sengupta on November 26.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Morocco has recently hosted a ceremony to launch a “Vietnam Gate” at Douar Sfari - the Vietnamese village in the outskirts of Kénitra city.

The United Nations will continue creating a favourable environment for women, including those from Vietnam, to effectively participate in peacekeeping operations, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told a conference in Hanoi on November 26.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has received a delegation of the 17th-tenure standing board of the France - Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) in Paris.

Vietnam is focusing on developing more green works as an effort to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Three female scientists were granted the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 25.

VOV.VN - The number of young people catching HIV has seen an upward trend recently, with 50% of new cases being under the age of 29.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang Startup and Innovation Festival (SURF) 2022 titled ‘Innovation - Mastering the Future’ officially opened on November 25.

Many projects on education and training funded by the World Bank (WB) have reported good results, affirmed Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son during his recent working session with Cristian Aedo, Practice Manager for the Global Practice Education in South Asia at the WB.

The building of cooperation programmes to mobilise resources and attract investment for the implementation of the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2021-2025 was the focus of an international conference in Hanoi on November 24.

The People’s Committee of northern Ha Giang province and authorities of Boeun county in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Chungcheongbuk province on November 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the supply of seasonal labourers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 24 chaired a nationwide teleconference on policy communication.

VOV.VN - The National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day (Techfest Vietnam 2022) due to take place from December 2 to 4 in Binh Duong province is expected to help train local workers to meet market demands, create jobs, and accelerate economic recovery in the post-COVID period.

VOV.VN - Images of a rare natural phenomenon have been recorded at Ba Den Mountain in the south-western province of Tay Ninh, with its peak surrounded by white clouds which look like unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) Fernando González Llort has affirmed that late President Ho Chi Minh is an ordinary but noble example.

VOV.VN - One of two 2022 Ho Chi Minh Scientific Prize in the area of health care has been presented to a team of 23 respiratory researchers that include three researchers from Australian universities and research institute.

The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban rail system in the capital city will undergo a test run starting from December 5 in limited conditions, according Sytra – the consulting contractor of the project.

VOV.VN - The UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Norwegian Embassy signed an agreement on November 23 in Hanoi to support the planning of national marine space for ocean sustainability and climate change response in the country over the next three years.

The Vietnam Border Guard High Command held a talks between young Vietnamese and Cambodian border guard officers in the southern province of Kien Giang on November 22-23, as part of their first exchange.

Nearly 1,100 delegates from across the country will attend the ninth National Buddhist Congress, scheduled for November 28-29 in Hanoi, heard a press conference on November 23 to introduce the event.

Encouraging results have been recorded in the transition of financial resources for HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam over the last 10 years, heard a conference in Hanoi on November 23.

A workshop providing the press with information on the use of tobacco in Vietnam, challenges in minimising tobacco use and solutions to them was held by the Ministry of Information and Communications in Hanoi on November 23.

About 85% of healthcare workers develop clinical symptoms after contracting COVID-19, with men having more symptoms than women, a study revealed.

The Centre for Nature Conservation and Development and the Department for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity jointly held a consultation meeting on November 22 to finalise a project to receive and raise, and restore the populations of Indian hog deer, Rucervus eldii, giant muntjac, and Truong Son (Annamite) muntjac.

VOV.VN - Southern police forces detained 14 men across Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province on November 21 and November 22 for their alleged involvement in a large football betting ring on the Internet worth trillions of VND.

A meeting to finalise a strategy to raise funds for species conservation in Vietnam was held by the Centre for Nature Conservation and Development in collaboration with the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Hanoi on November 22.

The first Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue (FD HCMC), themed “Resilience Adaptation for Recovery and Development”, will be held on December 2-4 in the city with the participation of over 20 delegations from localities worldwide.