IOM pledges close cooperation with Vietnam to support migrant workers
IOM pledges close cooperation with Vietnam to support migrant workers

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) pledges to work closely with the Vietnamese Government to develop migrant workers’ skills, give them better employment chances, and improve their migration experience, said IOM Chief of Mission in Vietnam Park Mihyung.

IOM pledges close cooperation with Vietnam to support migrant workers
Vietnam sends nearly 38,000 labourers abroad in first quarter
Vietnam sends nearly 38,000 labourers abroad in first quarter

Vietnam sent 37,923 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for 34.48% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.

Vietnam sends nearly 38,000 labourers abroad in first quarter
New book collection of wartime letters hits the shelves
New book collection of wartime letters hits the shelves

The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House has launched a special collection of letters showcasing the glorious national history and the love of a young generation during the wartime.

New book collection of wartime letters hits the shelves
Ho Chi Minh City enjoys rare hybrid solar eclipse
Ho Chi Minh City enjoys rare hybrid solar eclipse

VOV.VN - Residents of Ho Chi Minh City joined with others worldwide in admiring a 'super rare’ hybrid solar eclipse, which occurred at 11:20 a.m. on April 20.

Ho Chi Minh City enjoys rare hybrid solar eclipse
April 19 COVID-19 update: Infections exceed 2,000 case mark
April 19 COVID-19 update: Infections exceed 2,000 case mark

VOV.VN - Vietnam logged 2,159 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, an increase of 537 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on April 19.

April 19 COVID-19 update: Infections exceed 2,000 case mark
Fifty-four suspects prosecuted for wrongdoings linked with repatriation flights
Fifty-four suspects prosecuted for wrongdoings linked with repatriation flights

Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and 53 others have been prosecuted for their alleged involvement in the case of offering, brokering, and taking bribes, abusing positions or power while performing duties, and swindling to appropriate assets at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Hanoi, and some other localities.

Fifty-four suspects prosecuted for wrongdoings linked with repatriation flights
Policy advisor awarded friendship medal for natural resources and environment efforts
Policy advisor awarded friendship medal for natural resources and environment efforts

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, empowered by the State President, on April 19 presented a Friendship Medal to Dr. Michael Parsons, a policy advisor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), in honour of his contributions to the sustainable development of the environmental sector and the friendship between Vietnam and Australia.

Policy advisor awarded friendship medal for natural resources and environment efforts
Over US$17 million expected to be mobilised during Humanitarian Month
Over US$17 million expected to be mobilised during Humanitarian Month

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) is striving to mobilise VND400 billion (US$17 million) for humanitarian activities during the Humanitarian Month 2023 starting from May 1.

Over US$17 million expected to be mobilised during Humanitarian Month
Analytica int’l fair returns to HCM City
Analytica int’l fair returns to HCM City

The seventh International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and Diagnostics (Analytica Vietnam 2023) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19.

Analytica int’l fair returns to HCM City
Week of clean water and sanitation to be launched nationwide
Week of clean water and sanitation to be launched nationwide

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on people across the country to join hand in environment preservation, protect, and make use of water resources both economically and efficiently when it launches a national week of clean water and sanitation from April 29 to May 6.

Week of clean water and sanitation to be launched nationwide
Hanoi takes quick COVID-19 prevention measures as infections rise
Hanoi takes quick COVID-19 prevention measures as infections rise

VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has asked relevant departments and agencies to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control efforts amid a recent spike in infections.

Hanoi takes quick COVID-19 prevention measures as infections rise
Railway network plans revealed
Railway network plans revealed

A total of 16,377ha of land will be used for railway projects in the period through 2030, an increase of 5,644ha compared to today.

Railway network plans revealed
Vietnam marks World Intellectual Property Day
Vietnam marks World Intellectual Property Day

VOV.VN - The Copyright Office of Vietnam held a ceremony on April 18 in Hanoi kick-starting a series of events in response to World Intellectual Property Day (April 26).

Vietnam marks World Intellectual Property Day
Vietnam remains hub for tech talent
Vietnam remains hub for tech talent

Vietnam continues to be a hub for strong tech talent, said the Southeast Asia Startup Talent Report 2023.

Vietnam remains hub for tech talent
Conference highlights President Ho Chi Minh’s time in Italy
Conference highlights President Ho Chi Minh’s time in Italy

Vietnamese and Italian experts and scholars gathered at an international conference in Rome on April 18 to spotlight the significance of the time that President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in Italy in the 1930s.

Conference highlights President Ho Chi Minh’s time in Italy
Friendship exchange spotlights Vietnam – Italy solidarity
Friendship exchange spotlights Vietnam – Italy solidarity

A friendship exchange programme on Vietnam – Italy solidarity was held by the Vietnam – Italy Friendship Association (VIFA) and the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Associations in the Veneto and Liguria regions, and the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, on April 18 in Hanoi.

Friendship exchange spotlights Vietnam – Italy solidarity
Pilot opening of Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfalls site slated for October
Pilot opening of Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfalls site slated for October

The northern border province of Cao Bang is building a plan for the pilot opening of the landscape site of Ban Gioc (Vietnam) - Detian (China) Waterfalls in October 2023, local officials informed at a workshop on April 18.

Pilot opening of Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfalls site slated for October
18,000 vaccine doses allocated to Hanoi districts
18,000 vaccine doses allocated to Hanoi districts

VOV.VN - The capital has allocated a total of 17,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to its districts to be given as booster shots for people aged over 18.

18,000 vaccine doses allocated to Hanoi districts
Japan donates medical equipment to four central hospitals in Hanoi
Japan donates medical equipment to four central hospitals in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Four central hospitals in the capital received medical equipment donated by the Japanese Government on April 18.

Japan donates medical equipment to four central hospitals in Hanoi
Decree on Personal Data Protection promulgated
Decree on Personal Data Protection promulgated

The Government on April 17 issued Decree on Personal Data Protection which specifies measures and conditions to ensure the work.

Decree on Personal Data Protection promulgated
HCM City deals with low fertility rate
HCM City deals with low fertility rate

Nguyen Thanh Phuc, 28, living in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, has been married for more than two years but still doesn't want to have a baby.

HCM City deals with low fertility rate
Hanoi detects Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.9.1
Hanoi detects Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.9.1

VOV.VN - The capital has detected cases of the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.9.1, which is rapidly transmissible with mild clinical course, the Hanoi Department of Health has announced.

Hanoi detects Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.9.1
Painting exhibition highlights lingering effects of Agent Orange
Painting exhibition highlights lingering effects of Agent Orange

A painting exhibition highlighting the effects of Agent Orange on humans with works by the US’s famous painter David Thomas and the Boston Printmakers opened at Da Nang Arts Museum on April 17.

Painting exhibition highlights lingering effects of Agent Orange
April 17 COVID-19 update: Infections exceed 1,000 case mark
April 17 COVID-19 update: Infections exceed 1,000 case mark

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 1,031 fresh coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, an increase more than 300 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported in its coronavirus update for April 17.

April 17 COVID-19 update: Infections exceed 1,000 case mark
Leading global professors to attend geotechnics conference in Hanoi
Leading global professors to attend geotechnics conference in Hanoi

The 5th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (GEOTEC HANOI 2023) will take place at the National Convention Centre on May 14 and 15, with the participation of world leading professors, organisers told the press on April 17.

Leading global professors to attend geotechnics conference in Hanoi
Efforts required to effectively use allocated AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Efforts required to effectively use allocated AstraZeneca vaccine doses

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) under the Ministry of Health recently sent a dispatch to the Departments of Health, Centres for Disease Control of provinces and cities on strengthening the implementation of vaccination and supplementation of AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic from April to June.

Efforts required to effectively use allocated AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Hanoi takes samples for genome sequencing amid rising COVID-19 cases
Hanoi takes samples for genome sequencing amid rising COVID-19 cases

VOV.VN - With the number of COVID-19 cases locally witnessing a considerable increase in recent times, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sent 10 samples with positive rapid test results for SARS-CoV-2 virus to Bach Mai Hospital for genome sequencing.

Hanoi takes samples for genome sequencing amid rising COVID-19 cases
Ministry of Transport to complete 260km of North-South Expressway before April 30
Ministry of Transport to complete 260km of North-South Expressway before April 30

The Ministry of Transport has set a goal of completing three component projects of the North-South Expressway Project before April 30, which is the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Ministry of Transport to complete 260km of North-South Expressway before April 30
Vietnam partners with Thailand to save threatened crane species
Vietnam partners with Thailand to save threatened crane species

The Vietnam Zoos Association has partnered with the Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) of Thailand to increase the population of the Eastern Sarus Crane in Vietnam.

Vietnam partners with Thailand to save threatened crane species
Noi Bai Airport begins to pilot facial recognition technology
Noi Bai Airport begins to pilot facial recognition technology

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has approved the Noi Bai International Airport’s proposal to pilot check-in via facial recognition technology using identification (ID) cards carrying microchips for certain domestic flights.

Noi Bai Airport begins to pilot facial recognition technology