Nguyen Quynh Tram, former head of Google operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, has been appointed as managing director of Microsoft Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security will use a new passport form from July 1, 2022, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).

The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held a conference titled “Pioneer to the Possible” in the southern city on June 2 as part of efforts to boost their partnership in sustainable development.

Natural disasters will develop complicatedly and unpredictably in 2022, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese universities have been named among the Asian university rankings 2022 announced by Times Higher Education (THE).

VOV.VN - The 10th Red Journey, the largest blood donation drive in Vietnam organised by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions, kicked off on June 2 in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

Viettel has grabbed the most awards among more than 100 IT firms participating in the 17th Annual 2022 IT World Awards with 41 products honoured in 37 categories.

Vietnam has chances to become a technology hub in region, ST Liew, Vice President of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd., and President of Qualcomm South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, has said.

VOV.VN - Australia has shared an additional 7,245,800 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses for children in Vietnam through a procurement agreement struck with UNICEF in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with a delegation from Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) under Fulbright University Vietnam on the implementation of the Natural Capital Management project in the Mekong Delta region.

The Royal Thai Consulate-General and the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (ThaiCham) have awarded 140 scholarships worth VND700 million to children in Ho Chi Minh City who lost their parents or caregivers from COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students have grabbed three gold medals at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2022 (APIO) which was held in Egypt in late May.

Vietnam has successfully produced a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien on June 1.

Statistics from Hanoi Metro company show that, from its first day of commercial operation in November last year to May 26, more than 3.1 million passengers have used the Cat Linh-Ha Dong 2A line.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, in collaboration of the Vietnamese Association in Russia, welcomed and repatriated Vietnamese people who had evacuated from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine to Russia, from May 29-31.

A host of activities are scheduled during the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, starting on June 1, to raise awareness and sense of responsibility among sectors, enterprises and people of the effective management, exploitation and use of natural resources and protection of marine environment.

VOV.VN - Ethnic children residing in Vietnam's northern mountainous region typically spend their summer days without luxuries such as mobile phones or expensive toys.

VOV.VN - US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper visited Vietnam And Friends Centre and recorded a story for the Open Road, Audio books Online Library sponsored by the US Embassy on the occasion of the International Children's Day (June 1).

A Month of Action for Children was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 31 in the present of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Auditor General Ha Thi My Dung attended the 58th meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), held virtually on May 31.

While innovation is considered as key to boosting the productivity and quality of products, due attention has not been paid to the issue by Vietnamese enterprises, experts have said.

The Vietnam Farmers' Union (VFU) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on May 31 launched a US$7-million project to prevent, combat and respond to violence and other harmful behaviours in the 2022 – 2026 period.

All eight Vietnamese students participating in the 2022 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) have won prizes, bringing home one silver, two bronze medals and five certificates of merit, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - After enduring a spell of heavy downpours, both northern and central regions of Vietnam will brace for a heat wave starting from June 1 to June 6, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain that lasted from May 30 evening to May 31 morning triggered a landslide in Nam Hoa commune of Dong Hy district (Thai Nguyen province), killing three local people.

The Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants have reviewed their 30-year direct partnership in ensuring long-term preservation and absolute safety of the body of President Ho Chi Minh during a conference in Moscow.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has sounded the alarm as the incidence of dengue is increasing considerably in the city.

VOV.VN - Vietnam requires stronger policies to build a smoke-free environment whilst it ramps up communication work in order to raise public awareness of the damage caused by tobacco.

VOV.VN - The Board of Directors of the National Children’s Hospital held a consultation on May 30 with the participation of professionals from various faculties to examine options of a coming surgery to separate conjoined twins from Lao Cai.

By the end of April this year, 149 captive bears were found in 27 establishments in Hanoi, accounting for more than half of the total nationwide, heard a seminar on May 30.