OV scientist in France helps promote sustainable rice cultivation in Mekong Delta
OV scientist in France helps promote sustainable rice cultivation in Mekong Delta

Dr. Le Toan Thuy, an overseas Vietnamese scientist in France, has joined projects to help Vietnamese managers and farmers effectively develop rice cultivation models in the Mekong Delta region.

OV scientist in France helps promote sustainable rice cultivation in Mekong Delta
Local women earn a living on streets throughout Hanoi
Local women earn a living on streets throughout Hanoi

VOV.VN - Vietnamese women are always willing to sacrifice themselves in order to try and take care of their families.

Local women earn a living on streets throughout Hanoi
"Missing Paris"s author, entrepreneur Tina Yuan completed her second master's degree
"Missing Paris"s author, entrepreneur Tina Yuan completed her second master's degree

VOV.VN - When she received a prestigious Master's degree from Coventry University, a university with a long history in the United Kingdom, Tina Yuan could not hide her emotions.

"Missing Paris"s author, entrepreneur Tina Yuan completed her second master's degree
Morning cold rain sees Hanoians grapple with traffic jams
Morning cold rain sees Hanoians grapple with traffic jams

VOV.VN - A cold snap with a heavy rain hit Hanoi on the morning of October 20, leading to severe traffic jams which only intensified as locals headed to work.

Morning cold rain sees Hanoians grapple with traffic jams
Second monkeypox case discovered at Tan Son Nhat Airport
Second monkeypox case discovered at Tan Son Nhat Airport

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department has announced the detection of a second case of monkeypox at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Second monkeypox case discovered at Tan Son Nhat Airport
Vietnam ensures gender equality in political and public life
Vietnam ensures gender equality in political and public life

When it comes to women in political decision-making, Vietnam has in place an adequate legal framework to ensure gender equality in political and public life.

Vietnam ensures gender equality in political and public life
Vietnam launches building of voluntary national review on SDGs
Vietnam launches building of voluntary national review on SDGs

The Ministry of Planning and Investment held a workshop on October 19 to start the building of a voluntary national review (VNR) 2023 on implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Vietnam launches building of voluntary national review on SDGs
Vietnamese teacher joins SE Asian colleagues for educational development
Vietnamese teacher joins SE Asian colleagues for educational development

Ha Anh Phuong, recognised by the Thai Princess' award for outstanding achievements in education, joined her fellow Southeast Asian educators in a forum on October 18 to exchange best practices to recover from the COVID-19 education crisis.

Vietnamese teacher joins SE Asian colleagues for educational development
HCM City extends congratulations to new President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference
HCM City extends congratulations to new President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on October 19 extended congratulations to Joseph Nguyen Nang, Archbishop of the city’s Archdiocese, who has been elected as the new President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam in the 2022-2025 tenure.

HCM City extends congratulations to new President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Vietnamese, Lao localities forge cooperation
Vietnamese, Lao localities forge cooperation

Officials from the People’s Council of Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam and Sekong province of Laos met to exchange experience in Quang Nam’s Tam Ky city on October 18.

Vietnamese, Lao localities forge cooperation
Informal female labourers  - a force for plastic waste management in Vietnam
Informal female labourers - a force for plastic waste management in Vietnam

VOV.VN - While waste collection is an unsteady job with limited hygienic conditions, informal labourers – mostly women – play a crucial role in the plastic waste segregation at source and collection in Vietnam.

Informal female labourers  - a force for plastic waste management in Vietnam
Green hydrogen development prospects in Vietnam under discussion
Green hydrogen development prospects in Vietnam under discussion

A webinar discussing prospects of green hydrogen in low-carbon economy in Vietnam was hosted by the Vietnam Imitative for Energy Transition (VIET) on October 18.

Green hydrogen development prospects in Vietnam under discussion
Vietnam, Egypt eye closer collaboration
Vietnam, Egypt eye closer collaboration

Vietnam and Egypt enjoy a traditional relationship and boast great potential to promote cooperation in various fields, saying that this is a solid foundation for Hanoi and Cairo to establish friendship and cooperative relations, Nguyen Van Phong, deputy secretary of Hanoi Party Committee, has said.

Vietnam, Egypt eye closer collaboration
UNDP pledges to help Vietnam in human rights-based approach to climate action
UNDP pledges to help Vietnam in human rights-based approach to climate action

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) held policy discussion on the human rights and climate change nexus in Hanoi on October 18, focusing on how to achieve a just, green and sustainable environmental development with principles of equity and human rights at the centre.

UNDP pledges to help Vietnam in human rights-based approach to climate action
Endangered turtles, tortoises found in Thanh Hoa nature reserve
Endangered turtles, tortoises found in Thanh Hoa nature reserve

Some 15 big-headed turtles and 10 impressed tortoises have been found at the Pu Hu Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa under a two-year project starting in 2020.

Endangered turtles, tortoises found in Thanh Hoa nature reserve
Nesat downgraded, heading for central Vietnam
Nesat downgraded, heading for central Vietnam

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Nesat has further weakened due to interaction with a strong cold air wave from the North, and is currently heading for the central coast of Vietnam from Nghe An to Quang Binh.

Nesat downgraded, heading for central Vietnam
Foreign NGOs’ relations with Vietnamese partners continue to be enhanced: official
Foreign NGOs’ relations with Vietnamese partners continue to be enhanced: official

Relations of foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with Vietnamese agencies and partners have continued to be enhanced while the effectiveness of their programmes and projects improved, an official has said.

Foreign NGOs’ relations with Vietnamese partners continue to be enhanced: official
Vietnam prepares to include rotavirus vaccine in expanded immunisation programme
Vietnam prepares to include rotavirus vaccine in expanded immunisation programme

Vietnam is expected to receive over 100,000 doses of rotavirus vaccine next year for pilot use before making them available in its expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) that offers free vaccination to under-1 children.

Vietnam prepares to include rotavirus vaccine in expanded immunisation programme
Local dengue fever cases record five-fold increase
Local dengue fever cases record five-fold increase

VOV.VN - The nation has recorded more than 258,480 dengue fever cases this year, marking a 4.8-fold increase compared to the same period from last year.

Local dengue fever cases record five-fold increase
PM attends programme calling for donations for the poor
PM attends programme calling for donations for the poor

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the launching ceremony of a national programme named “The whole nation joins hands for the poor in 2022” in Hanoi on October 17.

PM attends programme calling for donations for the poor
Ministry speeds up provision of online conveniences, services
Ministry speeds up provision of online conveniences, services

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is accelerating the granting of electronic identification accounts and the provision of online conveniences, part of common efforts to promote national digital transformation.

Ministry speeds up provision of online conveniences, services
Vietnam wins two silvers at WorldSkills 2022
Vietnam wins two silvers at WorldSkills 2022

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team sent to the world championships of vocational skills (WorldSkills 2022) Special Edition in Germany have won two silver medals, marking their best achievement after seven times of entering the contest.

Vietnam wins two silvers at WorldSkills 2022
Food Bank Vietnam promotes technology application for food sharing
Food Bank Vietnam promotes technology application for food sharing

The non-profit Food Bank Vietnam on October 15 launched a programme called Food Share to promote food sharing and stop wastage.

Food Bank Vietnam promotes technology application for food sharing
North-central Vietnam braces for Nesat, heavy rain expected in coming days
North-central Vietnam braces for Nesat, heavy rain expected in coming days

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Nesat has gained strength and entered the East Sea, becoming the sixth storm to hit the region this year.

North-central Vietnam braces for Nesat, heavy rain expected in coming days
Removal of fishing “yellow card” an urgent task: Deputy PM
Removal of fishing “yellow card” an urgent task: Deputy PM

Vietnam has been doing its utmost to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in an attempt to lift the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against its seafood exports and avoid a “red card” which could lead to a trade ban.

Removal of fishing “yellow card” an urgent task: Deputy PM
Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe holds second congress
Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe holds second congress

The Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe held the second congress in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 15, with the participation of nearly 300 delegates and guests from 23 European countries.

Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe holds second congress
9,500 cyber-attacks recorded in nine months
9,500 cyber-attacks recorded in nine months

Nearly 1,000 cyber attacks caused problems in information systems in Vietnam last month, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20%.

9,500 cyber-attacks recorded in nine months
Nha Trang Bay turtle egg-laying area proposed
Nha Trang Bay turtle egg-laying area proposed

The management board of Nha Trang Bay has proposed setting up an area for turtles to use to lay eggs in the bay.

Nha Trang Bay turtle egg-laying area proposed
Dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia held in US
Dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia held in US

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on October 12 -13 in Washington DC.

Dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia held in US
Red Cross Society appeals for community support for people in flood-hit areas
Red Cross Society appeals for community support for people in flood-hit areas

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has called on individuals and organisations at home and abroad to support central provinces hit by recent storms and flooding.

Red Cross Society appeals for community support for people in flood-hit areas