Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on November 17 ordered raising public awareness of child abuse acts and punishments against violation of children’s rights, thereby building a safe and child-friendly living environment.

The 28th session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-28) is taking place in Hanoi under the theme “Bridging Space Innovations Opportunities for Sustainable and Prosperous Future”.

VOV.VN - Local sky gazers will have a unique opportunity to witness the peak of the Leonids meteor shower which will occur between midnight on November 17 and the morning of November 18.

Digital technology solutions will help promote waste classification at source, and better manage waste collection, treatment and recycling, experts said at a recent workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Research.com, a number one research portal for scientists, has released a list of the top 1,000 best scientists in the world, with excellent achievements being recorded in scientific publications, including three from Vietnam.

The 16th Vietnam-US labour dialogue took place in Hanoi on November 16, gathering representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the US Department of Labour, and the US Embassy in Vietnam.

Nearly 1.6 million people, especially in remote areas, have benefited in the past decade from a healthcare programme that offers access to affordable products and services.

VOV.VN - The National Traffic Safety Committee will organise a range of activities across the country in response to World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims that falls on November 20 this year.

VOV.VN - The Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City and relevant agencies have uncovered several packages containing drugs sent by international postal services from Germany and the United States.

The National Assembly, the legislature of Vietnam on November 15 adopted a resolution that allows the addition of the place of birth (POB) field to new Vietnamese passports.

A conference was jointly held by the Ministry of Justice’s Law Dissemination and Education Department and Vietnam News Agency’s Vietnam Law and Legal Forum Magazine in Hanoi on November 15 to discuss measures to strengthen communications work on policies and laws among overseas Vietnamese (OV) community.

Vietnam’s urbanization rate would be at least 45% by 2025 and over 50% by 2030 under an action programme adopted by the Government.

VOV.VN - Vietnam climbed six places this year to rank 60th out of 111 non-native English speaking countries and territories in Education First's EF English Proficiency Index (EPI).

Authorities of Can Tho and representatives of the US Consulate General in HCM City agreed to boost their comprehensive cooperation in health, education and renewable energy at their November 15 meeting in the Mekong Delta city.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students ranked fifth among foreign students communities at higher education institutions in the United States, with 20,713 students studying at American universities in the 2021 - 2022 academic year.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated retired teachers on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20) during a meeting with members of the Veteran Teacher Association of Vietnam (VTAV) in Hanoi on November 15.

A workshop was held on November 15 in the northern province of Quang Ninh to share experience in asset recovery in corruption and economic crime cases.

The 4th International Microcircuit Design and Manufacturing Conference (WEFAB 2022) took place in Hanoi on November 14.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), launched a new USAID project on November 15 to reduce environmental pollution through Vietnamese-led collective action.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a workshop on November 14 in Hanoi to highlight the various contributions of people-to-people diplomacy to Vietnam-Argentina ties ahead of the 25th founding anniversary of the Argentina-Vietnam Culture Institute (December 18).

VOV.VN -Ho Chi Minh City is keen on ramping up co-operation with the Australian state the Northern Territory, with a specific focus on education and training, including the building of education facilities to Australian standards in Vietnam.

The Institute of Innovation under the University of Economics HCM City is the only university incubator in Vietnam recognised as one of the Ten Best Startup Support Organisations in Southeast Asia (AsiaStar 10x10 Launchpad) under the AsiaStar 10x10 programme.

Nguyen Thi Tam Tinh has been selected by authorities in Seoul to become the first foreigner with Korean citizenship to receive the Daesang award in recognition of her dedication to charitable activities.

VOV.VN - Nearly five million Vietnamese people get diabetes, with 55% of them suffering from complications, an official of the Ministry of Health said at a meeting in Hanoi on November 14 to mark World Diabetes Day.

About 100 professionals from the Ministry of Transport (MoT) completed a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) workshop in Quang Ninh.

The Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, highly valued Vietnam’s achievements in child protection and care during a three-day visit to Vietnam that concluded on November 13.

VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam is expected to endure a long spell of rain for several ays, starting on November 14, before a cold air wave hits this weekend.

Vietnam has played an increasingly positive role in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and made deeper engagement in the union's activities, according to Doan Quang Hoan, who has just finished his mission at the union's Radio Regulations Board (RRB).

The Australian Embassy on November 11 held a ceremony to launch the Equality Strategy in Vietnam in the 2022-2027 period, aiming to strengthen Australia's efforts in promoting gender equality, women and girls' empowerment, the social integration of persons with disabilities, ethnic minority groups, and LGBTI group.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has expressed his wish for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN’s continued support to promote and protect children's rights in Vietnam.