Phenikaa Group has launched a GBP1.5 million (nearly US$2 million) scholarship fund, giving opportunities for students to study in the UK.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) co-hosted a consultation workshop on May 12 to develop eco-friendly transportation using electric vehicles in the city.

VOV.VN - A further 3,949 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported in Vietnam on May 12 to raise the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,690,471, according to figures given by the Ministry of Health.

A training course is being held for the first time in Vietnam to strengthen capacity on prevention of violence against women based on “Respect Women” framework and foster the development of an effective gender-based violence prevention strategies in the future.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has achieved mutual recognition for COVID-19 vaccination certificates, known as “vaccine passports”, with 20 countries so far.

VOV.VN - Many pagodas throughout Ho Chi Minh City have been decorated with flags, flowers, and lanterns in honour of the 2566th birthday of the Buddha which falls on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month, or May 15 this year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is ramping up dengue fever control efforts in various wards and districts following as many as 4,491 infections being recorded during the four-month period, including 109 severe cases.

Cooperation in education and training is an important part of the Vietnam-Lao relationship, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has said.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) and the Australian Water Association (AWA) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at training young specialists in the water sector for the 2022 to 2024 period.

The Government of New Zealand has presented NZD2 million (nearly US$1.26 million) from its COVID-19 response fund to support Vietnam’s recovery from the pandemic.

VOV.VN - Ly Vann Hong, Special Envoy of the Cambodian Government, spoke highly of the effective cooperation in broadcasting between Cambodia and Vietnam over the years, during his May 10 meeting with Voice of Vietnam (VOV) President Do Tien Sy in Hanoi.

More than 150 delegates from ministries, international organisations, research institutions, business associations, enterprises, and women entrepreneurs nationwide shared experience and called for initiatives and efforts for women’s economic empowerment in Vietnam at a conference in Hanoi on May 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 2,758 new coronavirus infections in 53 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update released at 6pm on May 11.

VOV.VN - Ha Van Sieu, vice chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) received Andrew White, head of global growth and international ad sales at Discovery Inc., in Hanoi on May 10 to discuss the possibility of popularizing Vietnam’s tourism abroad.

VOV.VN - GlaxoSmithKline S.A. of Belgium, a global leading pharmaceutical company, and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) signed a memorandum of understanding in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11, opening up opportunities for Vietnam to have more new vaccines.

VOV.VN - The European Commission on May 10 confirmed that the digital COVID-19 certificates granted by Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles are equivalent to EU digital COVID-19 certificates issued by EU member states.

A workshop on the roadmap for building a legal system on the prevention and control of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation in Vietnam is taking place in both face-to-face and virtual forms on May 10-12.

VOV.VN - The Government of Vietnam said it will consider adjusting COVID-19 prevention and control measures (5K practice), taking into account the actual situation and international experience.

VOV.VN - A total of 2,855 fresh infections were reported in the nation on May 10, raising the national tally from the start of the pandemic to 10,681,214, said the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of homes in Luc Ngan district of the northern province of Bac Giang have been left submerged in flood water following a period of torrential rain.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health received over 7.2 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Australian Government on May 10 in order to vaccinate children aged five to 12 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Google Doodle, a temporary logo displayed on the Google homepage, featured Dr Ton That Tung on May 10 to mark the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has been named the new Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), replacing Dang Hoang Giang.

The Vietnam Blockchain Union (VBU) will hold the first congress in mid-May, aiming to establish an organisation to connect the technology business community and provide consultancy to related agencies to develop policies and legal frameworks on technology, digital assets, and currencies.

The first AI training, research centre in the Central Highlands region has been opened at the Da Lat University in Lam Dong province.

A story-telling competition on Vietnam-Laos friendship was launched in Hanoi on May 9, as part of a special communications campaign for the 60th founding anniversary of the nations’ diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962-2022).

#Seagamesnoplastic and #Greensport are the hashtags of a campaign launched during SEA Games 31 to raise public awareness of environmental protection.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 pandemic is on a downward trajectory in Vietnam as only 2,175 new coronavirus cases were detected on May 9, a fall of 93 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has moved up 30 notches to rank 62nd in the latest edition of Nikkei’s COVID-19 Recovery Index thanks to the country’s high vaccination rate.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is facing a growing threat of tropical disease outbreaks amid an increasing number of dengue fever infections detected throughout the city.