Large wartime bomb deactivated in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Military engineers on October 4 successfully deactivated a 337kg wartime bomb described as extremely dangerous in central Quang Binh province.
HCM City hosts conference on digital transformation
A conference on digital transformation themed “Technology for life” - Tech4life 2023 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4 by the municipal Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Vietnam Software & IT services (VINASA) in response to the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 (October 10).
Typhoon KOINU unlikely to affect Vietnam’s mainland
VOV.VN - Typhoon KOINU with winds gusting 166kph near its centre has changed its course before heading for the East Sea, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) on October 4 afternoon.
Ministry proposed to upgrade national highways connecting with Laos, China
The Department of Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has just proposed a project to the Ministry of Transport to upgrade and renovate national highways connecting Vietnam with northern Laos and China.
Programme helps French students get insights into Vietnamese culture
The “Tremplin pour le Vietnam” (Springboard to Vietnam) project - a collaboration between France's Paul-Valery Montpellier III University and the University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS) - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has affirmed its role as a bridge to connect French young people with Vietnamese culture and language.
Vietnam’s sixth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre of Disease Control (HCDC) on October 4 confirmed that the southern city has detected an additional case of monkeypox, taking total infections to five in the locality alone.
First cold air wave to send temperatures tumbling on weekend
VOV.VN - The northern region of Vietnam is likely to brace itself for the first cold air wave of this winter this weekend, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
Book on Cuba-Vietnam relationship introduced
The National Political Publishing House held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 3 to introduce the book entitled "Cuba - Vietnam: Two Nations, One History”.
20 iPhones 15 smuggled from Thailand seized at Da Nang airport
VOV.VN - Police operating in Da Nang said on October 3 that they arrested a Thai passenger who was carrying 20 iPhones 15 Pro Max from Bangkok into the central city without declaring them.
Hanoi creates jobs for 171,200 labourers over nine-month period
VOV.VN - The capital created jobs for 171,200 workers throughout the first three quarters of the year, duly surpassing the annual plan by 5.7%, the municipal People’s Committee has reported.