Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 to take place this week
Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 to take place this week

The Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 will be jointly organised by the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies in Hanoi from June 16- 17, according to the commission.

Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 to take place this week
Postage stamps featuring sea birds to be issued
Postage stamps featuring sea birds to be issued

Birds of Vietnamese seas and islands are featured on a set of postage stamps to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Postage stamps featuring sea birds to be issued
August event to honour 100 outstanding blood donors
August event to honour 100 outstanding blood donors

An event honouring 100 outstanding blood donors nationwide, particularly during COVID-19 outbreaks, is slated for mid-August, as part of myriad activities marking World Blood Donor Day (June 14) in Vietnam.

August event to honour 100 outstanding blood donors
USAID accelerates efforts to end AIDS in Vietnam
USAID accelerates efforts to end AIDS in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A workshop to celebrate the completion of eight-year USAID/PATH Healthy Markets project and launch the new five-year USAID/PATH Support for Technical Excellence and Private Sector Sustainability in Vietnam (STEPS) project was held in Hanoi.

USAID accelerates efforts to end AIDS in Vietnam
Canada supports development projects in Soc Trang
Canada supports development projects in Soc Trang

VOV.VN - The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam and the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on June 14 marked 22 years of the partnership between Soc Trang and Canada and reviewed the results of the Canadian-funded SME development project.

Canada supports development projects in Soc Trang
Four killed and 12 injured in Ninh Binh bus crash
Four killed and 12 injured in Ninh Binh bus crash

VOV.VN - At least four passengers were killed and 12 others were injured after a sleeper bus hit a motorcycle and overturned in Ninh Binh city on June 13 evening.

Four killed and 12 injured in Ninh Binh bus crash
Singaporean firm spots phishing campaign targeting Vietnamese victims
Singaporean firm spots phishing campaign targeting Vietnamese victims

The Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB has spotted a mass-scale phishing campaign targetting their clients by impersonating 27 Vietnamese financial institutions.

Singaporean firm spots phishing campaign targeting Vietnamese victims
VNPT wins five golds at IT World Awards 2022
VNPT wins five golds at IT World Awards 2022

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has grabbed five gold, four silver, and three bronze awards at the Information Technology (IT) World Awards 2022.

VNPT wins five golds at IT World Awards 2022
Two transnational drug rings busted in northern border province
Two transnational drug rings busted in northern border province

Border guards in the northern border province of Dien Bien said they have broken two drug trafficking rings dealing from Laos to Vietnam.

Two transnational drug rings busted in northern border province
HCM City plans smart public lighting in central districts
HCM City plans smart public lighting in central districts

Districts 1, 3 and Thu Duc City of Ho Chi Minh City will have smart public lighting systems under a draft plan prepared by the municipal construction department.

HCM City plans smart public lighting in central districts
Quang Ninh makes progress to remove EC fishing "yellow card"
Quang Ninh makes progress to remove EC fishing "yellow card"

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has made significant progress in accomplishing recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) on Vietnamese seafood as part of its efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Quang Ninh makes progress to remove EC fishing "yellow card"
US aids Vietnam with liquid oxygen systems
US aids Vietnam with liquid oxygen systems

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide 13 liquid oxygen systems to healthcare facilities across Vietnam to support the care of severe COVID-19 patients.

US aids Vietnam with liquid oxygen systems
US grants US$19 mln more to support UXO clearance in Vietnam
US grants US$19 mln more to support UXO clearance in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The United States will provide an additional US$19 million in grant to help clear leftover unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam.

US grants US$19 mln more to support UXO clearance in Vietnam
USAID, MARD launch new project to combat wildlife trafficking
USAID, MARD launch new project to combat wildlife trafficking

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on June 13 launched a new project to help Vietnam control the increasingly serious wildlife trafficking situation.

USAID, MARD launch new project to combat wildlife trafficking
Vietnamese anti-corruption efforts receive international appreciation
Vietnamese anti-corruption efforts receive international appreciation

VOV.VN - The past decade has seen Vietnam move up more than 30 spots in terms of the corruption perception index, as ranked by Transparency International (TI).

Vietnamese anti-corruption efforts receive international appreciation
Regional minimum wage to increase starting in July
Regional minimum wage to increase starting in July

A new decree raising the regional minimum wage for labourers was approved on June 12 by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Regional minimum wage to increase starting in July
Meeting marks World Oceans Day, Vietnam’s sea-island week in Phu Yen
Meeting marks World Oceans Day, Vietnam’s sea-island week in Phu Yen

A meeting took place in the south-central province of Phu Yen to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, which began on June 1.

Meeting marks World Oceans Day, Vietnam’s sea-island week in Phu Yen
Nemo clownfish successfully bred in Nha Trang
Nemo clownfish successfully bred in Nha Trang

VOV.VN - Scientists at Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography said they have successfully bred Nemo clownfish for the first time.

Nemo clownfish successfully bred in Nha Trang
Avian influenza H5N1 epidemic breaks out in Quang Tri
Avian influenza H5N1 epidemic breaks out in Quang Tri

VOV.VN - The Animal Health Department of Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, has culled 1,700 ducks and 30 chickens found to be positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

Avian influenza H5N1 epidemic breaks out in Quang Tri
Dengue fever cases rise, 22 deaths recorded
Dengue fever cases rise, 22 deaths recorded

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has urged localities and people to be on high alert for cases of dengue fever as the number of infections has increased by 53% compared to the same period from last year.

Dengue fever cases rise, 22 deaths recorded
Mongolians arrested for stealing foreigners’ property in Hanoi
Mongolians arrested for stealing foreigners’ property in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The police of Hanoi arrested eight Mongolian citizens and are hunting for other accomplices who are accused of stealing property of a Swedish couple in the capital.

Mongolians arrested for stealing foreigners’ property in Hanoi
First Vietnam Data Summit to take place this month
First Vietnam Data Summit to take place this month

Vietnam Data Summit 2022, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be held by the Ho Chi Minh Computer Association (HCA) and Western Digital Vietnam in HCM City on June 24, heard a press conference on June 10.

First Vietnam Data Summit to take place this month
Hanoi to establish 200 bike rental spots
Hanoi to establish 200 bike rental spots

VOV.VN - Hanoi's Department of Transport is launching public bicycle services in seven inner districts throughout the capital ahead the third quarter of the year to provide both locals and tourists with better transport options.

Hanoi to establish 200 bike rental spots
Remains of Vietnamese soldiers in Laos and Cambodia reburied
Remains of Vietnamese soldiers in Laos and Cambodia reburied

VOV.VN - Thirteen sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died during previous conflicts in Laos and Cambodia were re-interred at Ngoc Hoi Martyrs’ Cemetery in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on June 10.

Remains of Vietnamese soldiers in Laos and Cambodia reburied
2,000 youths drown in Vietnam every year, highest in Southeast Asia
2,000 youths drown in Vietnam every year, highest in Southeast Asia

VOV.VN - Despite a decline in the number of Vietnamese children drowning over recent years, it remains one of the leading causes of death among young people.

2,000 youths drown in Vietnam every year, highest in Southeast Asia
Ministry plans e-employment records for working-age people
Ministry plans e-employment records for working-age people

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is planning to issue electronic employment records for people of the working age, 15 and above, when they engage in the labour market.

Ministry plans e-employment records for working-age people
More effort needed on plastic ocean waste: experts
More effort needed on plastic ocean waste: experts

Waste classification at home is essential to reducing plastic waste, according to an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

More effort needed on plastic ocean waste: experts
Australian Ambassador honoured with insignia for environment cause
Australian Ambassador honoured with insignia for environment cause

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha presented the "For the Cause of Natural Resources and Environment" insignia to Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie in recognition of her contribution to the sector.

Australian Ambassador honoured with insignia for environment cause
Twenty-three hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam
Twenty-three hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam

There are 23 hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam, according to Associate Professor, Doctor Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Medical Examination and Treatment.

Twenty-three hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam
Vietnam supports ILO efforts to address future work challenges
Vietnam supports ILO efforts to address future work challenges

VOV.VN - Vietnam remains fully committed to joining hands with other member countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in order to tackle challenges relating to the future of work, says Labour Minister Dao Ngoc Dung.

Vietnam supports ILO efforts to address future work challenges