Orbis to assist over 60,000 Mekong Delta children with eye care next year
Orbis to assist over 60,000 Mekong Delta children with eye care next year

Orbis international organisation will support more than 60,000 children in the Mekong Delta region with eye check-ups and assist over 10,000 students with surgeries under a project slated for next year.

Orbis to assist over 60,000 Mekong Delta children with eye care next year
President Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary celebrated in UK, France
President Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary celebrated in UK, France

The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK has held flower offering ceremonies to celebrate the 132nd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19) at his statue in Newhaven town in the Sussex region and New Zealand House in London.

President Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary celebrated in UK, France
Former Deputy Health Minister gets four years in jail in fake medicine case
Former Deputy Health Minister gets four years in jail in fake medicine case

Former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong was given four years in jail in the first-instance trial of the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled as Health 2000 Canada, lack of responsibilities causing serious consequences, and abuse of power while on duty.

Former Deputy Health Minister gets four years in jail in fake medicine case
COVID-19: 1,716 cases recorded in Vietnam over 24 hours
COVID-19: 1,716 cases recorded in Vietnam over 24 hours

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 1,716 coronavirus infections in 48 localities nationwide on May 19, decreasing by 115 compared to the previous day.

COVID-19: 1,716 cases recorded in Vietnam over 24 hours
VietJet Air resumes Cam Ranh – Incheon air route
VietJet Air resumes Cam Ranh – Incheon air route

VOV.VN - Cam Ranh International Terminal Company announced on May 19 that budget airline Vietjet Air of Vietnam will re-operate an air route connecting Cam Ranh airport (Khanh Hoa) and Incheon airport (Republic of Korea).

VietJet Air resumes Cam Ranh – Incheon air route
Over 1,830 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on May 18
Over 1,830 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on May 18

VOV.VN - An additional 1,831 fresh infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on May 18 across 48 provinces and cities nationwide, thereby raising the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,701,796.

Over 1,830 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on May 18
Project for Mekong River without waste kicks off
Project for Mekong River without waste kicks off

A waste reduction and circular economy project for Mekong River was launched at a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 18.

Project for Mekong River without waste kicks off
Hanoi moves to disband 13 COVID-19 treatment facilities
Hanoi moves to disband 13 COVID-19 treatment facilities

VOV.VN - The capital has decided to suspend the operations of 13 medical facilities which were being used to treat COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms, amid new infections, severe cases, and deaths being on the decline.

Hanoi moves to disband 13 COVID-19 treatment facilities
President Ho Chi Minh’s influence on professor in US
President Ho Chi Minh’s influence on professor in US

Prof. Dr. Yang Dao, a H’mong man who has lived in the US for years, said he was lucky to meet President Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam and was impressed by the late President’s ideology of solidarity between ethnic groups.

President Ho Chi Minh’s influence on professor in US
Fact-finding tour aims to boost cooperation among Women's Union with EU Delegation
Fact-finding tour aims to boost cooperation among Women's Union with EU Delegation

Representatives of the European Union (EU) and partners in Vietnam made a fact-finding tour of central Thanh Hoa province on May 17 to learn more about the work of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and local women’s needs.

Fact-finding tour aims to boost cooperation among Women's Union with EU Delegation
ILO Director-General praises Vietnam’s efforts in elimination of child labour
ILO Director-General praises Vietnam’s efforts in elimination of child labour

Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guy Ryder has lauded Vietnam’s pioneering role to eliminate child labour during an interview granted to the VNA's correspondent in South Africa on the sidelines of the 5th global conference on the elimination of child labour.

ILO Director-General praises Vietnam’s efforts in elimination of child labour
COVID-19: Daily infections rise slightly, four deaths recorded
COVID-19: Daily infections rise slightly, four deaths recorded

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 1,785 new coronavirus cases in 48 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of more than 200 cases compared to the previous day.

COVID-19: Daily infections rise slightly, four deaths recorded
US doctor offers 500 artifacts to Vietnam Women's Museum
US doctor offers 500 artifacts to Vietnam Women's Museum

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Women’s Museum held a ceremony on May 17 in Hanoi to receive roughly 500 artifacts donated by Mark Rapoport, a doctor from the United States, and his family.

US doctor offers 500 artifacts to Vietnam Women's Museum
Ashes of deceased Vietnamese woman in Japan brought home
Ashes of deceased Vietnamese woman in Japan brought home

VOV.VN - The ashes of a 24-year-old Vietnamese woman who was recent found dead in Japan have finally been brought back to her home in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak for a memorial and burial service.

Ashes of deceased Vietnamese woman in Japan brought home
Ha Tinh reburies Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos
Ha Tinh reburies Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos

VOV.VN - The central province of Ha Tinh on May 17 held a memorial and burial ceremony for 11 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during international missions.

Ha Tinh reburies Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos
Locals bundle up as rare cold spell hits Hanoi
Locals bundle up as rare cold spell hits Hanoi

VOV.VN - A sudden cold spell which is considered a weather phenomenon, particularly as such cold temperatures have rarely been seen in May over the past 40 years, forced many citizens of Hanoi to wear an extra layer of clothing on May 16.

Locals bundle up as rare cold spell hits Hanoi
Daily COVID-19 infections drop as 14 million receive vaccine passports
Daily COVID-19 infections drop as 14 million receive vaccine passports

VOV.VN - A total of 1,550 fresh infections were reported nationwide on May 16, thereby elevating the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,698,180, according to the Ministry of Health.

Daily COVID-19 infections drop as 14 million receive vaccine passports
Two Vietnamese female scientists honoured with Kovalevskaia Award 2021
Two Vietnamese female scientists honoured with Kovalevskaia Award 2021

VOV.VN - Two local female professors were honoured with the Kovalevskaia Award 2021 in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the field of scientific research at a ceremony held on May 16 by the Vietnam Women's Union.

Two Vietnamese female scientists honoured with Kovalevskaia Award 2021
First Vietnamese woman reaches summit of Mount Everest
First Vietnamese woman reaches summit of Mount Everest

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, also known as Céline Nha Nguyen, has become the first Vietnamese woman to conquer the summit of Mount Everest.

First Vietnamese woman reaches summit of Mount Everest
PM meets Vietnamese expatriates in New York
PM meets Vietnamese expatriates in New York

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with some overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals and young people in New York on May 15 as part of his working trip to the US and the UN.

PM meets Vietnamese expatriates in New York
Digital transformation help connect insurance, population databases
Digital transformation help connect insurance, population databases

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS)’s digital transformation efforts have helped provide chip-based ID cards for health insurance at more than 4,000 medical facilities across the country.

Digital transformation help connect insurance, population databases
Climate change response among AFD’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam
Climate change response among AFD’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam

Responding to climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change impacts are among priorities of the French Development Agency (AFD)’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam, AFD Executive Director Philippe Orliange has affirmed.

Climate change response among AFD’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam
COVID-19: Daily infections fall to 1,600, no deaths recorded
COVID-19: Daily infections fall to 1,600, no deaths recorded

VOV.VN - Daily coronavirus infections continued to dive in Vietnam on May 15 as 1,594 fresh cases were confirmed while no deaths were recorded nationwide.

COVID-19: Daily infections fall to 1,600, no deaths recorded
Buddhists celebrate Lord Buddha’s birthday in Hanoi
Buddhists celebrate Lord Buddha’s birthday in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The Patronage Council and Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha solemnly held a ritual at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi on May 15 to observe the 2,565th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

Buddhists celebrate Lord Buddha’s birthday in Hanoi
Vietnam to ban plastic bags from markets by 2030
Vietnam to ban plastic bags from markets by 2030

Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags, even in wet markets, from 2030, according to an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnam to ban plastic bags from markets by 2030
COVID-19: Daily infections fall to 10-month low of nearly 1,900
COVID-19: Daily infections fall to 10-month low of nearly 1,900

VOV.VN - Daily infections for May 14 fell by more than 300 cases compared to the previous day to 1,895, a record low over the past 10 months, according to a coronavirus update released by the Ministry of Health.

COVID-19: Daily infections fall to 10-month low of nearly 1,900
State President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s birthday
State President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s birthday

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Hue Nghiem and Minh Dao pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City on May 14 on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2,566th birthday, extending his greetings to local Buddhist dignitaries and followers.

State President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s birthday
HCM City to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses next week
HCM City to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses next week

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is expected to start offering fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents next week, according to Nguyen Hoai Nam, deputy director of the Municipal Department of Health.

HCM City to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses next week
VN students finish third at US science contest
VN students finish third at US science contest

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese students have won third prize at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2022, the largest international pre-college science competition recently held in the United States.

VN students finish third at US science contest