VOV.VN - Vietnam will arrange two more flights this week to bring back its citizens fleeing Ukraine’s war zones.
Vietnam will further intensify the long-term efforts that it has made over the past more than four years to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for a sustainable fisheries sector and the lifting of the European Commission's "yellow card" warning on the country.
The Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will step up cooperation to improve living conditions of Agent Orange/dioxin victims and people with disabilities under an agreement signed with the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) on March 15.
VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Ngai hosted a ceremony on March 16 to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the infamous My Lai massacre at the Son My relic site where 504 innocent civilians were killed by US troops.
VOV.VN - The International Academy of Naples (IAN) in Italy has recently launched a training course for Vietnamese students focusing on design, fashion, hotel management, and cuisine.
A water-by-wind (WbW) demonstration model funded by the Belgian Government was officially put into use in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on March 15.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam on March 15 worked with Can Tho authorities on a plan to pilot a waste sorting at source model and organic fertiliser production in rural areas as part of the “Waste management in the Mekong Delta” project funded by Germany.
VOV.VN - Health authorities confirmed a further 175,480 new COVID-19 cases on March 15 across 63 cities and provinces nationwide, an increase of 14,221 from the previous day, including 128,256 local infections.
VOV.VN - Emmanuelle Pavillon Grosser, French consul general of France affirmed her nation's desire to deploy a range of schemes in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho in the near future, with a focus on sectors such as tourism, health, and education.
VOV.VN - The Government issued Resolution No. 32/NQ-CP on March 15 which allows visa exemption for citizens visiting the nation from 13 countries.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s full reopening of inbound and outbound tourism activities from March 15 are anticipated to mark an important milestone in which the entire tourism industry can recover and prosper after a long hiatus of being heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to insiders
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia will continue to work alongside Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese citizens fleeing to Russia from eastern Ukraine, according to Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 161,262 coronavirus cases detected in 61 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, down 5,706 cases compared to the previous day.
VOV.VN - As many as 200,179,247 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given to people in Vietnam since the national vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, 2021, making Vietnam one of the world’s 10 leading countries with the highest vaccination rate.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to enhance gender mainstreaming in the National Adaptation Plan so that it is more gender-responsive and better able to meet the needs, priorities, and challenges faced by women.
The International Day of Action for Rivers (March 14) is a day dedicated to solidarity - when diverse communities around the world come together with one voice to say that rivers matter.
VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Dien Bien Dong, a mountainous district of Dien Bien province in north-western Vietnam on the morning of March 14.
A training course on building capacity-based continuous training management system for nurses was opened in Hanoi on March 13 as part of a joint programme between the Vietnam Nurses’ Association (VNA) and Japan’s Itabashi Medical System (IMS).
Vietnamese students and women scientists in France gathered at a seminar held in both in-person and online formats on March 12 in Paris to share their stories during the pursue of their passion for science.
War veterans who used to be stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnamese navy.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a further 166,968 fresh COVID-19 cases on March 13, including 100.536 local infections, marking a fall of 1,751 cases from one day earlier.
VOV.VN - Nearly 600 Vietnamese people fleeing from war-torn Ukraine to neighbours Poland and Romania were safely returned home by two Vietnam Airlines flights on March 13, taking the overall number of Vietnamese in Ukraine repatriated so far to more than 1,100.
Vietnamese ministries allocate more than 70% of their budgets to climate change adaptation, heard a recent launch workshop regarding climate public expenditure and investment review (CPEIR) of Vietnam.
VOV.VN - The second flight operated by national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, carrying 291 Vietnamese citizens fleeing war-ravaged Ukraine departed Bucharest, Romania for Hanoi on the evening of March 12.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary has supported 680 Vietnamese fleeing war-ravaged Ukraine as of March 12.
The People’s Committee of Quang Tri has approved a Norwegian-funded project on capacity building for this central province’s mine action centre during 2022 - 2025.
VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a further 168,719 new COVID-19 cases on March 3 across all 63 cities and provinces a drop of 386 infections from the previous day.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs (SCOV) on March 11 sent an open letter asking Vietnamese people’s associations in some European countries to continue helping with the evacuation of those from Ukraine.
Member businesses of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) always stand ready and want to implement projects and provide resources to help Vietnam improve its health insurance policies and medical system, said Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of USABC.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has assigned the Ministry of Transport to coordinate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and relevant agencies to quickly arrange flights funded by businesses to bring home Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine.