Internet crawls as three undersea cables encounter failure
Three out of five undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world encountered problems as of June 15, slowing down the internet speed across the country, according to local internet service providers.
Dense fog blankets Ho Chi Minh City
VOV.VN - A layer of thick fog covered several districts of Ho Chi Minh City on June 15, with the weather pattern causing poor visibility.
Health insurance coverage rate may surpass 94% this year
VOV.VN - The coverage rate of health insurance is likely to exceed 94% by the end of the year thanks to sustainable growth, Nguyen The Manh, general director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), said at a regular conference held recently in Hanoi to make social insurance information public.
Top legislator praises blood donors nationwide
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man lauded blood donors nationwide while meeting 100 outstanding people in the voluntary blood donation campaign in Hanoi on June 14.
Aus4Transport helps Vietnam develop inland waterways for low carbon transport
Building inland waterway transport in Vietnam, supporting the development of low carbon transport and connecting ethnic minorities and farmers to the Greater Mekong Subregion economic corridor are some of the significant achievements of the Australia-funded programme Aus4Transport. After more than six years, US$20 million programme will be wrapped up late this month.
Over 21.3 million units of blood donated in past three decades
Thirty years after the blood donation movement was officially launched (January 24, 1994 - January 24, 2024), Vietnam has mobilised and received over 21.3 million units of blood, with the number of volunteer donors hitting 99%, according to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
Six Vietnamese students to compete in MOS World Championship
VOV.VN - Six outstanding local students will participate in the final round of the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship, the largest global competition that tests students’ skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, from July 28 to July 31 in the Californian city of Anaheim in the United States.
Vietnamese language among optional subjects at Malaysian university
The Vietnamese language and culture is an optional subject at the Universiti Malaya (UM) - one of the top public universities in Malaysia.
FPT helps Da Nang become Vietnam’s "Silicon Valley"
FPT is accompanying Da Nang in preparing and training high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry, with a goal of helping the central city become a "Silicon Valley" of Vietnam.
Photo contest raises awareness of marine environment protection
A photo contest on actions for the blue ocean was recently launched by the Natural Resources and Environment Magazine in response to the action month for environment 2024.