The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Business for Environment (VB4E) Alliance, co-hosted a consultation session with retailers on the implementation of a plan on reducing plastic bags.

Experts voiced concerns over human impacts on the environment in UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh during a conference held in the northern province on November 26.

Denmark will support Vietnam with about US$1 million to carry out a project on improving the quality of official statistics.

Children must be placed at an important position during the process of developing human resources for national development, said Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

Young Vietnamese intellectuals from around the world enthusiastically contributed their ideas and shared expertise and knowledge on innovation with a view to helping promote the digital transformation process in their home land at a forum that closed on November 26.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of a further 13,109 new COVID-19 cases across 60 provinces and cities nationwide on November 26, marking an increase of 665 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Innovation Network in Chinese Taipei (VIN Taiwan) has been set up in Taiwan (China), thereby marking a new stage in the development of the Vietnamese intellectual community in the territory, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI).

Vietnam's commitment at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK, is a historical turning point in its climate change policy, an expert has said.

Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Ivo Sieber and acting Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) Pham Lan Dung cut a ribbon to inaugurate the Geneva conference room at the academy on November 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 12,450 new coronavirus infections and 164 new deaths in tens of cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, up 640 and 39 cases respectively compared to the previous day.

A seminar on the methodology of hydrological analysis was held both online and offline on November 25, within the framework of the Inter-Governmental Hydrological Programme (IHP).

VOV.VN - H’Hen Nie, Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, joined Shirel Levi, deputy ambassador of Israel to Vietnam, in a video clip calling for greater protection of women and no violence against women in response to International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on November 25 to rebury 54 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died either in the locality or in Cambodia during previous conflicts.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has dispatched a group of experts to Thanh Hoa province to support doctors there after three workers of a local footwear company died following their COVID-19 vaccination.

VOV.VN - The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has finalised a scheme which will see COVID-19 cases receive treatment at home following a surge in community infections.

VOV.VN - The fourth forum of young Vietnamese intellectuals across the globe was held virtually on November 25, attracting the participation of 177 representatives from Vietnam and 16 countries and territories.

Providing in-person training for people who want to work abroad will help meet the demand for quality workers in labour import markets, experts have said.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed the detection of a further 11,811 local COVID-19 cases on November 24, marking a rise of 663 infections from the previous day, pushing the overall tally during the ongoing wave to 1,150,625.

Doctors from the Central Military Hospital 108 have successfully operated an endoscopic surgery to take the right liver part from a living donor for a liver transplantation.

VOV.VN - Thousands of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 in Hai Phong, Hai Duong, and Can Tho were inoculated against COVID-19 on November 24 as part of a vaccination campaign taking place throughout the country.

VOV.VN - The United States is sending a further four million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, according to the White House in a statement released on November 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese navy ship HQ-012 Ly Thai To, a Gepard class frigate, left Cam Ranh port on November 23 for Indonesia to participate in the ASEAN-Russia Naval exercise (ARNEX).

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on boosting educational cooperation and exchange has been signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and authorities of the Canadian westernmost province of British Columbia.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on November 23 conferred its “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia upon outgoing Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Sara Valdes Bolano for her contribution to promoting mutual understanding and friendship between peoples of the two nations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 11,132 new coronavirus infections in 61 out of 63 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 827 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its coronavirus update on November 23.

VOV.VN - The capital on November 23 launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign for teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Binh Duong, which is home to industrial park clusters, has recommended the Ministry of Health to add a further 28,000 coronavirus cases to the national COVID-19 database.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies have drawn up plans are in the process of producing Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug for COVID-19 treatment, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The UN Development Program (UNDP), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), and the Embassy of Canada to Vietnam have launched a project to enhance the resilience of social impact businesses and contribute to reducing the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups.

All five Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2021 won medals. ​