HCM City: Grand requiem held for deceased victims of COVID-19
HCM City: Grand requiem held for deceased victims of COVID-19

The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s chapter in HCM City on November 18 held a requiem for Vietnamese who died of the COVID-19 in order to show gratitude to the frontline forces in the fight against the pandemic and help ease the pain of the victims’ relatives and families.

HCM City: Grand requiem held for deceased victims of COVID-19
Vietnam observes memorial day for COVID-19 victims
Vietnam observes memorial day for COVID-19 victims

VOV.VN - Vietnam is commemorating officials, soldiers and people who have died of COVID-19 on November 19, with a memorial service to be held in Ho Chi Minh City – the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

Vietnam observes memorial day for COVID-19 victims
HCM City on alert as COVID-19 cases rise again
HCM City on alert as COVID-19 cases rise again

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is hurriedly developing possible outbreak response scenarios as the number of newly detected cases has increased considerably during the past few days.

HCM City on alert as COVID-19 cases rise again
COVID-19: Daily tally exceeds 10,000 with nearly half in community
COVID-19: Daily tally exceeds 10,000 with nearly half in community

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced an additional 10,223 new COVID-19 infections on November 18 across 60 provinces and cities nationwide, an increase of 370 cases from the previous day.

COVID-19: Daily tally exceeds 10,000 with nearly half in community
Int’l conference sheds light on South Asia’s linkages with East-Southeast Asia
Int’l conference sheds light on South Asia’s linkages with East-Southeast Asia

South Asia’s linkages with East and Southeast Asia in the past and at present come under spotlight at the 4th Asian Consortium of South Asian Studies (ACSAS) conference held via video teleconference on November 18 – 19.

Int’l conference sheds light on South Asia’s linkages with East-Southeast Asia
Vietnam among top 10 countries with largest installed solar power capacity
Vietnam among top 10 countries with largest installed solar power capacity

VOV.VN - Visual Capitalist, one of the fastest growing publishers globally which focuses on producing content on energy, technology, and the global economy, has listed Vietnam among the world’s top 10 for largest installed solar power capacity.

Vietnam among top 10 countries with largest installed solar power capacity
HIV prevention campaign launched
HIV prevention campaign launched

The Health Ministry’s Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) launched a campaign on HIV prevention on November 17.

HIV prevention campaign launched
Symposium discusses sustainable development governance amidst COVID-19
Symposium discusses sustainable development governance amidst COVID-19

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) on November 17 held a Vietnam symposium on sustainable development governance in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in both online and in-person formats in Vietnam and several countries.

Symposium discusses sustainable development governance amidst COVID-19
Nearly 11.78 million pandemic-hit workers benefit from unemployment insurance
Nearly 11.78 million pandemic-hit workers benefit from unemployment insurance

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has so far given over VND28 trillion (US$1.23 billion) from the unemployment insurance fund to nearly 11.78 million COVID-19-affected workers.

Nearly 11.78 million pandemic-hit workers benefit from unemployment insurance
Vietnam – Singapore training centre marks 20th founding anniversary
Vietnam – Singapore training centre marks 20th founding anniversary

The Singaporean Embassy in Hanoi has recently held a ceremony to celebrate the two decades since a memorandum of understanding signed between the Vietnamese and Singaporean foreign ministries to establish the Vietnam – Singapore Training Centre (VSTC).

Vietnam – Singapore training centre marks 20th founding anniversary
VN students the sixth largest among int'l enrollments in US
VN students the sixth largest among int'l enrollments in US

VOV.VN - Despite the global pandemic, Vietnam remains the sixth leading country of origin for all international higher education students in the US, with 21,631 studying at US institutions of higher education in the 2020-2021 academic year.

VN students the sixth largest among int'l enrollments in US
Japan, RoK, Taiwan welcome back Vietnamese guest workers
Japan, RoK, Taiwan welcome back Vietnamese guest workers

Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan (China) have announced their plans to resume the reception of Vietnamese labourers from November as many foreign labour markets have reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic is basically controlled.

Japan, RoK, Taiwan welcome back Vietnamese guest workers
Japan, UNICEF to help Vietnam enhance resilience to disaster risks for children
Japan, UNICEF to help Vietnam enhance resilience to disaster risks for children

The Embassy of Japan and UNICEF Vietnam on November 17 signed an exchange of notes for a project on “enhancing resilience to disaster risks and climate change for children”, which runs in Vietnam from 2021 – 2026.

Japan, UNICEF to help Vietnam enhance resilience to disaster risks for children
COVID-19: Daily caseload hits nearly 10,000, mostly in southern Vietnam
COVID-19: Daily caseload hits nearly 10,000, mostly in southern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 9,849 new coronavirus infections in 56 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, mostly in the south, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its coronavirus update on November 17.

COVID-19: Daily caseload hits nearly 10,000, mostly in southern Vietnam
US donates another 1 million Moderna vaccine doses to Vietnam
US donates another 1 million Moderna vaccine doses to Vietnam

VOV.VN - Another batch of one million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States arrived in Hanoi on November 17, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.

US donates another 1 million Moderna vaccine doses to Vietnam
VOV wins two ABU prizes 2021
VOV wins two ABU prizes 2021

VOV.VN - The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) honoured the Voice of Vietnam Radio (VOV) with two prizes for two radio broadcasts at an awards ceremony virtually held on November 17.

VOV wins two ABU prizes 2021
Seminar on Vietnam’s sustainable development held in Algeria
Seminar on Vietnam’s sustainable development held in Algeria

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Nguyen Thanh Vinh on November 15 chaired a seminar on Vietnam's sustainable development with the attendance of leaders and trainees of the Algeria University of War.

Seminar on Vietnam’s sustainable development held in Algeria
Vietnamese expats in Italy help repair schools in disaster-hit central areas
Vietnamese expats in Italy help repair schools in disaster-hit central areas

Overseas Vietnamese in Italy have raised nearly VND300 million (around US$13,200) to finance the repair of schools in remote areas in central Vietnam which were hardly hit by natural disasters last year.

Vietnamese expats in Italy help repair schools in disaster-hit central areas
Vietnam gears up to resume face-to-face learning in various localities
Vietnam gears up to resume face-to-face learning in various localities

VOV.VN - Teachers and students are preparing to go back to school in many low-risk localities this week following months of closures and online learning due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam gears up to resume face-to-face learning in various localities
Vietnam wins two ASOCIO Awards for 2021
Vietnam wins two ASOCIO Awards for 2021

Two Vietnamese firms were named among 35 winners of the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) Awards 2021 at a ceremony held in Bangladesh last week within the framework of the ASOCIO Digital Summit 2021.

Vietnam wins two ASOCIO Awards for 2021
COVID-19 infections rise again with over 9,600 detected in single day
COVID-19 infections rise again with over 9,600 detected in single day

VOV.VN - The nation documented an additional 9,650 COVID-19 cases across 59 localities to take the national tally up to 1,048,878, the Ministry of Health said in its November 16 update.

COVID-19 infections rise again with over 9,600 detected in single day
120 students to compete in Vietnam Mind Map Championship final
120 students to compete in Vietnam Mind Map Championship final

One hundred and twenty candidates aged 6-17 will compete in the 180-minute final round of the first Vietnam Mind Map Championship on December 12.

120 students to compete in Vietnam Mind Map Championship final
Austria donates 50,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam
Austria donates 50,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Austrian Government donated a haul of 50,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the country on November 16 in support of its ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Austria donates 50,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam
Webinar introduces book review on COVID-19 policies in SEA
Webinar introduces book review on COVID-19 policies in SEA

VOV.VN - The University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) in Vietnam co-hosted a webinar on November 16 in order to review the book “Times of Uncertainty - National Policies and International Relations under COVID-19 in Southeast-Asia and Beyond”.

Webinar introduces book review on COVID-19 policies in SEA
Hanoi to pilot home quarantine for F0 and F1 cases
Hanoi to pilot home quarantine for F0 and F1 cases

VOV.VN - The capital is set to allow F0 and F1 cases to quarantine at home in an effort to ease pressure placed on concentrated isolation facilities and reduce the risk of cross-infection occurring at concentrated quarantine centres.

Hanoi to pilot home quarantine for F0 and F1 cases
Buddhist temples to ring bell to commemorate COVID-19 dead victims on November 19
Buddhist temples to ring bell to commemorate COVID-19 dead victims on November 19

Buddhist temples and establishments across the country will ring the bell, light candles, offer incense and pray for those who died from COVID-19 at 8pm on November 19, in coordination with a national requiem for the dead victims of the coronavirus.

Buddhist temples to ring bell to commemorate COVID-19 dead victims on November 19
Vietnamese university bags two second prizes in int’l tourism contest
Vietnamese university bags two second prizes in int’l tourism contest

Vietnam’s Hoa Sen University has claimed two second prizes at the 2021 MICE Destination Marketing Contest, intended for students majoring in tourism from around the world.

Vietnamese university bags two second prizes in int’l tourism contest
Ministry establishes airborne security force to prevent terrorism, illegal interference
Ministry establishes airborne security force to prevent terrorism, illegal interference

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security has officially set up an airborne security unit under the Immigration Department with the primary aim of preventing and combating any terrorist attacks and unlawful interference that may occur in order to ensure aviation security in the nation.

Ministry establishes airborne security force to prevent terrorism, illegal interference
Vietnamese students win ASEAN Student Contest on Information and Technology
Vietnamese students win ASEAN Student Contest on Information and Technology

A student team from the University of Technology won first prize in the 2021 ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security on November 13.

Vietnamese students win ASEAN Student Contest on Information and Technology
Seminar talks potential, opportunities in vocational training
Seminar talks potential, opportunities in vocational training

A seminar on international cooperation in vocational education was held in Hanoi on November 15 to seek ways to improve training quality.

Seminar talks potential, opportunities in vocational training