Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Van Thanh on November 26 had a meeting with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad who have been appointed in 2021.

Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26 discussed measures to improve the efficiency of educational cooperation between the two countries.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat, who has been accompanying President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his official visit to Switzerland, on November 26 had a working session with Martina Hirayama, Head of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

A plaque commemorating President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled in France’s Marseille city on November 26, as part of the activities marking 110 years since the late President boarded ship Amiral Latouche Tréville to France, beginning his journey for national salvation.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced the detection of 13,063 new COVID-19 cases on November 27 to bring the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 1,197,404

VOV.VN - Hanoi initiated its COVID-19 vaccine rollout for ninth grade students across the capital on the morning of November 27 as part of efforts to slow the rapid spread of the virus to the wider community.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the necessity of importing COVID-19 vaccines, whilst also focusing on research in relation to producing COVID-19 treatment drugs to ensure the supply of medical equipment and biological products.

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.