Britcham Fun Run to raise money for charity
VOV.VN - The BritCham Charity Fun Run 2022 is scheduled to be held on November 13 in Ecopark of Van Giang district in Hung Yen province, as announced by the event’s organising board on November 1.
Report on youth action for climate change in Vietnam launched
VOV.VN - The UN Development Programme (UNDP), working in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), launched a special report on November 1 entitled “Youth for Climate Action in Vietnam 2022”.
Fishing port planning – fulcrum for fisheries sector’s sustainable development
The planning of fishing ports will be a fulcrum for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has said.
Fishing vessel in distress with 13 onboard brought ashore safely
Boat SAR 412 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre on October 30 safely towed a fishing vessel with 13 fishermen onboard, which was in distress at sea off the coast of central Quang Tri province to Da Nang city and handed it over to authorities.
Agreement signed to improve capacity of identifying human remains from war
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the International Committee for Missing Persons (ICMP) on October 31 signed a cooperation plan on improving the capacity of identifying human remains from the war.
Memorial service held for Vietnamese victim in Seoul stampede
VOV.VN - A memorial service was held on October 31 for a female Vietnamese citizen who fell victim to a bloody Halloween stampede in Seoul (Republic of Korea) two days earlier.
Many things to do to fight IUU fishing: VINAFIS leader
Vietnam still has a lot of things to do to have the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed, according to Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) Nguyen Chu Hoi.
Most modern labs in Mekong Delta inaugurated in Can Tho
The Can Tho University (CTU) in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 inaugurated a laboratory complex and a high-tech building, the most modern of their kinds in the region, using the official development assistance (ODA) from Japan.
Long-term support programme for AO victims needed: official
Sen Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, president of the Vietnam Association of Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (VAVA) has suggested the US form a long-term support programme inclusively for Agency Orange (AO) victims in Vietnam to enhance the effectiveness of US’s assistance relating to the settlement of war consequences.
Storm Nalgae changes course, gains strength
VOV.VN - Tropical storm Nalgae, the sixth of its kind to hit the East Sea this year, has changed its course, and is forecast to gather strength when it is swirling across Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.