Nha Trang Bay turtle egg-laying area proposed
The management board of Nha Trang Bay has proposed setting up an area for turtles to use to lay eggs in the bay.
Dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia held in US
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on October 12 -13 in Washington DC.
Red Cross Society appeals for community support for people in flood-hit areas
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has called on individuals and organisations at home and abroad to support central provinces hit by recent storms and flooding.
PM chairs dialogue with women nationwide
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 15 chaired a dialogue on the promotion of gender equality and the role that women play in socio-economic development.
Central Vietnam inundated after hours of torrential rain
VOV.VN - Heavy downpours from around 1 p.m on October 14 to early morning of October 15 submerged many areas in central Vietnam, with Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Thua Thien Hue provinces being under water.
Localities brace themselves to promptly cope with storm SONCA
VOV.VN - A tropical depression in the East Sea has strengthened into storm SONCA at noon of October 14, becoming the fifth typhoon to hit the East Sea this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Central region urged to brace for heavy downpours and massive flooding
VOV.VN - With a tropical depression in the East Sea being forecast to develop into a storm, central localities have been asked to make thorough preparations in a bid to cope with heavy rains and severe flooding in the next few days.
East Asian nations commit to dealing with plastic pollution at sea
The second part of the 25th Intergovernmental Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), chaired by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), was wrapped up in Hanoi on October 13.
UN spreads message of putting end to violence against women, children in Vietnam
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Office in Vietnam have hosted a training workshop for key opinion leaders (KOLs) in Hanoi to eliminate violence against women and children.
Vietnam attends US conference on war aftermath settlement
A delegation from the Office of the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences head by Colonel Le Dinh Vu attended a recent conference on war consequences and peace held by the US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington D.C.