Owner of Binh Duong karaoke parlor arrested for fire prevention violations
The owner of a karaoke parlor in the southern province of Binh Duong where 33 people died after a fire broke out has been arrested.
Potential remains of US serviceman missing in action handed over
The Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) on September 16 handed over a set of remains possibly belonging to a US serviceman who went missing during the war in Vietnam.
President meets with international scientists
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 16 for a number of international scientists and Nobel laureates who are in Vietnam to attend the “Science, Ethics and Human Development” conference within the framework of the 13th Meet Vietnam programme.
Vietnamese, Chinese provinces hold joint border patrol
Border guards stationed in Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang and officers from a border checkpoint in China’s Yunnan province held a joint patrol on September 16.
Deputy PM stresses importance of national population database project
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam underscored the importance of the project on developing a national population database and electronic authentication and identification (Project 06), which is being piloted in Hanoi, during a meeting with leaders of the municipal People’s Committee on September 16.
Impact of aging population on economic development discussed
VOV.VN - The Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences held an international symposium on September 16 in Hanoi to discuss the impact of an aging population on economic development.
UN Committee applauds Vietnamese efforts to promote children’s rights
VOV.VN - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has hailed the dialogue and measures taken by the nation in the protection and promotion of children’s rights.
Factory wall collapses in central Vietnam, 11 buried in debris
VOV.VN - At least three construction workers were killed and eight others were injured in a wall collapse in central Vietnam on September 15.
Kon Tum hit by further mild quakes
VOV.VN - Two consecutive earthquakes have hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum during the past 24 hours, according to the latest information provided by the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre of the Institute of Geophysics.
Vietnam has more than 600 valid foreign invested education projects
VOV.VN - As of December 31, 2021 the education sector of Vietnam had 605 valid foreign investment cooperation projects with a total investment capital of more than US$4.57 billion, an increase of 321 projects compared to five years earlier.