Japan to enhance inspection of trade unions employing Vietnamese labourers
Japan will strengthen the inspection of labour unions to ensure rights of Vietnamese guest workers, Japanese Minister of Justice Hanashi Yasuhiro told Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at their talks in Tokyo on September 6.
Webinar on sustainable agriculture transformation in Mekong Delta
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Dutch Embassy in Vietnam held a webinar on sustainable agriculture transformation in the Mekong Delta on September 6.
12 killed in karaoke bar fire in southern Vietnam
VOV.VN - At least 12 people were killed in a fire at a karaoke bar in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 6 evening, according to local police.
Swiss fund sponsors conservation of Lam Dong’s endemic oak species
Franklinia, a Swiss private foundation, has agreed to fund a conservation project for two endangered species of endemic oak in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
Vietnam hopes for exemption of residence, income taxes for interns in Japan
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has had a working session with Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Katsunobu Kato, suggesting that Japan consider exempting residence tax and income tax for Vietnamese interns as applied to those from other countries.
UNESCO Director General hails Vietnam as effective cooperation model
Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay has hailed Vietnam as a model of effective cooperation with UNESCO.
First face-to-face opening ceremony of new school year post pandemic
VOV.VN - More than 23 million students nationwide eagerly attended the opening ceremony of the 2022 - 2023 academic year on September 5 – the first face-to-face ceremony held following the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country.
UNESCO officially recognises Cao Lanh as Learning City
VOV.VN - UNESCO has named Cao Lanh city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap among the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), alongside 76 other cities from 43 countries worldwide.
More than 23 million students begin new school year in Vietnam
VOV.VN - More than 23 million students of all grades across the country took part in the opening ceremony of the 2022-2023 new school year in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic brought under control.
Vietnam attends 36th ASEAN Plus One Council of Teachers Convention
A delegation of the Vietnamese education and training sector’s labour union led by its President Nguyen Ngoc An attended the 36th ASEAN Plus One Council of Teachers Convention with the Republic of Korea (ACT+1) held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 2-4.