Autonomy in higher education in Vietnam facing challenges
Autonomy in higher education in Vietnam facing challenges

Autonomy in higher education in Vietnam is facing challenges, particularly accountability and finances, according to Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son.

Autonomy in higher education in Vietnam facing challenges
Thai Binh records COVID-19 relapse case
Thai Binh records COVID-19 relapse case

VOV.VN - A 32-year-old man from the northern province of Thai Binh, who had previously been discharged from hospital for a 14-day period after successfully recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has once again tested positive for the virus.

Thai Binh records COVID-19 relapse case
National study reveals scale of abuse suffered by Vietnamese women
National study reveals scale of abuse suffered by Vietnamese women

VOV.VN - It is estimated that 32% of married women nationwide experience physical violence during their lifetime, with 10% enduring sexual violence, and 54% being subject to emotional abuse, according to the results of a national study conducted on domestic violence.

National study reveals scale of abuse suffered by Vietnamese women
Workshop looks at potential for ICT development in Vietnam, RoK
Workshop looks at potential for ICT development in Vietnam, RoK

Delegates at a recent online workshop in Seoul suggested a sustainable connectivity network between Vietnamese students and Korean ICT firms.

Workshop looks at potential for ICT development in Vietnam, RoK
UNICEF supports malnourished children in flood-hit central localities
UNICEF supports malnourished children in flood-hit central localities

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Vietnam on November 27 announced that it will present 60 tonnes of products treating malnutrition for children living in disaster-hit areas of the country’s central region.

UNICEF supports malnourished children in flood-hit central localities
Violations found at elevated railway project in Hanoi
Violations found at elevated railway project in Hanoi

The Government Inspectorate (GI) has announced violations found at the ongoing Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban elevated rail project in Hanoi.

Violations found at elevated railway project in Hanoi
Three foreigners, five Vietnamese infected with COVID-19
Three foreigners, five Vietnamese infected with COVID-19

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed eight more imported cases of coronavirus, including three foreigners, bringing the country’s tally of COVID-19 infections to 1,339, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on November 27.

Three foreigners, five Vietnamese infected with COVID-19
Temperatures drop 10 degrees as strong cold spell hits Vietnam
Temperatures drop 10 degrees as strong cold spell hits Vietnam

VOV.VN - The country's northern and north-central provinces are poised to endure a period of cold weather from the evening of November 27, bringing with it spells of rain coupled with falling temperatures.

Temperatures drop 10 degrees as strong cold spell hits Vietnam
Former Hanoi chairman prosecuted for appropriating State secret documents
Former Hanoi chairman prosecuted for appropriating State secret documents

The Supreme People’s Procuracy on November 26 decided to prosecute Nguyen Duc Chung, former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, and accomplices for “appropriating State secret documents” under Article 337 of the Penal Code.

Former Hanoi chairman prosecuted for appropriating State secret documents
Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks OVs' opinions on national development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks OVs' opinions on national development

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting in Hanoi on November 26 to seek overseas Vietnamese (OV)'s opinions about the results of the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive No. 45/CT-TW and how to develop the country in the new context.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks OVs' opinions on national development
Vietnam joins with Cambodia in border fight against COVID-19
Vietnam joins with Cambodia in border fight against COVID-19

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in Kien Giang province and the Kampot Provincial Police signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 25 to mark co-operation moving into 2021, with a specific focus on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention work in border areas.

Vietnam joins with Cambodia in border fight against COVID-19
11 Vietnamese universities named among best in Asia
11 Vietnamese universities named among best in Asia

VOV.VN - A total of 11 Vietnamese universities have made it into a list of the continents leading 634 establishments according to the QS Asia University Rankings 2021, as announced by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a well-known UK-based education organisation.

11 Vietnamese universities named among best in Asia
Da Nang records 28 cases of Whitmore’s disease in two months
Da Nang records 28 cases of Whitmore’s disease in two months

VOV.VN - Da Nang Hospital received a total of 28 cases of Whitmore's disease between October 1 and November 24, with the majority of them coming from Quang Nam, Nghe An, and Quang Ngai.

Da Nang records 28 cases of Whitmore’s disease in two months
Nine businesses given awards for gender equality and women empowerment
Nine businesses given awards for gender equality and women empowerment

VOV.VN - A total of nine Vietnamese enterprises have been granted the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) at a national level during an awards ceremony held on November 26 in Hanoi.

Nine businesses given awards for gender equality and women empowerment
240 Vietnamese citizens arrive home safely from Singapore
240 Vietnamese citizens arrive home safely from Singapore

VOV.VN - As many as 240 Vietnamese citizens arrived home safe and sound on November 26 on a flight arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore, low-cost airline VietJet Air in coordination with Malaysian competent agencies.

240 Vietnamese citizens arrive home safely from Singapore
Conference for Young Scientists inspires innovation for cohesive ASEAN
Conference for Young Scientists inspires innovation for cohesive ASEAN

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Conference for Young Scientists 2020 got underway via video conference from November 24 to November 26 under the chair of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.

Conference for Young Scientists inspires innovation for cohesive ASEAN
International symposium highlights role of women in peacekeeping operations
International symposium highlights role of women in peacekeeping operations

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Defence and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam co-hosted an international symposium on November 26 to discuss the role of women and prevention activities relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during peacekeeping operations.

International symposium highlights role of women in peacekeeping operations
German Communist Party supports flood-hit victims in Vietnam
German Communist Party supports flood-hit victims in Vietnam

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu has received assistance from the German Communist Party (DKP) to support flood-hit people in the central region of Vietnam.

German Communist Party supports flood-hit victims in Vietnam
Engaging men in preventing violence against women, children
Engaging men in preventing violence against women, children

The White Ribbon Breakfast was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24 to encourage the participation of men and the community as a whole in preventing violence and sexual harassment against women and children, particularly in the context of COVID-19.

Engaging men in preventing violence against women, children
Embassy in Japan assists Vietnamese citizens amid COVID-19
Embassy in Japan assists Vietnamese citizens amid COVID-19

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam has affirmed that his embassy will work to offer repatriation chances for people with high risks of COVID-19 infection as well as those living in difficult circumstances.

Embassy in Japan assists Vietnamese citizens amid COVID-19
Bamboo Airways brings more than 280 Vietnamese citizens from Australia
Bamboo Airways brings more than 280 Vietnamese citizens from Australia

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways on November 25 conducted a flight to repatriate more than 280 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Australia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bamboo Airways brings more than 280 Vietnamese citizens from Australia
Hanoi aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Hanoi aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Hanoi will strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2030, according to local authorities.

Hanoi aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Vietnam’s cloud computing market worth US$133 million
Vietnam’s cloud computing market worth US$133 million

Vietnam’s cloud computing market has so far been worth nearly VND3.2 trillion (US$133 million), heard a workshop in Hanoi on November 24.

Vietnam’s cloud computing market worth US$133 million
Ministry reviews implementation of global integration strategy on labour
Ministry reviews implementation of global integration strategy on labour

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a workshop on November 24 to review the five-year implementation of a global integration strategy on labour and social affairs to 2020 with a vision until 2030.

Ministry reviews implementation of global integration strategy on labour
Two foreigners, three Vietnamese infected with COVID-19
Two foreigners, three Vietnamese infected with COVID-19

VOV.VN - Five more people, including two foreign nationals, have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after they landed in Vietnam from overseas, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Two foreigners, three Vietnamese infected with COVID-19
ASEAN told to launch better response to disasters,  epidemics
ASEAN told to launch better response to disasters, epidemics

VOV.VN - ASEAN should strive to increase its capacity and improve its technical infrastructure in an effort to better respond to natural disasters and epidemics, says Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

ASEAN told to launch better response to disasters,  epidemics
Cooperation agreement on child protection signed
Cooperation agreement on child protection signed

A cooperation agreement on child protection was signed on November 24 between the Department of Child Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Vietnam Post.

Cooperation agreement on child protection signed
Vietnam to test food imported from coronavirus-hit countries
Vietnam to test food imported from coronavirus-hit countries

VOV.VN - Vietnam will test food, especially frozen items, imported from coronavirus hit countries to prevent a possible spread of the virus into the country, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Vietnam to test food imported from coronavirus-hit countries
PM approves proposal on national tourism conference
PM approves proposal on national tourism conference

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal on organising a national conference on tourism submitted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of central Quang Nam province.

PM approves proposal on national tourism conference
UNESCO honours third Global Geopark in Vietnam
UNESCO honours third Global Geopark in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Central Highland province of Dak Nong held a ceremony on November 24 to receive a UNESCO honour for its geopark, the third of its kind in Vietnam.

UNESCO honours third Global Geopark in Vietnam