Vietnam faces a growing problem with electronic waste (e-waste), according to a study by the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's Centre of Science-Technology and Environment.

VOV.VN - The networks of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts (NVIEC) on April 13 held a discussion on Czech regulations related to financial and tax activities with a view to accelerating the integration process for the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 launched a campaign aimed at eliminating temporary and ramshackle houses across the country by 2025, in a significant move to improve living conditions for impoverished people.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has moved up three places from last year to reach 97th in the 2024 Smart City Index, as compiled by the International Institute for Management Development of Switzerland.

VOV.VN - A pod of dolphins, each over two metres long, were spotted swimming off the shore of a beach near Mui Dien Cape in Dong Hoa Town in the central coastal province of Phu Yen on April 13.

The Executive Board of the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic on April 11 convened the 10th congress to review its performance in the past year and set forth orientations for their operation in the time to come.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) in co-ordination with the southern city's working group for foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held an annual conference with foreign NGOs on April 12 in order to discuss co-operation orientations in the near future.

VOV.VN - Border guard force operating in the central province of Ha Tinh on April 12 arrested two Laotian men who were smuggling a huge amount of drugs from Laos into Vietnam.

The Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Australian Education Department to organise training courses from March 25 to April 11 for universities to improve their capacity for internationalisation.

The Vietnamese State always respects and protects the right to freedom of religion or belief for all, and does not discriminate against any based on religion or belief, affirmed Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyen Van Ky.