VOV.VN - The northern province of Ninh Binh is keen to build co-operative ties with historical Armenian cities and heritage urban areas, Doan Minh Huan, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said at a meeting held with visiting President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan on November 18.

Japanese ship Nippon Maru with 168 delegates of the 48th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) on board left Ho Chi Minh City on November 17 afternoon for other stops in their journey this year.

VOV.VN - Local professor and doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong received the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award on November 16, with the award being dubbed as the ‘Nobel Prize of Asia’, in Manila in the Philippines.

More than 300 ambassadors, diplomats and officials from international organisations and hundreds of Hanoi residents joined the fourth annual "For a Green Hanoi" cycling event on November 17 morning in Hanoi.

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, has presented the first-class Labour Order to the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic and the third-class Labour Orders to three individuals in recognition of their achiviements and contributions to national development and the relations between the two countries.

In his call to action, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan stated that reducing premature and low birth weight births, and consequently lowering infant mortality, required a unified approach.

Telecoms service providers in Vietnam are investing in 4G and 5G mobile phone connectivity infrastructure at the same time.

VOV.VN - A cold air mass is currently moving southward that will send temperatures falling down when the cold grips across northern localities, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Khmer community, which makes up about 30% of the population of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, has enjoyed improved living conditions thanks to the support from the Party, State, and local administration.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15 hosted an exchange programme between local youths and the Swiss nationals who raised the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam on top of Notre Dame Cathedral Paris 55 years ago.

VOV.VN - Super Typhoon Man-yi is expected to batter the Philippines’ Luzon island on November 17 afternoon before moving into the East Sea hours later, becoming the ninth storm to affect Vietnam this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Perth, Australia, recently collaborated with University of Western Australia (UWA) to organise a “Homeland Spring” programme for the Vietnamese community there, which spotlighted a message of solidarity and looking towards the homeland.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has been appointed as the new chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), replacing Ha Kim Ngoc.

VOV.VN - The police of the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh have smashed a drug trafficking ring moving illegal substances from Cambodia into Vietnam, arresting seven people and seizing 58 kg of drugs.

VOV.VN - Approximately 50,000 recently flocked to Cao Dai Holy See in south-western Tay Ninh province to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Caodaism.

VOV.VN - Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, on November 15 signed a diplomatic note for a project worth JPY500 million to upgrade the national population database center.

VOV.VN - Man-yi intensified into a super typhoon on November 16 and is expected to move into the East Sea on November 18 morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 15 called on the whole society to join hands with teachers and the education sector in nurturing owners of the future, especially when Vietnam is preparing to entering the new era - the era of the nation’s rise.

A total of 18 candidates from five Asian countries have completed a Hanoi training programme which aimed to prepare trainers for delivering specialized training meeting UN standards on peacekeeping.

VOV.VN - A male patient in My Thang commune of Phu My district in Binh Dinh province has died of the influenza A/H1pdm virus, confirmed the Binh Dinh Centre for Diseases Control on November 15.

The National Innovation Centre (NIC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Google, organised a seminar on November 15 to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and discuss policies and mechanisms for its development in Vietnam.

Procurators recommended maintaining the death sentence for Truong My Lan, former Chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group, for involving in an embezzlement case at Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) at the appellate trial in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.

A workshop to review the implementation of the project “Hue – Plastic Smart City in Central Vietnam” funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Norway through WWF Vietnam in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the last four years, was held in the locality on November 15.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on November 15 held a consultation workshop of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC).

As many as 140 exhibitors from 27 countries worldwide, including major powerhouses like the US, the UK, and France, have confirmed their participation at the second Vietnam International Defence Expo to be held by the Ministry of National Defence in mid-December, heard a press conference in Hanoi on November 15.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence for the first time has sent two air force officers to engage in the Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) on UN Peacekeeping Operations 2024, which is taking place at Engineering Regiment 67 of Engineering Brigade 474 under the Western Command in Haryana state of India.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 urged ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen measles prevention and control measures, given an uptrend recorded in several localities.

The Authority of Information Security (AIS) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on strengthening cooperation in cybersecurity, at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tech giant FPT has officially launched its US$200 million AI factory in Vietnam, to support businesses and organizations in developing cutting-edge AI solutions.

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Institute in Vietnam, hosted the 13th Ocean Dialogue under the theme “Exploring New Frontiers of the High and Deep Seas" on November 14.