Global experts share experiences in disaster insurance
Global experts share experiences in disaster insurance

At a workshop co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance’s National Institute for Finance in Hanoi on November 14, global experts shared invaluable experience in developing financial and insurance strategies, aimed at fortifying Vietnam's resilience to natural disasters.

Global experts share experiences in disaster insurance
Toraji weakens into tropical depression, new storm to form in East Sea next week
Toraji weakens into tropical depression, new storm to form in East Sea next week

VOV.VN - Typhoon Toraji has weakened into a tropical depression and is unlikely to directly impact Vietnam, while a new storm is expected to form in the East Sea next week.

Toraji weakens into tropical depression, new storm to form in East Sea next week
Marine workers, fishermen equipped with sea turtle rescue skills
Marine workers, fishermen equipped with sea turtle rescue skills

A programme to train fishermen and others on rescuing sea turtles and marine mammals was held on November 13 at the Nui Chua National Park in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.

Marine workers, fishermen equipped with sea turtle rescue skills
PM orders expediting expressway projects, smart border gate in Lang Son, Cao Bang
PM orders expediting expressway projects, smart border gate in Lang Son, Cao Bang

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a fact-finding tour and held a working session with authorities of the northern border provinces of Cao Bang and Lang Son on November 14 to expedite expressway projects and review the construction of a pilot smart border gate.

PM orders expediting expressway projects, smart border gate in Lang Son, Cao Bang
VFF, Singapore People’s Association bolster co-operation
VFF, Singapore People’s Association bolster co-operation

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on November 13 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the People’s Association (PA) of Singapore with a view to strengthening their cooperation and exchange of experience in the 2024-2026 period.

VFF, Singapore People’s Association bolster co-operation
PM attends Great National Unity Festival in Lang Son province
PM attends Great National Unity Festival in Lang Son province

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh laid stress on the significance of national solidarity through concrete actions while attending the Great National Unity Festival in residential area No. 8 of Na Sam town in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son's Van Lang district on November 14.

PM attends Great National Unity Festival in Lang Son province
Ministry proposes adding dengue vaccine in expanded immunisation programme
Ministry proposes adding dengue vaccine in expanded immunisation programme

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering including a dengue vaccine in the expanded immunisation programme, offering it free of charge to the public.

Ministry proposes adding dengue vaccine in expanded immunisation programme
Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in organ transplants
Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in organ transplants

Vietnam has established itself as the leading nation in Southeast Asia for organ transplants, performing over 1,000 procedures each year for the past two years.

Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in organ transplants
Terrorist organisation member arrested, accused of overthrowing administration
Terrorist organisation member arrested, accused of overthrowing administration

VOV.VN - Huynh Nhat Phuong, a member of the terrorist organisation The Provisional National Government of Vietnam has been arrested on a charge of carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration under Article 109 of the 2015 Penal Code.

Terrorist organisation member arrested, accused of overthrowing administration
Over 54,500 flights delayed over 10 months nationwide
Over 54,500 flights delayed over 10 months nationwide

VOV.VN - Four domestic carriers, namely Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Bamboo Airways, and Vietravel Airlines reported 54,563 delayed flights, or 25.8% of their overall flights, during the first 10 months of the year.

Over 54,500 flights delayed over 10 months nationwide
Vietnamese universities strive to attract international students
Vietnamese universities strive to attract international students

Over recent years, the number of international students studying at Vietnamese universities has steadily increased, reflecting a growing recognition of Vietnam’s higher education quality. This rise is attributed to universities focusing on quality assurance.

Vietnamese universities strive to attract international students
Quang Nam aims to deal with “three no’s” fishing vessels in November
Quang Nam aims to deal with “three no’s” fishing vessels in November

The central coastal province of Quang Nam is striving to have no "three no’s" fishing vessels that lack proper registration, fishing licenses, or inspection certifications by the end of November, according to Director of the provincial Fisheries Sub-department Vo Van Long.

Quang Nam aims to deal with “three no’s” fishing vessels in November
Vietnam slips in latest English proficiency rankings
Vietnam slips in latest English proficiency rankings

VOV.VN - Vietnamese proficiency of the English language has dropped this year, falling five places to 63rd, the lowest position over the past three years.

Vietnam slips in latest English proficiency rankings
Vietnam sends over 130,640 workers overseas in 10 months
Vietnam sends over 130,640 workers overseas in 10 months

Vietnam sent 130,640 workers abroad, including 41.039 females, in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the yearly target by 4%, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Vietnam sends over 130,640 workers overseas in 10 months
Nine scientists receive first-ever Khue Van Cac Award
Nine scientists receive first-ever Khue Van Cac Award

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (HCYUCC) announced on November 12 a list of nine outstanding Vietnamese scientists who have won the first-ever Khue Van Cac Award.

Nine scientists receive first-ever Khue Van Cac Award
Toraji weakens further, central Vietnam endures heavy rain
Toraji weakens further, central Vietnam endures heavy rain

VOV.VN - Typhoon Toraji, has continued to lose its strength as it is moving towards the central region of Vietnam, causing a spell of heavy rain for a couple of days.

Toraji weakens further, central Vietnam endures heavy rain
Remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, experts found in Laos in one month
Remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, experts found in Laos in one month

A search team from Nghe An has discovered the remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in the Lao provinces of Xiangkhouang and Xaysomboun over the past month, the Military Command of the Vietnamese central province said on November 12.

Remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, experts found in Laos in one month
Party leader attends Great National Solidarity Festival in Hanoi
Party leader attends Great National Solidarity Festival in Hanoi

Party General Secretary To Lam joined residents in Quan Thanh ward of Hanoi's Ba Dinh district in the Great National Solidarity Festival on November 12.

Party leader attends Great National Solidarity Festival in Hanoi
Gia Lai’s search team for fallen soldiers' remains deployed to Cambodia
Gia Lai’s search team for fallen soldiers' remains deployed to Cambodia

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Steering Committee 515 on November 12 held a send-off for the provincial military command’s K52 search team to Cambodia to locate and repatriate remains of Vietnamese soldiers who fell down there during wartime.

Gia Lai’s search team for fallen soldiers' remains deployed to Cambodia
Unexploded 100 kg bomb discovered in north Vietnam
Unexploded 100 kg bomb discovered in north Vietnam

VOV.VN - Sappers under the northern province of Hung Yen’s Military Command safely deactivated a war-time bomb on November 12 in Kim Dong district.

Unexploded 100 kg bomb discovered in north Vietnam
99% of Vietnamese population has access to 4G mobile network
99% of Vietnamese population has access to 4G mobile network

VOV.VN - Vietnam's 4G mobile network coverage now reaches 99% of the population, bringing the country close to the level of developed nations which stand at 99.4%, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said at a Q&A session on November 12 at the 15th National Assembly’s ongoing eighth session.

99% of Vietnamese population has access to 4G mobile network
Transport ministry makes plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Transport ministry makes plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) recently issued a decision outlining plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector through 2030.

Transport ministry makes plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam busted
Drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam busted

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Hanoi on November 12 said that they have smashed a major drug trafficking ring which had been transporting illegal substances into the nation from Laos.

Drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam busted
Overseas Vietnamese in Europe get ready for Lunar New Year
Overseas Vietnamese in Europe get ready for Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese Tet fair will be held in the suburbs of London from January 18 to January 19 on the threshold of the Lunar New Year, with the traditional Tet festival being both the biggest and longest festive annual event for Vietnamese people.

Overseas Vietnamese in Europe get ready for Lunar New Year
Yinxing weakens into tropical depression, Toraji enters East Sea
Yinxing weakens into tropical depression, Toraji enters East Sea

VOV.VN - Typhoon Yinxing lost its strength into a tropical depression on November 11 evening while typhoon Toraji moved into the East Sea, becoming the eighth storm in the region this year.

Yinxing weakens into tropical depression, Toraji enters East Sea
Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line starts commercial operation on trial basis
Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line starts commercial operation on trial basis

VOV.VN - The Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien line) in Ho Chi Minh City officially started commercial operation from November 11 for a week on a trial basis, said Le Minh Triet, director of Urban Railway Company No. 1 - the operator of the metro line.

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line starts commercial operation on trial basis
Vietnam launches 54th UPU letter-writing contest
Vietnam launches 54th UPU letter-writing contest

VOV.VN - The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 54th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was launched at a ceremony held on November 11 at Nguyen Khuyen secondary and high school in the coastal city of Da Nang.

Vietnam launches 54th UPU letter-writing contest
Cyberattacks on systems in Vietnam on the decline
Cyberattacks on systems in Vietnam on the decline

VOV.VN - According to recent statistics from the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications, there were 204 cyberattacks on information systems in Vietnam in October, a decrease of 18.4% from the previous month and a drop of 79.8% compared to the same period in 2023.

Cyberattacks on systems in Vietnam on the decline
Quang Ninh to host 3rd Vietnam Int'l Digital Week next week
Quang Ninh to host 3rd Vietnam Int'l Digital Week next week

The 3rd Vietnam International Digital Week will take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, from November 19-22 for the second consecutive year.

Quang Ninh to host 3rd Vietnam Int'l Digital Week next week
Vietnamese youth in France celebrate 20 years of unity, achievements
Vietnamese youth in France celebrate 20 years of unity, achievements

The Union of Vietnamese Youth and Students in France (UEVF) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala night in Paris on November 9, drawing nearly 200 young Vietnamese from across France.

Vietnamese youth in France celebrate 20 years of unity, achievements