A workshop took place in Hanoi on April 18 to review and update Vietnam’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Intellectual property (IP) rights and science-technology should be a priority of businesses amidst the fourth industrial revolution, as they are key factors for success, heard a workshop in Hanoi on April 18. 

The Hanoi People’s Court on April 18 sentenced five Colombian nationals to between seven and 13 years imprisonment on charges of “property theft” in accordance with Article 138 of the Penal Code. 

VOV.VN - On April 19, a collision between two barges on the Sai Gon River near Phu My Bridge in HCM City, left one barge sunk in the river.

VOV.VN - A huge fire broke out at 6:30 am on April 19 in a plastic bead factory in Le Minh Xuan Commune, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - TRT World has been nominated in five categories for the Drum Online Media Awards. The judging panel has released the shortlist based on their scoring in terms of originality, boldness and creativity.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association has asked the Government to continue to provide visa exemptions for visitors from five European countries of the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain until June 30, 2023.

The Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security on April 18 issued a decision to prosecute Phan Van Anh Vu, former chairman of the board of Bac Nam 79 Construction Joint Stock Company, for abusing position and power to misappropriate 200 billion VND (8.7 million USD) from the Dong A Bank (DAB).

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has asked nine cities and provinces in the country to stop their cooperation with the US’s George Washington International School (GWIS).

Vietnamese and French localities have signed a cooperation agreement on managing and developing geoparks after Vietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang province was named a UNESCO global geopark on April 12. 

Vietnam pledges coordination with and hopes to receive further support from the World Bank (WB) and other partners to improve food hygiene and safety, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at an online conference held in Hanoi on April 18.

VOV.VN - Since the Law on Persons with Disabilities was adopted 8 years ago, April 18th has been observed in Vietnam as Day of Persons with Disabilities, when society shows its sympathy and support for handicapped people to help them integrate into the community.

A Vietnamese man has taken milestone steps different from those originally planned on his educational path and become a successful cook with the love for his homeland’s cuisine.

A special exhibition on mementoes featuring Vietnam’s resistance wars opened to the public on April 18 in Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi, providing a chance for not only Vietnamese people but also foreigners to get an insight into the Vietnamese victory to gain independence and freedom.

Competent forces on April 18 searched the houses of Tran Van Minh and Van Huu Chien, former leaders of the central city of Da Nang, who allegedly involved in the case of Phan Van Anh Vu.

Green growth in Ha Long Bay of northeastern Quang Ninh province was the topic of a workshop jointly held by the provincial People’s Committee and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on April 18.

A ceremony to launch a month-long national campaign on preventing occupational risks to reduce accidents is scheduled for May 6 on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan joined the 42nd charity bazaar hosted by the Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) in Tokyo on April 18. 

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) will provide VND225 billion (US$9.87 million) for the central province of Quang Tri to settle post-war bomb and landmine impacts in the locality.

Vietnam has given top priority to measures aimed at reducing Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and those that promote climate change resilience, with the aim of seeing an 8% GHG reduction by 2030.

VOV.VN - The Party and State have issued many policies to support the disabled and protect their rights and obligations over the years, said Dang Huynh Mai, president of the Vietnam Federation for the Disabled (VNFFD).

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 18 presented bookmobiles to eight provinces across Vietnam to boost the provision of information and knowledge for people in far-flung areas.

The northern central province of Thanh Hoa is accelerating inspections and control of local fishery to join national efforts in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, towards meeting requirements for the removal of the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card”.

The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi began to hear the appeals of Ha Van Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank), and his accomplices for their wrongdoings at the bank. 

VOV.VN - The National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology in coordination with Operation Smile Vietnam will be providing free surgeries for children with cleft lips and palates from April 17 to the end of May.

VOV.VN - Radio and television programs will help Vietnamese and Egyptian peoples gain more insights into culture, music and life of each nation, said Vice President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) Nguyen Xuan Huy at the working session in Cairo with leaders of Egypt National Radio on April 17. 

Measures to deal with drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region were discussed during a workshop in Bac Lieu province on April 14. 

Singapore’s KinderWorld Education Group and agencies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a meeting on April 17 to discuss activities of the Singapore International School based in the city for 2018-2019. 

The central coastal province of Quang Ngai has deployed tough measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters, especially after the European Commission (EC) issued a “yellow card” warning to the country’s fishery sector.

The People’s Committee of Hau Giang province had a working session with the Saemaul Globalisation Foundation (SGF) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 17 to discuss the piloting of high technologies and techniques in agricultural production in the Mekong Delta locality.