The Belgian Government’s official development assistance (ODA) will help the central province of Ninh Thuan to enhance capacity in the management and operation of its irrigational system as part of efforts to respond to climate change under a project launched on March 8.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan co-chaired a meeting in Hanoi on March 8 to discuss a plan on building a portal on martyrs, their graves and cemeteries.

Many activities were held in Cambodia to mark the International Women’s Day on March 8, including celebrations hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy and the General Association of Vietnamese Cambodians (GAVC). 

The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of treating 80% of total daily household wastewater under its pollution reduction programme in 2016-2020.

The Ministry of National Defence announced a decision on the establishment of the Office of the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Office 701) at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 8.

Over 22,000 hectares of forest in the central province of Quang Tri received the FSC forest management certification, which means the forest land has been managed in a way that preserves natural ecosystem while benefiting local livelihood and ensuring economic sustainability, as of March, 2018.

Vietnam is taking active and drastic actions to enforce laws and policies on gender equality and achieve sustainable development goals, with a focus on rural areas, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep affirmed. 

The UN Women, with the support of the Australian and Canadian embassies in Vietnam, on March 8 launched a photo contest on Vietnamese rural women and sustainable development.

VOV.VN - According to a new study by online payment system PayPal, 58% of Vietnam’s freelancers use social networks to find work, while job boards and employment websites are more popular with other nations in the region like Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

VOV.VN - More than 400 businesses from nations around the world, including Vietnam are participating in the International Furniture Fair 2018, which opened in Singapore on March 8.

VOV.VN - Border guards in the central province of Nghe An arrested two men (siblings) on March 8 who were caught smuggling 18,000 methamphetamine pills and two cakes of heroin over the border from Laos to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - While other women are happy receiving gifts on International Women’s Day (March 8), some female police officers in the capital city of Hanoi have to control traffic at the junctions of busy streets.

Authorities in the central highlands province of Kon Tum has issued fines of VND500 million (US$22,400) to a group of eight illegal gold miners.

VOV.VN - More than 20 navy cooks of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier learned how to make Vietnamese food at the Madame Lan Restaurant in the district of Hai Chau in the central city of Da Nang during an a cultural cuisine exchange with the restaurant’s chefs on the afternoon of March 6.

Japan’s Asia Health and Human Well-Being Initiative regards Vietnam as a country with great potential for cooperation with Japan in terms of health care, said Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Japan Tran Ngoc Phuc.

Vietnamese websites were hit by a total of 1,504 cyber-attacks in the first two months of 2018 in the forms of Deface, Malware and Phishing, according to the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT).

The Health Ministry of Vietnam has won an award of the Bloomberg Philanthropies for its efforts in monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Tran Vinh Tuyen hosted a reception on March 7 for a French business delegation to discuss investment opportunities in urban transport in the city.

VOV.VN - Along with other gifts for International Women’s Day (March 8), such as bouquets and cosmetics, small pots of flowers are much sought after by male customers.

Transport inspectors in Hanoi have fined a taxi driver for overcharging an American family, his second such scam in months.

A court in Ho Chi Minh City suspended a hearing regarding a dispute between Vietnam’s top taxi company Vinasun and ride-hailing firm Grab on March 8 just a day after it reopened.

VOV.VN - Activities are taking place across Vietnam to mark the 1,978th anniversary of the Trung Sisters’ Uprising and the 108th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8. This day acknowledges women’s contributions to society.

The “Adaptation in the Mekong Delta” (AMD) project will splash out VND35 billion (US$1.54 million) from the climate change adaptation co-sponsoring fund (CCA) to support 1,400 households and 168 cooperative groups in Tra Vinh province in climate change adaptation in 2018.

The application of freezing and cooling technology in preserving food and farm produce contributes to reducing wastefulness and losses as well as cutting emission in food production, said David Appel, President of Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants Israel, with modern technologies in various fields, to transfer its agricultural technology to help the city reduce post-harvest losses, heard a seminar held in the city on March 7. 

The central city of Da Nang aims to promote the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) to foreign friends and the city’s image as a leading destination of festivals and events in Asia, a municipal official said at a press conference on March 7.

The Hanoi People’s Procuracy on March 7 proposed 12-60 month imprisonment sentences to nine defendants in the Da River water pipeline’s 18 successive ruptures. 

VOV.VN - Diverse activities are transpiring throughout the nation to mark International Women’s Day (March 8).

VOV.VN - Nearly 4,500 Ho Chi Minh City youth said goodbye to their families as they signed up for military service on the morning of March 7, with smiles and tears in the loving arms of their relatives.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on March 7 decided to halt the trial of the case of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences” at Navibank, now National Citizen Commercial Joint Stock Bank (NCB).