A Workshop on APEC Research and Technology within the framework of the Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) took place in Hanoi on May 15, with the main themes focusing on climate innovation, entrepreneurship and human resources development.

Vietnamese workers should improve their skills and knowledge in order to make themselves adaptive to scientific and technological development in the digital age, said a local expert.

The team LH-Lightning from Lac Hong University in Dong Nai became champion of the 2017 Robocon Vietnam after a dramatic finale in northern Ninh Binh province on May 14.

VOV.VN - Four people died and several others were injured Monday (May 15) after a passenger bus, car and motorbike collided on National Highway 2 in the province of Tuyen Quang, northwest of Hanoi.

The second day of the Workshop on APEC Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) continued on May 15 with discussions focusing on empowering and developing women in STEM through entrepreneurship.

VOV.VN - Once completed, Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Bridge linking Dinh Vu Peninsula and Cat Hai island district in Hai Phong City will be the longest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia.

A club of Vietnamese scientists living in Australia’s Queensland state made its debut recently in Brisbane city with the purpose to connect Vietnamese scientists to contribute to scientific and technological development in the homeland.

An additional 9km of rural roads in the northern province of Bac Giang have been lit up thanks to a project launched by Japanese-invested Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd.

Children with special circumstances will receive support in the forms of medical care, social aid, education and training under Decree No. 56/2017/ND-CP approved recently by the Government.

A TV internet-based product called Viet Media Box has been introduced in Berlin, Germany, giving overseas Vietnamese in Germany access to around 50 domestic TV channels, including Vietnam News Agency’s Vnews.

Customs force at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on May 14 said it has detained a Vietnamese national for illegally transporting wildlife products on a flight from Africa to Vietnam.

During her ongoing visit to Japan, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh had a meeting with 80 Vietnamese students in Fukuoka city in the province of same name on May 14.

VOV.VN - Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the Hollywood movie ‘Kong: Skull Island’, offered free meals to poor people on the evening of May 14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Light-fingered foreigners have been helping themselves to other passengers belongings, mainly cash, since the start of the year on domestic flights.

The Global Summit of Women 2017 (GWS) closed in Tokyo, Japan on May 13 after three working days. 

The Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) Group hosted a Workshop on APEC Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Hanoi on May 14 as part of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings.

Representatives from APEC member economies and relevant international organisations gathered in Hanoi on May 14 to discuss ways to boost sustainable urbanisation in the context of globalisation and climate change.

As a dynamic region with rapid economic growth for many decades, the Asia-Pacific region has become a primary driving force for the global economy thanks to its abundant human resources with high skills, said a Vietnamese official.

Vietnam is among the 99 countries that are under attack by a global ransomware program, while a local cyber security firm has warned that the virus could start being spread in the Southeast Asian country at the beginning of next week.

Noi Bai is seeking to double its capacity to prevent the problem faced by its overstrained sibling in Ho Chi Minh City. 

VOV.VN - “If you want to do something extraordinary, you must have extraordinary aspiration”, says Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on UNESCO Affairs. 

A forum took place in HCM City on May 12 to exchange views on policies and enhance cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in applying advanced technology in water treatment and environment.

VOV.VN - The miners’ workplace is described as hell because it can be hundreds of meters deep underground with numerous hardships. In May, a month which honors workers, Truong Giang reports on how he experienced a day with miners. 

Linh Dam Peninsula is a world unto itself and an oft-cited example of Vietnam's remarkably fast urbanization.

A workshop on developing the methodology for measuring and realising the sustainability of cities in the APEC region took place in Hanoi on May 13 as part of the APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings.

Healthcare units, especially at local level, should frequently check blood pressure for people aged above 18 to early notice risks of hypertension, which is dubbed “the silent killer”, said the health minister.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) symposium for Asia-Pacific wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13, calling on legislatures to take stronger actions to cope with climate change, via promoting their legislative and supervisory role and increasing regional and international cooperation.

Many scientists have asked the Vietnamese Government to propose Laos to suspend its Pak Beng hydropower project to wait for thorough assessment of the project’s possible impacts on areas in the lower Mekong River.

Ambassador of Poland to Vietnam Barbara Szymanowska was present at a get-together marking the Constitution Day in Poland in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12.

The Political Academy, under the Ministry of Defence, held a ceremony to present PhD degree certificates to General Neang Phat and General Phorn Nara, high-ranking officers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, in Hanoi on May 12.