Vietnam will present 30 reports out of a total of 125 from 25 countries and territories on information technology to the 7th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICTST) to be held in the central city of Da Nang on April 16-18.

VOV.VN - For Hoang Le Giang, 28, a six-day adventure has come to an end. It was a 300-kilometre-long journey over tundra, snow-covered forests and frozen rivers with a set of dogs as their engine. 

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Ministry of Labour , Invalids and Social Affairs told attendees at a conference on April 11 that it has stepped up its effort to recruit trainees for geriatric nursing positions in Germany.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association has established a new branch in the province of Quang Binh with the aim of accelerating effort to tackle the impact of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) and aid UXO victims.

VOV.VN - Two Japanese naval vessels – a destroyer and a submarine – sailed into Cam Ranh Bay on Tuesday (Apr. 11) and promptly renewed their country's pledge to never wage war again.

Vietnam is aiming for no new drug hotbeds and removing 10 percent of existing ones each year as a target of a drug prevention and control programme to 2020 freshly approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Thailand has joined star watchers from around the world in witnessing an astronomical phenomenon, in which Jupiter has come closer to earth. 

The Public Relations Department (PRD), in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), is set to host the Radio Asia Conference 2017 in Bangkok, as it prepares a platform for further advancing radio content and technology development in the region. 

Authorities in Ha Long City, the capital of Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam, have confirmed that they had spent VND35 billion (US$1.54 million) building a clock tower in the heart of the city home to Ha Long Bay.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will fund up to VND200 million (nearly US$9,000) to each initiative selected for the Green-Clean-Beautiful City Programme, said Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thi Hong Anh. 

The HCM City government has urged the Department of Transport to crack down on illegally operating passenger buses and stations, following requests from authorised transport firms in the city.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong has proposed the World Health Organisation (WHO) closely work with the Vietnamese Government in curbing diseases and increasing quality of public health care.

The Government has issued a decree on punishments for administrative violations in the minerals and water resources sectors, imposing fines ranging from VND250 million (US$11,125) to VND2 billion (US$89,000).

Tra My district in Quang Nam province has introduced the first ever Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis or Vietnamese ginseng) and medical herbs centre in Tra Mai commune as a major source of seed and sapling in Vietnam.

The language and skills exams for Vietnamese workers wishing to work in the Republic of Korea will be held this year between June and September, the Department of Overseas Labour Management announced last week.

VOV.VN -Nearly 1.3 million people are killed every year in traffic accidents, says Safe Steps Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh. That’s one person every 30 seconds.

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan suggested that Vietnam should pay more attention to working together with WHO in preventive medicine to prevent diseases and accidents at her meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on April 10.  

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Navy on Wednesday, April 12, will welcome the arrival of the crew of Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) to the country for a 5-day goodwill visit.

VOV.VN - The internet throughout Vietnam should now be ‘fully recovered’ and ‘operating normally’, says government owned telecommunications company VNPT.

The Ministry of Transport has no plan to change the current regulations on airfares, Minister Truong Quang Nghia has confirmed.

Vedan Vietnam has prioritised environmental protection in the past 10 years, Vedan Vietnam Director General Yang Kun Hsiang was quoted as saying by Lao Dong newspaper.

The capital city of Hanoi is taking measures to build a green and clean environment.

The Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has recorded significant progress in developing human resources and operating satellite and space infrastructure projects.

Overseas Vietnamese held the first Hung Kings festival in Berlin on April 9 to commemorate the legendary founders of the nation in Vietnamese history.

A requiem to pray for Vietnamese soldiers, who died during a battle to defend Gac Ma island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 29 years ago, was held in Phung Nguyen pagoda in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 9.  

Serious subsidence has caused a major route leading to the east entrance of Ho Chi Minh City to become ‘wavy,’ endangering vehicles traveling on the road.

4G is going to be officially launched and this will open up a new race among Vietnamese network providers.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Font (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has congratulated Khmer people on their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay during his working visit to southern province of Soc Trang and Tra Vinh.

Brick-kilns in residential quarters - and those using fossil fuel materials - in the southern province of Dong Nai must close no later than the end of this year, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Vinh announced in a recent conference in the province.

The Vietnam International Education Development (VIED) at the Ministry of Education and Training held the International Higher Education Day in Vietnam 2017 in HCM City on April 9, gathering 58 education institutions worldwide.