Vietnam working to improve efficiency of law implementation on human rights: Expert
Vietnam working to improve efficiency of law implementation on human rights: Expert

After more than 35 years of renewal, the Vietnamese State has established a legal system to regulate social relationships, with a focus on building relatively comprehensive laws on human rights which align with the country's development realities and gradually become compatible with international regulations on human rights, according to an expert.

Vietnam working to improve efficiency of law implementation on human rights: Expert
Vietnamese university gets FIBAA accreditation
Vietnamese university gets FIBAA accreditation

VOV.VN - The National Economics University (NEU) and its 15 training programmes received a certificate from Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA)on October 24 for meeting its educational institution quality standards.

Vietnamese university gets FIBAA accreditation
Germany’s Leipzig city welcomes first Vietnamese intern group
Germany’s Leipzig city welcomes first Vietnamese intern group

VOV.VN - The authorities of Leipzig welcomed 32 Vietnamese interns to the city on October 24 to receive vocational training and work at St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig Public Transport Company (LVG), and other local facilities.

Germany’s Leipzig city welcomes first Vietnamese intern group
PM requests response plans in place as typhoon Trami heads for central region
PM requests response plans in place as typhoon Trami heads for central region

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries, agencies and localities, especially those in the central region, to work out response plans to cope with typhoon Trami that entered the East on October 24 and is heading for the mainland of Vietnam.

PM requests response plans in place as typhoon Trami heads for central region
Hanoi relocates 1,362kg bomb retrieved from the Red River
Hanoi relocates 1,362kg bomb retrieved from the Red River

VOV.VN - The Long Bien District Military Command of Hanoi, in coordination with relevant authorities, retrieved and relocated a bomb weighing approximately 1,362 kg from the Red River on October 24.

Hanoi relocates 1,362kg bomb retrieved from the Red River
Nine-month labour export meets 91% of target set for 2024
Nine-month labour export meets 91% of target set for 2024

VOV.VN - Vietnam has sent more than 113,000 workers abroad to work under contracts over thepast nin months of the year, meeting 91% of the target set for this year, reported the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Nine-month labour export meets 91% of target set for 2024
Ministry tightens inspection of overseas labour service companies
Ministry tightens inspection of overseas labour service companies

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs has announced plans to continue inspecting companies that provide overseas labour services in the final months of 2024.

Ministry tightens inspection of overseas labour service companies
State agencies’ operations to be fully conducted in electronic environment
State agencies’ operations to be fully conducted in electronic environment

The Government on October 23 issued a decree regulating electronic transactions of state agencies and information systems supporting these transactions.

State agencies’ operations to be fully conducted in electronic environment
Vietnamese younger generations choose to retire later, save more
Vietnamese younger generations choose to retire later, save more

Research in Vietnam by Sun Life Asia reveals a growing desire for independent financial security in old age, as retirement plans shift from state pension schemes and reliance on the family unit, to prioritising individual savings and investments.

Vietnamese younger generations choose to retire later, save more
Typhoon Trami heads for Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing 14
Typhoon Trami heads for Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing 14

VOV.VN - Typhoon Trami is entering the East Sea and heading for central Vietnam after battering the Philippines on October 23, killing at least 14 and causing massive flooding.

Typhoon Trami heads for Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing 14
Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated
Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated

Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command on October 23 successfully detonated a 240kg magnetic bomb left over from the war.

Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated
Dutch-funded wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
Dutch-funded wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Ba Ria – Vung Tau

A wastewater collection, treatment, and drainage plant funded by the Dutch government was inaugurated at the Phu My New Urban Area in Phu My town, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, on October 23.

Dutch-funded wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
800-year-old pagoda in Phu Tho destroyed in massive blaze
800-year-old pagoda in Phu Tho destroyed in massive blaze

VOV.VN - Pho Quang Pagoda, a historical and cultural relic of the Tran Dynasty which was constructed 800 years ago in the northern province of Phu Tho, was severely destroyed after being engulfed by an hour-long blaze on October 23.

800-year-old pagoda in Phu Tho destroyed in massive blaze
2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM
2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM

The Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs on October 22 submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister regarding the schedule for the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s largest traditional celebration – and other national holidays.

2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM
Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing
Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing

The Standing Board of the Party Committee of southern Kien Giang province has called for strengthening the Party's leadership in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, part of a broader national effort to have the “yellow card” warning lifted by the European Commission (EC).

Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing
ENV helps Vietnam do away with bear farming
ENV helps Vietnam do away with bear farming

The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), Vietnam’s first non-governmental organisation focused on wildlife conservation, organised a press conference on October 22 to review its efforts over the past two decades to end bear farming for bile in the country.

ENV helps Vietnam do away with bear farming
Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims
Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) Central Committee has received humanitarian response and early recovery support from the European Union and its member states through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)' Emergency Appeal to assist the Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floodings.

Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims
FPT and NUS cooperate in developing AI human resources
FPT and NUS cooperate in developing AI human resources

VOV.VN - FPT, one of the leading technology companies in Vietnam, and the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in developing a workforce for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry in Vietnam.

FPT and NUS cooperate in developing AI human resources
Vietnamese-funded irrigation system put into operation in Lao district
Vietnamese-funded irrigation system put into operation in Lao district

An irrigation system, built with non-refundable aid provided by the Vietnamese Government, was put into operation on October 21 in Nongbok district in Khammouane province of Laos.

Vietnamese-funded irrigation system put into operation in Lao district
Vietnam and EU examine Erasmus+ cooperation opportunities in Hanoi
Vietnam and EU examine Erasmus+ cooperation opportunities in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the European Union are examining education cooperation opportunities for Erasmus +, a leading EU program for education, training, youth, and sports, in Hanoi on October 22-23.

Vietnam and EU examine Erasmus+ cooperation opportunities in Hanoi
Vietnam successfully eliminates trachoma: WHO
Vietnam successfully eliminates trachoma: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.

Vietnam successfully eliminates trachoma: WHO
Tropical storm Trami likely to enter East Sea, urgent warnings released
Tropical storm Trami likely to enter East Sea, urgent warnings released

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent an urgent telegram, requesting relevant ministries and localities to be well prepared for tropical storm Trami that is expected to enter the East Sea and cause heavy rain in a couple of days.

Tropical storm Trami likely to enter East Sea, urgent warnings released
Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France
Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France

A solemn ceremony was held on October 20 in the southern city of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture of France, to mark the 10th anniversary of the memorial dedicated to Indochinese workers who came to work in the Camargue region during World War II.

Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France
Bac Lieu, Korean locality sign labour cooperation agreement
Bac Lieu, Korean locality sign labour cooperation agreement

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on October 21 signed a cooperation agreement with Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on sending local labourers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period.

Bac Lieu, Korean locality sign labour cooperation agreement
Vietnamese association in Malaysia helps protect women’s rights
Vietnamese association in Malaysia helps protect women’s rights

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur on October 20 to mark the 10th founding anniversary of the women's union and the 8th anniversary of the Vietnamese language club in this Southeast Asian country.

Vietnamese association in Malaysia helps protect women’s rights
Hanoi sees surge in dengue fever cases
Hanoi sees surge in dengue fever cases

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has reported a significant surge in dengue fever cases, with a total of 403 new infections being recorded between October 11 and October 17 to bring the total number up to 4,563 since the beginning of the year.

Hanoi sees surge in dengue fever cases
Vietnam respects right to freedom of belief, religion: official
Vietnam respects right to freedom of belief, religion: official

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang highlighted Vietnam’s consistent policy of respecting and protecting the right to freedom of belief and religion for all people, while meeting with UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif in his recent trip to Switzerland.

Vietnam respects right to freedom of belief, religion: official
Chinese crew member suffering stroke at sea rescued in Vietnam
Chinese crew member suffering stroke at sea rescued in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A Chinese crew member who suffered a stroke at sea has been successfully rescued and brought ashore for further treatment by Vietnamese doctors.

Chinese crew member suffering stroke at sea rescued in Vietnam
Vietnamese students explore study opportunities at European Education Week
Vietnamese students explore study opportunities at European Education Week

VOV.VN - Hordes of Vietnamese students are exploring study opportunities during the European Education Week 2024 that opened in Hanoi on October 20.

Vietnamese students explore study opportunities at European Education Week
Progress seen in gender equality promotion in Vietnam: official
Progress seen in gender equality promotion in Vietnam: official

Vietnam has made considerable progress in promoting gender equality over the past years, and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) has been applying itself to this work, said VWU Vice President Nguyen Thi Minh Huong.

Progress seen in gender equality promotion in Vietnam: official