The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has directed credit institutions to reduce some transaction fees from August 1 this year to support customers amid the outbreak of the latest COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists from the Institute of Oceanography under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have completed a collection of more than 20,000 specimens of sea creatures, with many new creatures discovered for the first time in Vietnamese waters or entirely new species.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to draft a plan on the establishment of a national vaccine institute and a research centre for vaccine technology transfer on the basis of re-organising the ministry's existing research facilities.

Nguyen Kim Anh, a young female Vietnamese PhD holder of the Institute of Geography under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, has just won the “The most downloaded paper award 2021” from The Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS), a journal of the Japan Geoscience Union.

An online concert, “Drifting Intervals”, featuring five female artists from Vietnam, Germany and France will take place on July 17.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Embassy of Switzerland recently signed a bilateral agreement for the new Swiss Bank Executive Training programme (Swiss BET) to help build the capacity of Vietnamese bank executives.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment are set to honour 21 organisations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation during the 2010 to 2020 period.

VOV.VN - The brookings.edu website of Brookings Institution, a research group based in the United States, has published an article hailing Vietnamese success in combating the COVID-19 pandemic due to their strong and durable institutions.

VOV.VN - The German Cultural Institute (Goethe Institute) in Vietnam is scheduled to hold an online masterclass between August 17 and August 30, with the renowned Boulanger Trio of Germany set to offer tips and guidance to various local groups.

VOV.VN - The 25th South East Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association Conference (SEAPAVAA) opened on June 23 in Hanoi on the theme of audiovisual archiving amid changing times.