Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has been named the new Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), replacing Dang Hoang Giang.

Vietnamese students and women scientists in France gathered at a seminar held in both in-person and online formats on March 12 in Paris to share their stories during the pursue of their passion for science.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 22 hosted a reception for scientists and experts of the Vietnam Economic Association (VEA), during which he hailed the VEA's contributions to the country over the past nearly five decades.

A scientific seminar held in Hanoi on February 9 highlighted Truong Chinh, former Party General Secretary and former Chairman of the State Council, as a reformed and creative leader of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - VinFuture Prize, with a Grand Prize worth US$3 million, is expected to make a positive change that is capable of impacting millions of lives by promoting scientific research and technological innovation.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko co-chaired the annual 23rd meeting of the Vietnam – Russia Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic, Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation via videoconference on October 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will carry out COVID-19 vaccinations for children between the ages of five and 11 next year pending scientific research available, according to the national immunization advisory council.

Five Vietnamese scientific journals were accepted to the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) database system in 2021, announced the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) on October 26.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)’ Institute of Literature and the Italian Embassy in Hanoi co-organised a seminar on Italian poet Dante Alighieri on the occasion of his 700th death anniversary.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15 held talks and witnessed the signing if a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two authorities for 2021 – 2025.