A number of universities in the country will launch new majors for the 2021-2022 academic year to meet labour market demand.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to host annual national e-sports tournaments starting from this year, said the Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA) during a ceremony held in Hanoi on January 13 to launch a white book on local e-sports.

The Australia Renewable Energy Agency has granted aid worth AUD1 million (US$750,000) for a new-generation solar cell development project of a research team headed by Vietnamese national Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu from the Australia National University (ANU).

VOV.VN - A group of three volunteers are set to receive the first shot of a 75mcg dose of the Nanocovax vaccine on January 18, the highest quantity of the vaccine which will be trialed on participants.

Vietnam provides a typical example of people’s trust in the Government, said Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kolotov from the Ho Chi Minh Institute at the Saint Petersburg University, during a recent interview with Sputnik.

VOV.VN - The Jakarta Post published an article titled “Learning from Vietnam on how to handle COVID-19" on December 28 which suggests countries must learn from the example of others in order to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in an effective manner.

VOV.VN - A multinational culinary festival opened at the National University of Laos in Vientiane capital on Dec. 23, attracting thousands of students, including Vietnamese students studying in Laos.

VOV.VN - Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, has passed on its compliments to H'hen Nie, a Top 5 finisher at Miss Universe 2018, after she cosplayed as Wonder Woman for the film’s Vietnamese premiere.

VOV.VN - Dr. Kambiz Ghawami, president of the World University Service (WUS), donated 20 nano-technology water purifiers from the German state of Sachsen-Anhalt on December 17 to local people impacted by recent flooding in central provinces such as Binh Dinh, Quang Nam, and Hoi An ancient town.

VOV.VN - Chung Ang University (CAU)’s Hospital, in collaboration with Doosan Vina Heavy Industry (DoosanVina) of the Republic of Korea, donated two packages of medical equipment on December 16 to the central province of Quang Ngai.