VOV.VN - The Russia Government has granted 1,000 scholarships in 2021 to Vietnamese citizens to pursue study at universities and research institutes in the Russian Federation.

Da Nang Oncology Hospital and the UK's AstraZeneca Vietnam on March 12 signed an agreement to improve treatment capacity and the quality of medical care for lung cancer patients, targeting those in central Vietnam.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said it is making active preparations so that work on the passenger terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City can begin in October 2021.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) have signed a cooperation agreement with GMO-Z.com RUNSYSTEM JSC in Hanoi.

The Defence Ministry held a ceremony on March 12 to present the President’s decision to send Lieut. Col Tran Duc Huong from the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, to take up a position at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

VOV.VN - Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2021, will compete in the beauty pageant when it gets underway on December 16 in Puerto Rico following a delay of one year due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau called on Indian businesses to explore opportunities in the Vietnamese market whilst increasing their investment in the country during a joint India-Vietnam business forum held on March 11 in Chandigarh city.

Vietnam Airlines has offered to transport domestically free of charge 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine (11.5 tonnes) supplied by COVAX Facility - a mechanism set up by the World Health Organization (WHO), from March 15.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an express dispatch requesting the People's Committees of cities and provinces and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to urgently review and list all issues related to solar power development.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and the UK in the first two months of the year surged 29.2%year-on-year, hitting US$1.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.