Luong Dinh Chung, born in 1988, Secretary of the Lang Son City Youth Union is an official who is loved by union members, youth and people of wards and communes in Lang Son city because of his closeness, sincerity, creativity and enthusiasm in the pioneer and volunteer activities of the City Youth Union. Recently, he was honored to receive...

Installing Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) equipment and supervising their operations play an important role in removing the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) According to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the national fisheries database (Vnfishbase) shows that as many as 223 fishing boats in localities...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced that passenger biometric authentication (facial recognition) will be piloted at check-in desks in Van Don international airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The Van Don int’l airport will pilot biometric authentication for passengers. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The authority has asked the airport to take measures to...

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), in collaboration with Lao Cai province, held the International Friendship Exchange – Spring 2023 in the northern mountainous province on March 26-27. The International Friendship Exchange – Spring 2023 held in Lao Cai. (Photo: VNA) The event attracted the participation of 150 delegates from foreign embassies, and international organisations, and foreign...

The Vietnamese team won 17 prizes at the International Robothon 2023 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 26. The Vietnamese team wins 17 prizes at the International Robothon 2023. (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, 35 Vietnamese contestants, divided into 18 groups all competing in the Leanbot category, brought home the championship title, one first, one second, eight third and...

On the morning of March 25, the Provincial Management Board of Geopark coordinated with the Advisory Group on the building and development of Lang Son Geopark of Binh Gia District to organize a Drawing Contest of geoheritage and intangible cultural heritage in Lang Son Geopark on pebbles at Minh Khai Primary School, Binh Gia District. 86 students participated in...

A sapling marcotted from a 2,300-year-old Bodhi tree (also known as sacred fig with the scientific name of Ficus religiosa), the oldest of its species in the world, has been planted at the Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh. The Bodhi sapling is planted in the Bodhi garden in front of the Bai Dinh...

In recent years, the movement of scientific and technical research and creation in schools has been focused on launching, implementing by the provincial education sector, among them is the Science and Technology Contest for high school students, thereby creating a playground for students to research science, create engineering and technology… The province currently has 73 primary and secondary schools;...

With lights turned off for one hour starting 8:30 pm on March 25 in response to the 2023 Earth Hour campaign, Vietnam saved 298,000 kWh of electricity equivalent to about 555.6 million VND (23,617 USD), according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s National Load Dispatch Center. Young people and children in Hue city, Thua Thien-Hue province, respond to Earth...

The Management Board of Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is carrying out a campaign to collect styrofoam buoys left by illegal fish farms to avoid pollution in the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site. The activity mobilises 20 vessels and 100 people (Photo: VNA) The campaign, taking place from March 24-26, mobilises 20 vessels and...