Vietnam’s population reaches more than 99 million in 2022, 10 years slower than the forecast, with the population quality improved and the population structure transformed in a positive direction, according to the Ministry of Health’s General Department of Population and Family Planning. Newborns at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Photo: VNA) The current life expectancy is...

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on December 26 held a training conference on disseminating information on the national target programme on socio-economic development in mountainous and ethnic-inhabited areas in the 2021-2025 period. An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) The programme’s objectives are to exploit potential and advantages of localities in the mountainous and ethnic-inhabited areas;...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented 10 second-class and 7 third-class Labour Orders to winners of International Olympiads and science-technology competitions in 2022 at a meeting in Hanoi on December 26. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents the Labour Orders to students. (Photo: VNA) This year, the Ministry of Education and Training sent seven delegations with 38 students to International Olympiads....

A cold front from the north is moving to the south, affecting the north, then the north and central parts of the central region in Vietnam, starting December 28. Frost covers trees in Hoang Lien National Park in the cable car area on the way to the top of Fansipan on December 18, 2022. (Photo: VNA) According to...

On the afternoon of December 26, the Provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs held a conference to praise and honor advanced examples and promote the role of reputable people among ethnic minorities in Lang Son province in 2022. Attending the conference were Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman...

From December 12 to 17, athletes from the Lang Son Department of Education and Training participated in the 3rd National Defense and Security Education Sports Festival for high school students in 2022, organized by the Ministry of Education and Training held in Can Tho city. Student Vi Thu Thuy from Trang Dinh High School who won a consolation prize...

The Ministry of Education and Training on December 26 organised a meeting to honour 33 Vietnamese students who won medals at international Olympiad and science and engineering contests in 2022. Society of Learning Promotion present scholarships for students who won medals medals at international Olympiad and science and engineering contests in 2022. (Photo: VNA) This year, Vietnamese students brought...

The Naval Region 2 High Command on December 26 sent two delegations to visit officers and soldiers on duty on DK1 platforms, ships on duty, and agencies and units stationed in Con Dao district of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, on the occasion of the approaching lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. Soldiers carry gifts and...

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 26 by Hanoi and the Ministry of National Defence to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory. At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) In December 1972, US launched a strategic aerial bombing operation called “Linebacker II” in Hanoi and Hai Phong. In this...

Vietnam is ranked 16th out of the 25 countries with the richest biodiversity in the world, as more than 11,000 species have been discovered in the country. Birds are seen at Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap - the world's 2,000th Ramsar site. (Photo: VNA) Of the species, there are about 6,000 benthic,...