Resilient agriculture session in the new normal, advanced materials for future energy storage, and precision cancer therapy were the topic of discussion at a symposium in Hanoi on December 19. A session of the symposium (Photo: VNA) The “Science for Life” took place within the framework of the second VinFuture Sci-Tech Week, which is taking place from December...

Vietnamese people were very united despite hardships, Russian Lieutenant General Vitor Phillipov told Vietnam News Agency in Moscow, remembering his days in Vietnam in 1972 which went down to history with the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory that led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam. Russian Lieutenant General Vitor Phillipov (Photo: VNA) In...

Ministries and sectors will continue to stablise prices of goods from now until the end of the year and in the first quarter of 2023, especially before and during the Lunar New Year (Tet) in 2023. Purchasing power has recovered and has even been higher than in the two years before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: tapchicongthuong.vn) That is...

Helping workers in disadvantaged circumstances to have a warm and sufficient Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival, is a key task for trade unions at all levels. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) At the recent 12th meeting of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL)’s Executive Board, VGCL President Nguyen Dinh Khang noted that with more...

Preparations have been made for the establishment of federation of Vietnamese people in Germany, as a preparatory congress was organised in Berlin on December 17 to discuss the federation’s action framework and regulations. Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh speaks at the preparatory congress for the establishment of a federation of Vietnamese people in Germany. (Photo: VNA) Representatives...

Vietnam has made multi-dimensional efforts to achieve its net zero greenhouse gas emission targets by 2050 as committed at COP26, an official from the Ministry of Construction told a training workshop in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week. Sam Wood, Deputy Consul General at the British Consulate General in HCM City, speaks at the Net Zero Buildings...

Experts and government officials have gathered at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss measures to promote the role of women in the STEM fields. At the event (Photo: phunuonline.com.vn) The December 15 forum was held as part of the “Building University-Industry Learning and Development through Innovation and Technology” or BUILD IT project, funded by the US...

Vietnam will further actively be part of efforts for the global biodiversity preservation and is willing to mobilise all resources for effectively implement its national strategy on the matter, affirmed Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vo Tuan Nhan. Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vo Tuan Nhan (centre) and other members of the Vietnamese delegation...

A widespread strong cold spell is expected to linger in the northern region starting December 17, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF). Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)   The period will see the common temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, even 3-5 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas, with a possibility of frost and hoarfrost in high mountains. This is...

An exhibition marking five decades since the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam, opened at the Ho Guom Information and Culture Centre on Ly Thai To street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on December 16. At the exhibition (Photo: VNA) Addressing the opening ceremony, Chairman of...