According to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual “Open Doors” report, Vietnamese students now constitute the fifth largest group of foreign students in the United States, up from sixth last year. Students at Georgetown University, Washington DC. (Photo: VNA) Moreover, Vietnam held its position as the second leading country of origin for international students studying at US community...

The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and Sanofi Vietnam have signed a partnership agreement to implement a training strategy entitled “Vaccinology and Life-course Immunisation” for healthcare professionals in Vietnam from 2023 to 2025. The partnership agreement signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the signing ceremony last week, Nguyen Vu Trung, director of the Pasteur Institute in HCM...

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met representatives of the Vietnamese community in Cambodia on November 20 afternoon, within the framework of his official visit to the country and his attendance at the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43). National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hue told Vietnamese...

The People's Committee of Khanh Hoa south-central province has just issued a master plan to preserve and restore coral reefs in Nha Trang Bay. Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa province is a famous tourist destination in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Provincial authorities have set out specific tasks and solutions, including raising awareness and changing the behaviours of individuals, communities...

Cao Lanh, the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, celebrated its membership in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) with a ceremony on November 19. Cao Lanh, the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, celebrated its membership in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) with a...

A gathering in commemoration of deceased victims of COVID-19 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 19 with the participation of local officials, religious dignitaries, families of the victims, and people from all walks of life. At the event (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, President of the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Tran Kim Yen recalled the...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his gratitude to over 1.6 million teachers nationwide at a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20) in Hanoi on November 19. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) In his speech, PM Chinh said education and training is the cause of the Party, State...

Knowledge about human rights will be put into the curriculum of all the educational institutes by 2025, heard a press briefing by the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Department of External Affairs and Human Rights on November 17. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) is developing four sets of documents...

How Eco-Fair project is making significant contributions towards a circular economy and other policy approaches accelerate the transition of the agri-food value-chain to a low-carbon industry in Vietnam was highlighted in a seminar within the COP27 framework. Panelists at EU Side Event, COP27. Photo courtesy of VIRI Dr. Nguyen Bao Thoa, director of the Vietnam Rural Industries Research and...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has extended his best wishes to all teachers, managing officials and staff working in the education sector, on the occasion of 40th Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20). Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)   In his letter, the leader emphasised the important and honourable tasks of education, hailed efforts of and achievements gained by the sector...