Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Ray Hospital announced on November 17 that it had successfully performed skin transplant from a brain-dead donor. Cho Ray Hospital's Human Organ Transplantation Coordinating Unit receives one heart, two kidneys, two corneas, and skin from the donor (Photo: VNA) Male patient L.V.T., 27, living in the southern province of Dong Thap, with 50 percent...

The 28th session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-28) is taking place in Hanoi under the theme “Bridging Space Innovations Opportunities for Sustainable and Prosperous Future”. The 28th session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) The four-day session features meetings of working groups on November 15 -16 and plenary sittings on...

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on November 17 ordered raising public awareness of child abuse acts and punishments against violation of children’s rights, thereby building a safe and child-friendly living environment. At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Dam, who is also Chairman of the National Committee for Children, also asked ministries and agencies to continue developing child database and...

On the morning of November 17, the Department of Education and Training held a ceremony to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam Teachers' Day (1982-2022) and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the provincial education and training sector (1947-2022) at the Provincial Convention Center. Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the...

The 16th Vietnam-US labour dialogue took place in Hanoi on November 16, gathering representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the US Department of Labour, and the US Embassy in Vietnam. Participants at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, MoLISA Deputy Le Van Thanh said the dialogue’s resumption after years of hiastus has...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony marking the 120th anniversary of the Hanoi Medical University (HMU) and the 40th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20) on November 16. PM Pham Minh Chinh (centre) greets incumbent and former health officials at the Hanoi Medical University on November 16. (Photo: VNA) Reviewing the school’s history, Chairman of the HMU...

The 14th international conference on the East Sea, themed ‘Peaceful Sea-Solid Recovery’, convened in the central city of Da Nang on November 16, with the participation of nearly 40 speakers from close to 20 nations worldwide. At the event (Photo: VNA) Held by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the two-day event attracted the in-person attendance of over 220...

On the morning of November 16, the Provincial Committee for the Advancement of Women held a ceremony to launch the Action Month for Gender Equality, prevention and response to gender-based violence in 2022. Attending the ceremony were Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee,...

A conference was jointly held by the Ministry of Justice’s Law Dissemination and Education Department and Vietnam News Agency’s Vietnam Law and Legal Forum Magazine in Hanoi on November 15 to discuss measures to strengthen communications work on policies and laws among overseas Vietnamese (OV) community. An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Addressing the ceremony, Editor-in-Chief of...

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...