Options for the amount of days at the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival have been submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for approval, said the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Representative from Long An province's labour union presents gifts to workers before the Lunar New Year 2022 at the Thuan Dao Industrial Zone in...

A cultural space dedicated to late President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated on October 28 at the Tue Thanh Assembly Hall (or Thien Hau pagoda), a place for cultural and spiritual activities of the Hoa ethnic people and a famous tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5. Phan Kieu Thanh Huong (in light blue), Vice Chairman of...

The PetroVietnam University (PVU) based in Ba Ria city, the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, has become the first in Vietnam to have petroleum training programmes that meet quality standards set by the US-based Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh (fourth from left) presents the ABET...

The Ministry of Construction is conducting a project on developing Vietnam’s cities in response to climate change for 2021-2030 toward a goal of sustainable development and risk mitigation. Flooding in the central province of Quang Tri. (Photo: VNA) The project consists of six programmes, including those on building a database and urban risk-warning map system; and on perfecting the...

More than 800 migrant Vietnamese labourers in Cambodia returned to Vietnam through Moc Bai border gate in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh during a short period from October 26 afternoon to October 27 noon. At Moc Bai border gate (Photo: VNA) According to the commander of the Border Guard Command of Tay Ninh, Colonel Le Hong Vuong,...

The first phase of the Vietnam Institute of Dietary Supplements (VIDS) was officially opened at the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Tan Xa commune, Thach That district, Hanoi on October 27. Illustrative image (Photo: https://hanoimoi.com.vn/) As a scientific and technology organisation under the Vietnam Association of Dietary Supplements, the institute operates in various fields, including research and application...

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc has delivered a speech recognising the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)’s positive contributions to Vietnam’s development, especially in promoting green and sustainable growth. Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Ngoc made the speech at the GGGI Council’s plenary session...

The Thai Nguyen University of Education in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 26 received the Lao State’s Order of Friendship for its contribution to cooperation in human resources training for the country. At the event (Photo: VNA) In addition to its domestic training, the facility is also assigned by the Ministry of Education and Training...

A delegation of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs led by Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam, vice chairman of the committee, paid a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from October 23-26. A delegation of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs meets representatives of the Vietnamese Association in the RoK.(Photo: baoquocte.vn) During its stay...

The Ministries of Public Security of Vietnam and Laos held a ministerial-level meeting in Hanoi on October 26 to review the implementation of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in drug prevention and control. Participants at the ministerial-level meeting (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc said the signing...