In order to encourage and share with disadvantaged students and orphans to overcome difficulties and achieve good study results in the new school year, in recent years, all levels of the Red Cross (CR) in the province has called for organizations, businesses, and benefactors to sponsor, co-carry and support them in remaining educated and to light up their dreams....

Labour federations across the country will spend about 500 billion VND (over 20.1 million USD) on organising activities and presenting gifts to labourers on the occasion of the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet), according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL). Illustrative image (Photo: laodong.vn) Under a plan set by the VGCL, 1 million labourers in difficult...

Pilot use of chip-based ID cards for fast check-in for some domestic flights may begin from April next year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). Pilot use of chip-based ID cards for fast check-in for some domestic flights may begin from April next year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). (Photo: VNA) The...

Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF) announced on October 25 it would provide nearly 90 billion VND (3.6 million USD) to 19 science and technology projects and five culture and history projects with practical value, potentially contributing to the country's long-term development. Sophie Maysonnave, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities at the French Embassy in Vietnam, speaks at the event....

Vietnam is a top market in adopting new technologies, in which 58% of digital consumers have used online banking solutions, e-wallets, money transfer applications, and digital banking. A customer uses her MoMo ewallet to pay for a cup of Starbucks coffee. Vietnam is a top markets for the adoption of new technologies. (Photo courtesy of the MoMo) According to...

The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on October 24 issued an annual report reviewing efforts of 62 cities and provinces in handling wildlife violations reported by the public in 2021, excluding Bac Lieu province which registered no cases. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The report suggests a continued high responsiveness rate of 97% for all publicly reported wildlife crimes...

Five refrigerated trucks and an additional 4.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in Vietnam from Australia. Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski (centre), UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers (left), and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Duong Thi Hong (right) stand next to one of the five refrigerated trucks given to Vietnam...

The Vietnam EPS Labour Management Office and the Siheung Foreign Workers Support Centre in the Republic of Korea (RoK) have organised a gathering to provide legal consultancy for Vietnamese guest workers in Gyeonggi province and surrounding areas. At the event (Photo: VNA) The meeting was among many others of its kind frequently held by the office and Vietnam's...

Three Vietnamese have topped the global ranking of the IEEEXtreme Programming Competition, a global challenge that brought thousands of students from around the world together into a 24-hour event. The HCMUSBurnedTomatoes group (Source: HCMUS) The trio consists of Le Bao Hiep, Nguyen Vu Dang Huy, and Ho Ngoc Vinh Phat from the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City’s...

Samsung Vietnam, the Vinh Phuc provincial Department of Foreign Affairs, Lao Thach district People's Committee and Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the Samsung Hope School project in Bac Son village. Samsung Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Provincial Department of Foreign Affairs, Lap Thach District People's Committee and Korea...