President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in the northern province of Hung Yen on October 1 in response to the Action Month for the Vietnamese Elderly, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extends regards to the old persons (Photo: VNA) In his speech, the leader extended his regards and praise...

Nine critical ill sailors in a suspected food poisoning case on a Chinese vessel have been saved after being taken to the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, said a local health official. Medical workers tend to the sailors at the Con Dao military-civil medical centre (Source: VNA) They are among 21 sailors on the Wu Zhou 8 en...

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony on October 1 in the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc to announce the establishment of Chon Thanh town in the province. At the ceremony to announce the establishment of Chon Thanh town in Binh Phuoc province (Photo: VNA) Under Resolution 570/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated August 11, 2022 of the NA...

A delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism led by Minister Nguyen Van Hung joined more than 2,500 delegates from 161 countries and territories at the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT) 2022 held in Mexico from September 28-30. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung (R) poses for a photo...

The Thai Embassy in Hanoi and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) on September 30 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the Thai Room at the academy's campus. At the event (Photo: VNA) The inauguration was part of activities in celebration of the 46th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations. Supported by the embassy and the Thai Chamber of...

Hanoi is trying to have 80 - 85% of local public schools meeting national standards by 2025, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee. Hanoi looks to have another 432 - 552 national-standards public schools between 2022 and 2025. (Photo: VNA) In this plan, the city looks to have another 432 - 552 national-standards public...

A workshop on building common development strategies for higher education was held at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) in Belgium on September 29, attracting representatives of eight Vietnamese and Cambodian universities and the Francophone University Agency (AUF). Hanoi University is among the Vietnamese schools joining the Renewed University Steering in Southeast Asia (PURSEA) project. (Photo: VNA) Participants discussed...

As many as 50 young people with disabilities who are outstanding role models across the country were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 29 within the framework of the programme "Toa sang nghi luc Viet". At the programme (Photo: VNA) Organised by the Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) Central Committee in coordination with the Vietnam National Committee...

Vietnamese and Lao education-training leaders, representatives from 50 universities and 55 agencies as well as teachers and students gathered at a forum in Vientiane on September 29 to discuss cooperation between the two countries in enhancing training quality. Education-training officials of Vietnam and Laos and visitors at the Vietnam-Laos education exhibition 2022 (Photo: VNA) Deputy Minister of Education and...

More than 1,300 Shan Tuyet tea plants in Ha Giang province and a group of valuable timber trees in Dak Nong province have been recognised as “Vietnam Heritage Trees”. The nearly-450-year “giang huong” in Dak Nong province that was recently recognised as “Vietnam Heritage Tree” (Source: VNA) In the northernmost province of Ha Giang, the newly recognised 1,324 Shan...