On the morning of August 20, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference on developing a flexible, modern, sustainable and integrated labor market. Attending the conference were Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam; leaders of a number of central ministries and sectors; representatives of training institutions, experts in the field of labor and a number of domestic...

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has signed a resolution on continued payment for workers in accordance with another dated September 24, 2021, by the NA Standing Committee on the issuance of policies in support of employees and employers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The NA Standing Committee suggested spending over 1.1 trillion VND (47.8...

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc has urged Vietnamese universities to improve quality of their programmes and beef up international cooperation to attract more foreign students. A class at the Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi. It is the university with the largest number of foreign students in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) He made the statement during...

There will be 8-10 storms and tropical depressions in the East Sea from now to February 2023, of which from three to five storms are likely to directly affect Vietnam’s mainland, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. In a heavy rain (Photo: VNA) From October-November, the central and southern regions are forecast to experience higher-than-average rainfall. The...

The 10th edition of a networking event marking its decade, hosted by the Association of Vietnamese Students and Professionals in the US (AVSPUS), is taking place in Washington from August 19-21. Vietnamese students in the US (Photo: sinhvienusa.org) At a recent gala, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung congratulated the AVSPUS on its achievements, especially in connecting Vietnamese youths and...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 20 chaired a nationwide teleconference linking with the 63 cities and provinces on the development of labour market in a flexible, modern, sustainable and globally integrated manner. PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) He said the Vietnamese Party and State always pay attention to labour market and consider...

Forty Vietnamese nationals were arrested by An Giang Border Guards on August 18 morning after illegally entering Vietnam from Cambodia. The group of Vietnamese who escaped Cambodia. (Photo courtesy of An Giang Border Guard) According to their testimony, a total of 42 people tried to escape from a casino in Sampeou Poun commune, Kaoh Thom district, Kandal province...

Ten Vietnamese working in the country have been listed among the world's best scientists by research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website. Four scientists from Vietnam National University-Hanoi (Photo: vnu.edu.vn) The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline. It analysed the data of 166,880 scientists in 24 areas on...

A requiem was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18 in remembrance of the people who died of the COVID-19 pandemic. Requiem held in Ho Chi Minh City in remembrance of the people who died of COVID-19 (Photo: VNA) Most Venerable Thich Le Trang, head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi...

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has sent an official document requesting the People’s Committees of provinces and cities across the country to strengthen the prevention and control of violence and abuse of children. People hold placards in front of a court hall to call for justice for an eight-year-old girl beaten to death by her father's...