Vietnam has reviewed greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. However, due to the lack of requirements for reporting and assessing results, the data on emission reduction has yet to be fully compiled. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) A representative from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Climate Change said on August 18 that in the near future, emission...

The fire prevention and fighting work at all karaoke parlors and bars in Hanoi will be inspected, following a series of blazes and explosions, including serious ones, reported in the capital city in recent weeks. Illustrative image (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) The inspections must be completed before September 20 and their results submitted to the city Police to be reported to...

The Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) on August 17 sent out a letter calling for donations to Cuban people to help them overcome current difficulties. VUFO Chairwoman Nguyen Phuong Nga hands over 1,000 EUR to support Cuban people (Photo: qdnd.vn) The letter said the fraternal Cuban country and people are struggling against countless difficulties and challenges as...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed the importance of developing high-quality human resources for agriculture, while attending an innovation event and job fair of the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) in Hanoi on August 17. PM Pham Minh Chinh (front, second from right) and others visit an exhibition of scientific and technological models and products at the event...

Hanoi is seeking experience from Singapore in urban governance, social housing development and enhancing capacity for cadres, Chairman of municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh has said. At the meeting. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) At a reception for Singapore’s Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam on August 16, Thanh appreciated Singapore's support to Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular over the...

In Vietnam, elephants are classified as critically endangered in the Vietnam Red Book, and are included in the group with the highest conservation status, whose exploitation for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Wild elephant in Dong Nai province (Photo: VNFOREST) Since 2012, August 12 has been recognised as World Elephant Day, which has become an opportunity for people to...

On August 16, the delegation of the Provincial People's Committee led by Mrs. Doan Thu Ha, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee, inspected the vaccination against COVID-19 in Van Lang and Van Quan district. Mrs. Doan Thu Ha, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee,...

Vietnam will use four more vaccines in the Expanded Immunisation Programme for the 2021-2030 period under Resolution No.104 of the Government on the roadmap to increase the diversity of vaccines in the programme signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on August 15. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The four are against Rotavirus from 2022, pneumococcal disease from 2025,...

The Tan Thuan CMC Data Centre, considered the most modern and safest data centre and cloud computing infrastructure facility in Vietnam, officially opened on August 15. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) and other delegates cut the ribbon to open the Tan Thuan CMC Data Centre on August 15. (Photo: VNA) With investment of 1.5 trillion VND (64 million USD)...

A training course on Vietnamese language teaching opened in Hanoi on August 15 for 80 Vietnamese teachers from nine countries. Children at a Vietnamese class in Ekaterinburg (Photo: VNA) Addressing the opening, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs Mai Phan Dung said that for the 5.3 million-strong Vietnamese community abroad, maintaining the use of...