On December 25, the delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Vietnam Women's Union, led by Do Hong Van, Member of the Presidium, Head of Women's Committee of Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, came to work with the Provincial Confederation of Labor on women's work and the work coordination program for 2022 - 2023. Participating in...

A delegation of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by its Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dinh Nhu Hoan on December 25 paid a courtesy visit to Khamphanh Pheuyavong, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Propaganda and Training. Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Dinh...

The Provincial Border Guard (BG) is responsible for managing and protecting 231.74 km of national border, with 2 international border gates, 1 main border gate and 9 auxiliary border gates. There are 21 border communes and towns, with 176 villages and hamlets in the border area managed by the Provincial Border Guard. In 2023, the provincial border area has...

The second Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Buddhist Summit opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25. Second Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Buddhist Summit opens in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon said that for centuries, the Mekong River has played its role as a lifeline, not...

The central province of Quang Binh got more than 82 billion VND (3.38 million USD) for its efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions in 2023, becoming the first locality in Vietnam to receive payment under the Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA). The central province of Quang Binh got more than 3.38 million USD for its efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions...

The severe cold spell, which has blanketed the northern region as well as the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An for about 10 days now, is expected to end early this week. Sa Pa Township in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai engulfed in fog caused by severe cold spell. (Photo: VNA) The National Centre...

Thanks to significant achievements in medicine, increasing quality, and reasonable costs of medical examination and treatment services, Vietnam's healthcare establishments have attracted more and more foreign patients, including those from developed countries such as the US and Canada. Illustrative image (Photo: medlatec.vn) Hospitals in Vietnam have successfully treated foreign patients for many times. Recently, a Cambodian underwent a...

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Con Dao National Park in Con Dao district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. The district is among the 10 Vietnamese localities taking part in the Plastic Smart Cities initiative....

Fifteen individuals and organisations were honoured at the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Award (VCA) 2023 during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 22. At the award ceremony (Photo: VNA) VCA 2023, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was co-hosted by the Vietnam Digital Content Association (VDCA) and the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Alliance (DCCA). Over the course...

Southern coastal provinces have launched a crackdown on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, in a bid to carry out recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) during its fourth inspection, with the ultimate goal of having the "yellow card" warning lifted. Fishing vessels in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development...