A breast milk bank, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, was inaugurated at Hung Vuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6. A breast milk bank, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, is inaugurated at Hung Vuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6.(Photo: VNA) The facility with a total investment capital of...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050. Illustrative image (Source: baochinhphu.vn) The overall objective of the strategy, set out in Decision 896/QD-TTg, is to proactively and effectively adapt to climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, and deal with vulnerabilities and risks caused by climate...

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is estimated to have prevented 232,766 deaths in Vietnam, an independent assessment of vaccine effectiveness showed. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo courtesy AstraZeneca Vietnam) The analysis conducted by Airfinity, a health data firm, covers the period from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021 and shows that more than 72 million doses were delivered to Vietnam,...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving a plan of action on reducing methane emissions to 2030 with the goal of cutting methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020. An electric bus in Hanoi - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The action plan targets methane emissions in cultivation, animal husbandry, solid waste management, waste water...

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) must further accelerate digital transformation and develop digital database using big data technologies, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 5. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) with a first-class Labour Order. (Photo: VNA) The PM made the statement while addressing...

Copyright infringement has been running rampant in Vietnam, causing great damage to the video industry, according to insiders. Some copyright-infringed websites (Photo: baodautu.vn) Le Quang Tu Do, Deputy Director of the Broadcasting and Electronic Information Authority, admitted that many websites have been violating copyright regulations in the country by uploading videos without permission. The website creators are so...

In recent years, when app-based ride-hailing services appeared and grew stronger in Vietnam, many people gradually turned away from traditional taxis. Traditional taxis need to introduce new innovations to regain their popularity among locals. (Photo courtesy of nld.com.vn) However, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent increase in the price of gasoline, many people have re-opted for traditional...

Major universities need to become a role model in terms of management - an environment in which all good values are spread and expressed in society, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam spoke at the University Autonomy Conference 2022 on August 4. Hanoi University of Science and Technology - one of the first educational institutions implementing autonomy in Vietnam....

Workers nationwide will have a total of four days off from September 1 to 4 on the occasion of National Day, according to the Office of the Government. There will be four days off in this year's National Day holiday. (Photo: VNA) From 2021, Vietnam has a total of 11 public holidays, while the number of days off...

Airlines of Vietnam will adjust their flight paths in the next few days to avoid the areas near Taiwan where China plans to hold military exercises, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). Planes of some Vietnamese airlines (Photo: VNA) CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang told Vietnam News Agency on August 3 that after China had...