The Ministry of Education and Training has said that three pillars in Vietnam's education transformation in the coming time will be transformation of the governance system, environmental transformation and digital technology. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The information was shared at a national consultation on transforming education held on July 20 by the ministry, with support from UNICEF and UNESCO....

Vietnam has climbed four places on World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2022 in the past year, from 87th to 83rd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.705/1. Women of Red Dao ethnic minority in their traditional attire. (Photo: VNA) The increase is thanks to "mild improvements" recorded in closing the gender gaps across...

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA), in coordination with the Chemical Arms of the Vietnam People's Army and the People’s Committee of Kon Tum province, has opened an exhibition at Kon Tum Museum to mark the 61th anniversary of the Agent Orange (AO) disaster in Vietnam and the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs...

Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Le Tien Chau hosted a reception for a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) at the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022. An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) The delegation comprises more than 100 young OVs from 20 countries across the world. Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister...

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) has presented 750 tablets, two sets of computers and two printers to the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba, aiming to help the Cuban legislature improve its operational efficiency. At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA) Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Tran Thanh Man said at the hand-over ceremony in Hanoi on...

A webinar on measures to optimise the exploitation of solid waste potential in Vietnam in order to turn waste into resources, was held by the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIETSE) on July 19, bringing together experts, and representatives from environment organisations and development partners. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) According to Tran Hoang Anh, an energy analyst at the...

In the past time, Lang Son city has effectively implemented the preferential policy of people with meritorious services to the revolution in the area, thereby contributing to the expression of the moral tradition of " When drinking water, think of its source" Give back the gratitude” of our nation. After a visit to the old battlefield with the delegation...

The Government of Vietnam is making efforts to get the routine immunisation for children back on track, Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative to Vietnam, said on July 19. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) “We look forward to seeing Vietnam return to the strong child and adolescent immunisation system it had built before the pandemic –the system that stood up strongly...

The Ministry of Justice is considering the application of lighter sentences for corruption criminals who pay back money and assets, according to Deputy Director General of the General Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement Nguyen Thang Loi. Justice Ministry's regular press conference (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the ministry’s regular press conference in the second quarter of the year, Loi said...

Locals people in the northern province of Bac Giang have got an in-depth insight into the national sovereignty over seas and islands as well as the tradition of ethnic minority groups across Vietnam through photos and documents featuring Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes and ethnic groups of Vietnam. At the exhibition's opening ceremony (Photo: baobacgiang.com.vn)...