The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has launched a logo design contest for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1973-2023). The logo will be used in commemorative and exchange programmes to celebrate the anniversary, according to the embassy. The contest is open to all people, regardless of their nationalities, ages or professions. Each...

On June 16, the inspection team of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue (SAR), Deputy Head of the National Committee on Disaster...

In the early days of May, many places in the province has heavy rain, flooding, landslides that affected people's lives. In order to join hands to overcome the consequences, in the past few days, the Red Cross Society in the province have actively campaigned and called on all levels of government, organizations, individuals, and benefactors inside and outside the...

A symposium on the development of domestically- and globally-connected smart cities took place in Hanoi on June 16. Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Nguyen Duc Hien speaks at the symposium. (Photo: https://diendandoanhnghiep.vn/) The event, which was one of four seminars in the framework of the ongoing Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022, was jointly organised...

A seminar was held in Hanoi on June 16 by the UNESCO and “Ngay Nay” (Today) magazine run by the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations to discuss the role of the press in the education of girls from ethnic minority groups. Participants at the event (Photo: tienphong.vn) The seminar was part of the “We are ABLE” project that...

Digital transformation is both a must and an opportunity for the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to make changes, Vu Viet Trang, VNA General Director, said on June 16. At the event. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at a seminar held by the VNA Journalists' Inter-SubAssociations on developing video content on digital platforms, Trang, who is also its chairwoman, said the utilisation...

A Vietnam representative affirmed the country's commitment to promote the rights of the persons with disabilities (PwDs) while attending a meeting held in New York on June 14 - 16. Persons with disabilities are presented with wheelchairs in Dak Lak province. (Photo: VNA) Addressing the 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the...

As of June, Vietnam had 883 urban areas of all types across the country, representing an urbanisation rate of 41 percent, up 0.6 percent from the same period last year. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) According to the Ministry of Construction, 92.8 percent of urban residents had access to clean water in the period, an annual increase of 0.8 percent....

In the context of the extensive digitalisation of services as well as multidimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the behaviour and expectation of Vietnamese consumers have changed, turning digital payment into an evitable trend of the economy and their priority. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The Cashless Day, which has been organised every June 16 since 2019, has affirmed its...

Results of dioxin treatment technology tested at Bien Hoa airport, the most contaminated spot in Vietnam, were released at a seminar in Hanoi on June 15. At the seminar to announce results of dioxin treatment technology tested at Bien Hoa airport (Photo: VNA) This cooperation is between the Environment Treatment Technology Centre under the Chemical Corps of the Ministry...