Major General Nguyen Tuan Anh, head of the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security, has attended the 32nd General Conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs of Asia (IFCAA) held in the Japanese city of Yokohama. Major General Nguyen Tuan Anh, head of the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and...

An event honouring 100 outstanding blood donors nationwide, particularly during COVID-19 outbreaks, is slated for mid-August, as part of myriad activities marking World Blood Donor Day (June 14) in Vietnam. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) According to the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, meetings, conferences, and voluntary blood donation campaigns are scheduled. Meanwhile, related sides will organise awareness-raising...

Birds of Vietnamese seas and islands are featured on a set of postage stamps to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications. The set of stamps featuring sea birds (Photo: vnpost.vn) The birds comprise Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823), Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789), Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758), Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) and Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766). The set...

Events run by the Indian Embassy in Vietnam to mark the 8th International Day of Yoga 2022 (June 21), themed ‘Yoga for Humanity’, are set to take place nationwide, heard at a press conference in Hanoi on June 13. A yoga performance staged at an event celebrating the date in Binh Thuan province. (Photo: VNA) Introducing the massive celebration,...

There will be no increases in prices of medical examination and treatment, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed while chairing a meeting with leading officials of several ministries and sectors on price management on June 13. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (Photo: VNA) The official, who is also head of the steering committee for price management, stated...

Residents and tourists in Hanoi will soon have more options for getting around after the city’s authorities approved 200 public bicycle stations. Young people use an app to hire public bicycles in HCM City. (Photo: VNA) Under a pilot project by the city’s Department of Transport, which is set to start at the end of the year, up to...

In the hot summer days, nothing is more wonderful than enjoying the sweet and refreshing taste of a cup of Cold shrimp sweet gruel- a unique dish to cool off on a summer day in Xu Lang. Share with us the origin of this unique dish. Mr. Hoang Van Pao, Chairman of the Cultural Heritage Association of Lang Son...

The representative of the Provincial Military Command presented gifts to the veterans of Chi Lang district On June 13, the delegation including: Provincial Veterans Association, Provincial Military Command, Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs visited and presented gifts from the province to veterans participating in the resistance war against the French colonialism in districts: Huu Lung,...

Viet Nam News – an English-language daily of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) – will co-chair a live webinar themed “Asia: Renewable Energy Continent” on June 15 with the aim to intensify dissemination on Asia’s “green” strategy. "Asia: Renewable Energy Continent” webinar (Photo: Viet Nam News) The challenges of climate change and energy security have propelled Asian nations to increasingly...

Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, presented flowers to the units that coordinated in organizing the event On the morning of June 12, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training,...