Vietnam’s CMC Corporation and the Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG) exchanged an agreement on cooperation in education and training, within the framework of the Vietnam-Japan Business Forum in Tokyo on December 16. At the signing ceremony of agreement on cooperation in education and training between CMC and KCG (Photo: VNA) The event took place in the presence of Prime...

Vietnam ranks third in terms of the number of researchers in the Republic of Korea (RoK), after China and India and above the US and Pakistan, according to a report released by the RoK Ministry of Science and ICT. The five countries account for 62.2% of foreign researchers in the East Asian nation, the report showed. The report...

Vietnam is one of the first 63 countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge proposed by President of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) Sultan Al Jaber within the framework of COP28 recently held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). At a wind power farm in Ninh Thuan (Photo: VNA) Under the pledge, the...

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) will offer nearly 2,700 free-of-charge train and air tickets for disadvantaged workers to return home for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebration. Illustrative image. The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour will offer nearly 2,700 free-of-charge train and air tickets for disadvantaged workers to return home for Tet (Photo: VNA) It will arrange...

Australia's government agreed to give 490,600 doses of ‘5 in 1’ vaccine to Vietnam through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Delegates at the handover ceremony of the DPT-HBV-Hib vaccine A handover ceremony of the DPT-HBV-Hib vaccine to prevent diseases diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and pneumonia/ meningitis caused by Hib bacteria took place at the Ministry of Health...

Energy transition is a "golden opportunity" for Vietnam to ensure and improve social security and promote green transformation, towards realising its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, said Ingrid Christensen, Country Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam. Energy transition is a "golden opportunity" for Vietnam to ensure and improve social security. - Illustrative image...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang chaired the 8th meeting of the National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Prevention and Control in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on December 13. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang speaks at the 8th meeting of the National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported,...

On the morning of December 12, Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting of the Steering Committee to build a global Geopark in Lang Son province, Organizing Committee of Xu Lang’s Peach Blossom Festival and activities to celebrate a new year...

There were some 13,900 cyberattacks in Vietnam in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, according to a report announced by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on December 12. Vietnam is hit by 13,900 cyberattacks in 2023. (Photo: VNA) The report showed that more than 550 websites of State agencies with the domain name of “.gov.vn” and some...

The Vietnam International Digital Week 2023 opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh on December 12. Opening ceremony of Vietnam International Digital Week 2023 (Photo: VNA) The four-day programme, the second of its kind, includes conferences, seminars and forums with the participation of representatives from management agencies, associations and businesses of ASEAN member countries and their dialogue partners....