As of May 25 morning, flash floods triggered by downpours had claimed five lives, including two in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, and one each in Hoa Binh, Dien Bien and Quang Ngai. A landslide in Lai Chau province (Photo: VNA) Meanwhile, four people in Tuyen Quang and one in Dien Bien were injured. Up to 317...

A forest of old trees in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has been recognised as ‘heritage trees’ by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE). Rangers pose with one of the newly-recognised giant crape-myrtle tree. (Photo: VNA) The centuries-old include 36 giant crape-myrtle trees, known as “bang lang”, and one old banyan tree...

Vietnam’s internet economy was valued at about 21 billion USD in 2021, contributing to 5 percent of GDP and rising seven-fold from 2015. An overview of the summit (Photo: VNA) The information was released at the Vietnam - Asia Digital Transformation Summit (Vietnam - Asia DX Summit) 2022 that opened in Hanoi on May 25. Nguyen Van Khoa,...

Vietnamese students brought home two silver and one bronze medals at the 2022 European Physics Olympiad, the Vietnam Physics Society (VPS) announced on May 25. The five-strong Vietnamese team (C) participating in 2022 European Physics Olympiad (Photo: CTV) Specifically, Nguyen Tuan Phong from the Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in the northern province of the same name,...

The promotion of learning Vietnamese as a foreign language helps raise public interest in Australia regarding the importance of Vietnam as a strategic partner in relation to business and investment, agriculture and food manufacturing, and education and training, experts held. At a Vietnamese class in Australia (Photo: Baoquocte.vn) In their joint article run recently in the website of the...

A delegation of more than 40 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 17 countries around the world have visited people and soldiers in Truong Sa island district, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, and DK1 platform. The delegation comprises more than 40 OVs from 17 countries around the world (Photo: VNA) The visit, which was delayed for two years...

Molnupiravir Stella 200mg, a drug produced and registered by Stellapharm J.V.Co. Ltd., has been authorised by the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) for the domestic treatment of COVID-19. There are now four Molnupiravir-based drugs produced in Vietnam approved for domestic use. (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn) This is the fourth Molnupiravir-based drug produced in Vietnam to be authorised for use in the...

As many as 4,733 traffic accidents occurred nationwide killing 2,761 people and injured 3,078 others in five months between December 15, 2021 and May 14, 2022, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee said on May 24. Traffic police check blood alcohol content of drivers (Photo: VNA) During the period, the number of cases was down by 800,...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy on May 24 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the US-Vietnam Cooperation Centre at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV)’s campus in Hanoi. At the event (Photo: VNA) The new centre is an outcome of the partnership between the embassy’s Public Affairs Section and the DAV which highlights not only the...

The 8th summer camp of Vietnamese youth in Europe “Vietheart Summer Camp 2022” will take place in Prague, the Czech Republic, on August 18-21, heard a press conference held by the Vietnam youth and student associations in the country on May 22. At the press conference (Photo: VNA) The camp will be hosted by the standing board of the...