The Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries launched a joint military exercise for United Nations peacekeeping operations called VINBAX 2023 in Hanoi on December 11. Delegates at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) The event is the fourth edition of its kind, taking place from December 11-19, with 577 personnel taking part, including 45 officers from medical and engineering corps of...

Vietnam Airlines Group, which comprises Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) has announced an additional capacity of over 100,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 550 flights, for the peak Lunar New Year (Tet) season from January 25 to February 24, 2024. Vietnam Airlines Group has announced an additional capacity of over 100,000 seats for the...

All six students who are all 10th graders from Hanoi have won medals, including one silver and five bronze, at the 20th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in Thailand. All six Hanoi students win medals at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad (Photo: qdnd.vn) The IJSO 2023 was held in Thailand from December 1-10 and attracted the participation of 304...

The multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam will reduce to 2.93% in 2023, a drop of 1.1 percentage points compared to last year, according to the Government’s report on the implementation of the national programme on sustainable poverty reduction. A goat farm in Pleiku city in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai. (Photo: VNA) The ratio of poor...

Vietnam has achieved commendable results in implementing the principles and standards of human rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA) in 1993, said Prof. Dr. Le Van Loi, Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academic of Politics (HCMA) at a scientific workshop...

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have signed an administrative deal on the implementation of a bilateral agreement on social insurance. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan (right) and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination of the RoK's Ministry of Health and Welfare Kim Hyejin sign an admistration deal on implementation of...

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a decision promulgating a training and certificate granting programme for foreigners teaching English language at foreign language and information technology centres in Vietnam. Illustrative image (Photo: vietnamnet.vn) This programme aims to train and issue English teaching certificates to foreigners, including native speakers (English language) with a college degree or...

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on December 7 emphasised that the entire political system, organisations and individuals have joined hands in childcare activities when she chaired a meeting of the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) Sponsorship Council. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (centre, right) chairs a meeting of the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC)...

The International Press Workshop “Digital Newsrooms Management: Theory, Practice, Experience in the ASEAN Region” was held by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association in Hanoi on December 7. At the International Press Workshop “Digital Newsrooms Management: Theory, Practice, Experience in the ASEAN Region” (Photo: VNA) The event drew the participation of delegates from the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists who discussed and...

In recent years, in addition to organizing competitions for excellent students at all levels, the provincial education sector is also interested in organizing a science and technology competition for high school students, aiming to encourage students to creatively apply the knowledge they have learned to solve life problems. Students present projects at the provincial science and technology competition The...