On November 21, the meeting of signing a Memorandum of Friendship Cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh provinces (Vietnam) and the Youth Union of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China) for the period 2023 - 2026 was held online. At the connection point of Lang Son province,...

A delegation of the Vietnam Journalists' Association (VJA), led by its Standing Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Loi, have been paying a working visit to Thailand from November 21-25 to strengthen cooperation with the Thai counterpart organisation. The VJA delegation meets with the delegation of the Thailand Journalists Association. (Photo: VNA) On November 21, the VJA delegation met with a...

Vietnam has improved its global ranking in English proficiency, ranking 58th out of 113 non-native English-speaking countries, according to the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) by Education First (EF). Students practise speaking English with a foreigner near Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake. Hanoi has among the highest levels of English proficiency in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) The Southeast Asian nation...

A dialogue themed “Hanoi Creative City – City Branding and Sector Development” was held in Hanoi by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports and the British Council in Vietnam. Some speakers at the dialogue held in Hanoi on November 21. (Photo: daibieunhandan.vn) The workshop gave updates on Hanoi's development progress as a Creative City of Design, and...

The 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (AP11), themed “Asia-Pacific: Preparedness for Disasters”, took place in Hanoi on November 21. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang spoke highly of the initiative to choose...

The building of the national land database has achieved certain results, but still lags behind schedule, reported the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh speaks at a meeting (Photo: monre.gov.vn) The activity aims to serve the State management, providing public services related to land, and sharing land information with...

With valuable scientific research and experience shared at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023 that took place in Paris on November 15-18, Vietnam demonstrated its strong commitment to tuberculosis (TB) prevention, according to Director of the National Lung Hospital Dinh Van Luong. Vietnam shares valuable scientific research and experience at the Union World Conference on Lung...

With the form of contesting through videos and images of dedicated teachers, the "Teachers in my eyes" contest has attracted a large number of students in the province to participate. The contest is a voice from the heart, the love between teachers and students with touching stories, contributing to spreading the tradition of respecting teachers in schools and communities....

Vietnam and international healthcare research partners convened a two-day conference on November 20 to launch the country’s national strategy on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention and control for 2023-2030, as part of activities responding to the ongoing World AMR Awareness Week. Illustrative image (Photo: tuoitre.vn) The strategy was issued by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh via a decision dated September...

La Vie International Hospital, a hospital for Vietnamese expatriates in Laos, was inaugurated in Vientiane on November 18. La Vie International Hospital in Vientiane (Photo: VNA) The hospital has been licensed by the Lao Ministry of Health to provide medical services for Vietnamese nationals residing, working, and studying in Laos, as well as for Lao residents. The 50-bed...