On the morning of February 21, the Provincial People's Committee organized an inspection of the preparation work to organize activities, events and traditional festivals in Lang Son city. 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 inspection. Participating in the inspection were Mrs....

A conference to bolster education collaboration between Vietnam and Thailand was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Association (TVFA) in Bangkok on February 21. At the EduConnect Beyond Frontier conference. (Photo: VNA) The event drew the participation of representatives from the Thai universities, Thai enterprises who are operating...

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) said that its “Tet Nhan Ai” (Humane Tet) campaign raised over 1.03 trillion VND (nearly 42 million USD) to support 1.52 million disadvantaged people across the nation on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival 2024. A Tet fair held in Vinh Long province (Photo: VNA) The VRCS Central Committee allocated...

Ahead of the coming inspection by a European Commission (EC) delegation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently asked the administrations of coastal localities to review the situation of fishing vessels unable to be tracked via vessel monitoring systems (VMS). Fishing vessels in Quang Binh province (Photo: VNA) An EC delegation is scheduled to come to...

The land area zoned for social housing development has increased by 5,031ha from the 3,359ha reported in 2020, said the Ministry of Construction (MoC). There are now 1,249 land lots covering 8,390ha for building social housing nationwide, according to the Ministry of Construction. (Photo: VNA) As such, there are now 1,249 land lots covering 8,390ha for building social housing,...

The Xuan Hong (red spring) festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign after the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, kicked off in Hanoi on February 20, expecting to collect at least 8,000 units of blood. Donating blood at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion on February 20, 2024 (Photo: VNA) Jointly organised by the National...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha underlined the need to manage the pharmaceutical industry under market rules, ensuring publicity, transparency, quality control, safety, and cheapest prices during a meeting in Hanoi on February 19 to discuss the law on amendments and supplementations to some articles of the Law on Pharmacy. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha addresses the...

More than 100 Vietnamese students from universities across the UK took part in the Leader Camp 2024, an annual event organised by the Vietnamese Student Association in the UK (SVUK), which was held on February 18 at the University of Westminster and aimed at helping the students to learn and explore their potential leadership capabilities. Winners at games and...

The Vietnamese Association in Hamm city of Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state organised its founding congress on February 18, becoming the first Vietnamese organisation in the city that aims to build a united and strong community. Vietnamese Consul General in Frankfurt Luu Xuan Dong (R) presents flowers to congratulate the congress (Photo: VNA) During the event, participants elected a five-member executive...

Airlines in the country served more than 1.5 million passengers, including 748,600 international and 762,400 domestic, during the recent Lunar New Year 2024 from February 8-14, the Vietnam Aviation Administration (VAA) has reported. Airlines serve over 1.5 million passengers during Lunar New Year 2024 (Photo: VNA) Air passengers and cargo during the period expanded by 11% year on year,...