The National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response was launched on November 10 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the United Nations Office in Vietnam and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. Delegates launch National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 9 coordinated with the embassies of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU to organise the 5th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments to Address Emerging Maritime Issues in Hanoi. The 5th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments to...

A campaign named “Save The Ocean” was launched on Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 8 to raise fund for habitat conservation of sea turtles. A mother turtle laying eggs on Con Dao island (Photo: VNA) According to statistics from the Management Board of Con Dao National Park, only 1 in...

Vietnamese products such as handicrafts, lacquer paintings, jewelry, ceramics, coffee, bread and spring rolls are being sold at an international charity fair in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Vietnamese booth at the 54th international charity fair held by the Women’s International Club. (WIC) (Photo: VNA) The event, the 54th edition of its kind, held by the Women’s International Club (WIC)...

With the current urbanisation rate of only 42.6%, there is plenty of room for Vietnam to promote urban development, Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi said at a forum on sustainable urban development held in Hanoi on November 8. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The Politburo’s Resolution 06-NQ/TW affirmed that urbanisation is inevitable and is the driving force of...

The Prime Minister on November 8 issued a decision approving the national programme on labour productivity improvement by 2030. The programme sets a target of raising the average labour productivity growth by 6.5%. (Photo: VNA) The programme sets a target of raising the average labour productivity growth by 6.5%, with that of the processing and manufacturing industry being...

Medicine prices in Vietnam are in the lower range compared to those in other countries in the region, heard the Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences (AFPS) Conference 2023 that is taking place in Hanoi from November 8-10. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Themed “Collaboration for Breakthroughs in Pharmaceutical Sciences", the event is co-hosted by the Hanoi University of Pharmacy,...

Vietnam sent more than 132,000 labourers abroad in the first 10 months of 2022, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). More than 50,960 labourers are sent to the RoK in the first 10 months (Photo: VNA) The figure surpassed the target set for the year by 20%. Among...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need to enhance determination and efforts to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood removed in the fifth round of inspection next year, for the benefit of the country and the people and to develop a sustainable, responsible, and internationally integrated fishery industry. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)...

The Ministry of National Defence launched a database of legal documents on military and national defence at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 6. At the lanching ceremony of the database of legal documents on military and national defence (Photo: VNA) The event marked the efforts of the ministry in the application of information technology and digital transformation, legal...