Can Tho (VNA) – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on December 11 presented the 15th JICA President Award to Can Tho University. At the awarding ceremony (Photo: VNA) At the awarding ceremony, Chief Representative of JICA’s Vietnam Office Konaka Tetsuo said the annual award aims to honour excellent individuals and organisations for their contributions to human resources and...

Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam is attending the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent which kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 9. Vietnam's representatives at the Conference (Source: VNA) The event has seen the participation of 196 delegations from governments and observation organisations, and representatives from of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red...

Hanoi (VNA) – Health of migrants in Vietnam was the focus of a workshop held in Hanoi on December 10 by the Ministry of Health (MoH), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the World Health Organisation. Participants in the workshop pose for a photo (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn) Cao Hung Thai, Deputy Director of the MoH’s Department for Medical Examination...

Khanh Hoa (VNS/VNA) - More than 100 television companies from across the country will gather in Nha Trang City, in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa for the 39th National Television Festival on December 11. A reporter is filming at the DK1/11 Platform in the East Sea. The photo will be displayed at the National Television Festival at...

Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The youth unions of the central province of Thanh Hoa and Houaphanh province of Laos have agreed to step up collaboration from 2019-2022 under a recently-signed agreement. At the signing ceremony between the two youth unions (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Thanh Hoa province and the Lao People’s Revolutionary...

Geneva (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation is taking part in the 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) that opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 5. The Vietnamese delegation at the 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Photo: VNA) The delegation is being...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has missed out in the ranking of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 despite getting high scores. A snap shot of the PISA ranking of countries (Photo: oecd.org) According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the country scores 505 points (ranking 13th) in the reading test, 496 (ranking 24th) in maths, and 543...

(LSO) - Leaders of the People’s Committee of Lang Son province on December 3 had a working session with representatives of the provincial Department of Education and Training to prepare for the implementation of the programme on general education and new textbooks in the locality. Pham Ngoc Thuong, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Denmark signed a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to the Northern European country’s support for Vietnam to promote food safety management, at ceremony in Hanoi on December 3. At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) The signatories were representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Danish...

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The organising board of the Hue Festival 2020 on December 3 signed a sponsorship deal worth 8 billion VND (345,439 USD) with Carlsberg Vietnam Co., Ltd – the platinum sponsor of the festival. Audiences of an art show as part of the 2018 Hue Festival (Photo: VNA) According to the board, organisations and...