Son La (VNA) – The People’s Court of the northwestern border province of Son La handed death sentences to three defendants and life sentences to two others for cduring a trial on October 7. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The capital penalty was given to Ha Van Thanh, Lo Thi Lap and Ha Thi Thanh, all residing in Moc...

Hanoi (VNA) - A drawing competition to raise public awareness of protecting and the importance of expanding submerged forests has been launched for high-school students in coastal provinces nationwide. A corner of a submerged forest in Ca Mau province(Source: VNA) The contest is jointly organised by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam and the General Departments of Forestry...

Hanoi (VNA) – Flooding and tidal surges over the last few days have wreaked havoc in many localities of the southern region. Vehicles wade into floodwaters on a road in My Quy ward of Long Xuyen city, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang (Photo: VNA) On October 5 morning, authorised forces of Binh Phuoc province had to urgently...

Prague (VNA) – The Vietnamese Cultural and Art Association in the Czech Republic recently held its third congress and an event to celebrate its 10th founding anniversary in Prague. Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan (first row, centre) speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Ho Minh...

Hanoi (VNA) – A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the first smart city project in Hanoi, the largest of its kind nationwide, in the capital’s suburban Dong Anh district on October 6, with the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) attends at the groundbreaking ceremony of the first smart city project in...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade co-organised a forum in Hanoi on October 3 to promote women’s empowerment in the foreign service in the digital age. Participants at the forum (Photo: VNA) This is the first activity of the two sides to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed...

Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has highly evaluated the UK’s education and training environment and hoped to expand cooperation with the European country in the field. Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) and Trade Envoy of the British Prime Minister Edward Vaizey (Source: VNA) In his working session...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Forum on Women’s Empowerment in the Foreign Service in the Digital Age, co-organised in Hanoi on October 3 by Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, adopted a joint statement. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son speaks at the forum (Photo: VNA) Following is the full text...

Hanoi (VNA) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on educational cooperation between the governments of Vietnam and the United Kingdom was signed in Hanoi on October 3 by Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and Ed Vaizey, Trade Envoy of the British Prime Minister. At the signing ceremony (Source: https://moet.gov.vn) Under the MoU, the two governments...

Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), led by President Dang Xuan Hoan, has paid a working trip to Ukraine. The NAPA delegation in a working session with the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine (Photo: VNA) During their stay from September 29 to October 2, the delegation had working sessions with the National Academy...