A plant that treats domestic solid waste and industrial waste to generate electricity was inaugurated in Phu Lang village, northern Bac Ninh province, on November 1. At the inauguration ceremony for the first private waste-to-energy plant (Photo: VNA) This is the first private waste-to-energy plant in Vietnam which was invested by Green Star Environmental Company Limited of Vietnam,...

Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh has asked the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Environment Han Whajin to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the field of environment for sustainable development and the improvement of environment quality for the present and future generations. At the signing of a memorandum of understanding on comprehensive cooperation...

Vietnam’s teams have secured an absolute victory at the ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security (ASCIS) 2023 after overcoming teams from other ASEAN nations. The team from the Academy of Cryptography Techniques (ACT) of Vietnam win the first prize of the contest (Photo: the organising board) The contest’s primary round was held online, attracting 233 teams with nearly 1,000...

Several healthcare issues were under focus at the discussion on socio-economic development at the National Assembly on November 1, part of the ongoing sixth session of the 15th legislature. Deputy Nguyen Tri Thuc of HCM City speaks at the discussion on November 1. (Photo: VNA) Pointing to an increase in the number of cancer patients, deputy Nguyen Tri...

The Government has issued Resolution No 178/NQ-CP on an action plan for implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion No 49-KL/TW on the development orientation of Vietnam's railway transport to 2030 with a vision towards 2045. Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) The action plan sets out tasks including perfecting institutions and policies, completing railway planning and related plans and mobilising resources to...

Around 40,000 Vietnamese people go abroad to study each year, a 2.5-fold increase compared to the figure before 2013, Pham Quang Hung, Director of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET)’s International Cooperation Department, announced on October 31. Students learn about information on studying in the US. (Photo: VNA) Addressing a symposium reviewing 10 years of implementing Resolution 29-NQ/TW...

The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam, and Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been named in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in terms of music, and crafts and folk art, respectively. A corner of Hoi An ancient city (Photo: VNA) According to UNESCO’s announcement...

Masan Group Corporation had net revenues of 57.47 trillion VND (2.34 billion USD) in the first nine months of the year, a 3.5% rise year-in-year, according to its recent unaudited financial reports. Illustrative image (Photo: Masan) The net profit after tax before minority interest (NPAT pre-MI) was 1.35 trillion VND, and its consolidated cash balance, including cash and...

Vietnam needs a comprehensive investment strategy and supportive policies to encourage universities to invest in the education of high-quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals, thereby laying the groundwork for the country's scientific and technological advancement, educational experts have said. Teams participating in the final round of the 2023 Vietnam Robot Innovation Competition (Robocon Vietnam) at the...

Vietnam needs a comprehensive investment strategy and supportive policies to encourage universities to invest in the education of high-quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals, thereby laying the groundwork for the country's scientific and technological advancement, educational experts have said. Teams participating in the final round of the 2023 Vietnam Robot Innovation Competition (Robocon Vietnam) at the...