Hanoi (VNA) – The European Union (EU) on August 28 granted 100,000 EUR as relief aid to local residents effected by severe floods earlier this month in Central Highlands and Mekong Delta provinces. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The sum is part of the EU’s contributions to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) which was established by the International Federation...

Quang Binh (VNA) – Odon Vallet scholarships worth nearly 3 billion VND (129,100 USD) were awarded to 276 students in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri at ceremony held in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh province, on August 28. Odon Vallet scholarships presented to students at Vo Nguyen Giap High School in Quang Binh...

Quang Binh (VNA) – The People’s Court of central Quang Binh province on August 28 handed a death sentence to a Laos national who stood trial for trafficking 308.6 kg of methamphetamine in Vietnam. Xeng Vang at the first instance court (Photo: VNA) The defendant is Xeng Vang, born in August 6, 1995, and residing in Laos’ Bolikhamsai province....

Quang Tri (VNA) – A workshop on cluster munitions remnant survey was held in Dong Ha city of the central province of Quang Tri on August 27. US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) The event was jointly organised by the Norwegian People’s Aid and the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre. Cluster munitions...

HCM City (VNA) – Over 40 leading experts and scientists from Australia, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam shared experience in applying micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and nano-materials to build a safe and friendly city at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27-28. At the 3rd International Workshop on MEMS and...

Lang Son (VNA) – Archaeologists have found a lot of artefacts in Oc and Dong Hang caves in Huu Lung district, in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) More than 100 artefacts, mostly made of stone and bone, were found in Oc cave, said Associate Professor PhD Trinh Nang Chung from the Vietnam Institute...

Hanoi (VNA) - More than 500 outstanding students from 58 high schools and six SOS children's villages in the north received Vallet scholarships at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 26. More than 500 outstanding students from 58 high schools and six SOS children's villages in the north receive Vallet scholarships at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 26....

Hanoi (VNA) - All organisations and individuals will have the right to refuse spam calls and messages to their phone numbers if a new draft decree is passed. The system reflects spam messages and receives advertising messages is built and operated by MIC. (Photo: anninhthudo.vn) The draft decree on combating spam messages, spam emails, spam calls and regulations on...

Hanoi (VNA) - US agricultural company Cargill has funded construction of a school in Ba Don town in the central province of Quang Binh. Quang Long primary school in Quang Binh province has been funded by US agricultural company Cargill. (Photo courtesy of Cargill) The Quang Long primary school, the 92nd school built in Vietnam with funding provided by...

Da Nang (VNA) – The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city has decided to approve a project on building works to improve water environment in the east of Son Tra district at a total cost of over 1.4 trillion VND (60.8 million USD) between now and 2020. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Accordingly, it will build a system of...