HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held a seminar on August 15 to discuss workforce training in accordance with international standards for the 2020 – 2030 period. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Director of the municipal Department of Education and Training Le Hong Son said the city has yet to...

Lang Son province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the local Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union launched a ceremony in Huu Lung district on August 14 in response to the national campaign on plastic waste prevention. The event was attended by leaders of several departments and sectors, the city and district People’s Committees in the...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and Japan’s Nagano prefecture signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in human resources development in Hanoi on August 14. At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) The MoU will create a cooperation framework for the two sides and promote their collaboration in sending Vietnamese practitioners and...

Hà Nội (VNA) - Văn hóa, văn hóa và văn hóa Tháng 8. Đại sứ Nguyễn Phương Nga, Chủ tịch Liên hiệp các tổ chức hữu nghị Việt Nam (VUFO), phát biểu tại buổi lễ (Ảnh: TTXVN) Đại sứ Nguyễn Phương Nga, Chủ tịch Liên hiệp các tổ chức hữu nghị Việt Nam (VUFO), cho biết lễ hội nhằm...

In the past two months, the “single-window” sections at all administration levels of Lang Son have added Saturday morning to their weekly working time to receive, process, and deliver results of administrative procedures. The move has so far created favorable conditions for organizations, businesses and individuals taking part in the process. Right after the provincial People’s Committee issued Decision...

Son La (VNA) – Police in the northern border province of Son La have arrested three Chinese men who killed a taxi driver to rob his car. The taxi in the case (Photo: dantri.com.vn) A taxi company on August 9 reported that it had lost contact with a driver who was scheduled to pick up passengers from Huu Nghi...

London (VNA) – UK police in North Yorkshire county said on August 13 that Vietnamese teenager Le Thi Dieu Linh, 15, who went missing during a visit to York on August 6, has been found safe and well. Vietnamese teenager Le Thi Dieu Linh (Source: North North Yorkshire county) As the local police are still investigating the case,...

The People’s Committee of Chi Lang district, Lang Son province, opened the 2019 Chi Lang Custard Apple Festival at the farm produce introduction centre in Quang Lang commune on August 11 evening. Attending the opening ceremony were Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Hoang Van Nghiem, Standing Vice...

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City hopes that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue to help the city deal with challenges in urban transport, infrastructure construction and waste treatment, thus ensuring sustainable development, a local official said on August 12. Nguyen Thien Nhan (R), Secretary of the HCM City Party Committeethe, and IFC’s CEO Philippe Houerou...

HCM City (VNA) – A Senegalese man was arrested at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City for trafficking nearly 1.6 kg of cocaine he had swallowed, the customs office at the airport announced on August 12. The 39-year-old had swallowed 77 capsules of cocaine before travelling for over 50 hours from Nigeria to Vietnam, via...