Vietnam’s community learning model, Compassion Books and House of Wisdom, has been named among Successful Practices Honorees of the 2023 Literacy Awards launched by the Library of the US Congress (LOC). Compassion Books and House of Wisdom has been named among Successful Practices Honorees of the 2023 Literacy Awards launched by the Library of the US Congress. (Photo:...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently issued an official dispatch requesting preparations in response to a tropical depression which is likely to strengthen into a storm and cause flooding. Hue city is inundated following heavy rains. (Photo: VNA) Since October 10, the central region of Vietnam has experienced prolonged heavy rainfalls, especially in Thua Thien - Hue...

Lang Son is a" gateway and a border land of the country with a long history of formation and development, rich in revolutionary traditions, always holding an important strategic position in politics, economy, culture, defense, security and foreign affairs of the nation. During the national struggle to build and defend the country, people of all ethnic groups in Lang...

Fishing vessels in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have strictly followed regulations and proactive monitoring measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the provincial Steering Committee for IUU Fishing Prevention and Control. As of October 2023, all fishing vessels in Tien Giang had registered to authorities. (Photo: VNA) As of October 2023, all...

Two Vietnamese scientists – Dr. Hoang Thi Giang and Tran Quang Hoa, have been honoured with the French Academy of Sciences' prize for bilateral cooperation in science research between France and ASEAN countries. Dr. Hoang Thi Giang (standing, front, middle) at the awarding ceremony in Paris on October 17(Photo: VNA) The prize was presented to Hoa, a lecturer at...

More than 110,000 Vietnamese labourers were sent abroad for work under contract in the first nine months of 2023, surpassing the full year’s projection by 1.37% and up 8.23% year on year, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has reported. Over 110,000 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad to work in nine months (Photo: VNA) In the...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) applauded Vietnam's efforts in collaborating with the agency in the field of labour statistics and implementing the Decent Work Country Programme at an international seminar in Geneva on October 16. Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (centre) and other speakers at the seminar. (Photo: VNA) Jointly hosted by Vietnam and the ILO on the...

From a food importer, Vietnam can now ensure food security in any circumstances, affirmed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien. Vietnam is likely to supply 7.5 million tonnes of rice to the world this year (Photo: VNA) By producing 43 million tonnes of unhusked rice, Vietnam is likely to supply 7.5 million tonnes of...

The Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the National Ocean Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet Office of Japan held their first-ever direct dialogue in Hanoi on October 16. At the 2023 Vietnam-Japan Ocean Dialogue. (Photo: VNA) The event aimed to materialise the memorandum of understanding on cooperation...

Minister of Public Security To Lam highlighted increasingly strengthened cooperation between the ministry and Italian law enforcement agencies in security and crime prevention while hosting new Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta in Hanoi on October 16. Minister of Public Security To Lam (R) and Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta at their meeting in Hanoi...