Tam Hai island commune in Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam, which owns the strongest fishing boat fleet in Quang Nam, has seen a considerable change in local fishermen’s awareness of fisheries regulations and the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing thanks to effective communications efforts of local authorities. Fishing vessels in...

Violations of Vietnam's laws have been detected in TikTok's cross-border services in Vietnam after a comprehensive inspection of TikTok's activities in the country from May this year, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said at the monthly press conference on October 5. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) At the event, head of the MIC’s Authority of Broadcasting and...

Hanoi students won two gold and one silver medals at the International Applied Chemistry Olympiad (IAChO), which was held in Bandung, Indonesia from September 28 to October 1. The Vietnamese student team participating at the AICho 2023 (Photo: VNA) La Chau Giang, a 12th grader, and 11th grader Nguyen Minh Phuong, both from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the...

Facing with the heavy damage caused by fires in a number of provinces and cities across the country recently, once again, the motto "4 on the spot" is promoted, in which the movement "My house has a fire extinguisher" was implemented by the Steering Committee for Fire Protection and Rescue at all levels and have attracted the participation and...

Airlines rescheduled their flights to and from Kaohsiung international airport in Taiwan (China) on October 5 due to the impact of Koinu typhoon. At Noi Bai international airport (Photo: VNA) Specifically, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines cancelled the flights VN587 from Kaohsiung to Hanoi and VN581 from Kaohsiung to Ho Chi Minh City. Flights on October 5 night and...

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed achievements of the Vietnamese health sector in his congratulatory video sent to the sector on October 5. The surgical team of Military Hospital 103 successfully performs the first lung transplant from two living donors (Photo: VNA) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he is very proud to witness the...

The International Day of the Girl Child 2023 will focus on promoting gender equality to reduce sex imbalance at birth, thus raising public awareness of child protection and care, according to the Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population and Family Planning. Illustrative image (Photo: phunuvietnam.vn) In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 11 as the International...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on October 4 signed a PM dispatch on implementing urgent and essential tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the fourth inspection trip by the European Commission (EC) team. After nearly six years of carrying out anti-IUU fishing measures in a bid to get the...

The State Appraisal Council has approved the pre-feasibility study report of Hanoi’s urban metro line No.5 project from Van Cao Road to Hoa Lac Road. Design of the urban metro line No.5 connecting Van Cao Road to Hoa Lạc Road in Hanoi (Photo: baodautu.vn) According to Decision No.1514, which was signed by the head of the council and also...

An early warning system for thunderstorm, lightning and flood was launched by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration at a ceremony to mark 78th anniversary of the sector in Hanoi on October 3. Heavy rain causes floods and landslides. (Photo: VNA) The system automatically integrates data supplied from many weather stations and will provide early information for the...