The capital city of Hanoi created jobs for 171,200 workers in the first three quarters of 2023, surpassing the yearly plan by 5.7%, the municipal People’s Committee has reported. At a textile company in Hanoi's Ba Vi district. (Photo: VNA) The municipal authorities have entrusted the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)’s chapter in the city to provide loans...

Hanoi's Department of Culture and Sports, in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), on October 2 organised a workshop entitled “Consultation on Hanoi’s Cultural and Creative Hubs Network”. Phung Hung mural street in Hanoi's Old Quarter. (Photo: baovanhoa.vn) The workshop aimed to implement Hanoi’s initiatives and commitments when joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) on October 2 issued an official dispatch asking ministries, sectors and localities to implement measures to preserve wild and migratory birds in Vietnam. Storks at Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh province. (Photo: VNA) The move is part of efforts to implement the Prime Minister’s Directive 4/CT-TTg, dated...

The Vietnam News Agency Publishing House has compiled and published a photo book entitled "General Vo Nguyen Giap”, on the occasion of his 10th death anniversary this year (October 4, 2013-2023). The cover of the book (Photo: VNA) It is also in anticipation of the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army, the 70th anniversary of the...

Nearly 140 women representing Vietnamese women’s groups in 16 states of Germany attended a founding congress of the Vietnamese Women's Union in Germany on October 1. Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh (fourth from right) presents flowers at the event (Photo: VNA) The congress approved the Union’s statutes and operation orientations for the next five years, which focuses...

The People’s Committee of Cao Bang province on September 30 held a ceremony to launch a culture, sports, and tourism week and receive a certificate re-verifying Non Nuoc Cao Bang a UNESCO-recognised Global Geopark. Tran Lan Huong, head of the Natural Sciences Department at the UNESCO Office in Vietnam, on behalf of UNESCO, awards the certificate to Cao...

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) held a ceremony to launch the Action Month for the Elderly 2023 in the central province of Ha Tinh on September 30. Old people aged 100 and above receive presents at the event. (Photo: VNA) At the event, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee...

The Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association held the fourth national congress on September 30 to outline operation directions and elect its leadership in the 2023-2028 tenure. The Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association holds the fourth national congress on September 30. (Photo: VNA) The association has thousands of members in 32 provinces and centrally-run cities and 15 chapters nationwide. Addressing...

Various activities were held for Vietnamese children around the world on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Vietnamese traditional festival that is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which falls on September 29 this year. An art performance at the Mid-Autumn Festival in Laos (Photo: VNA) In Laos, the Nguyen Du Vietnam-Laos bilingual...

"Homestay programme", which has provided Lao students with real experiences by staying with local families in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, has helped them well integrate into the host society, improving their Vietnamese language skills and supporting them during their study, heard a conference on September 29 to summary the programme in the 2022-2023 academic year. Nine...