The first Vietnam - Australia conference on cooperation in drug prevention and control took place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on September 26. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Vien, Director of the Police Department for Drug Related Crime Investigation, speaks at the conference on September 26. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Vien, Director of...

A hiking event was recently held in the French city of Domats, with nearly 30 local residents taking part, in response to the “Children’s Walk For Hope 2023" campaign initiated by the Christina Noble Children's Foundation (CNCF). Participants at the event (Photo: VNA) CNCF Secretary General in France Eric Fiat said it is the third time such an...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently approved a master plan for the upcoming fourth working session, scheduled for October 10 - 18, with the European Commission (EC) inspection team over the country’s efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentrecently approved a master plan for the upcoming...

As many as 2 million helmets will be presented to first graders nationwide in the 2023 - 2024 academic year under a programme launched by the National Traffic Safety Committee, the Ministry of Education and Training, and Honda Vietnam on September 25. The programme on presenting helmets to first graders is carried out by the National Traffic Safety...

Vietnam has attended the third Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit in Bogota, Colombia, and received the right to host the fourth summit in 2025. Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh (second from left) and other delegates to the third P4G Summit in Bogota, Colombia. (Source: Ministry of Natural Resources...

Young overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have played an important role in maintaining and promoting the national great unity bloc, and are valuable resources for national development. Forty-seven verseas Vietnamese return home to visit Truong Sa (Photo: VNA) There are currently around 5.3 million Vietnamese people living and working in more than 130 countries and territories across the world. The number...

A symposium was held in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 22, seeking measures to help the ancient capital achieve a listing in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) thanks to its culinary artistry. Experts in a discussion at the symposium (Photo: VNA) Experts, businesses and individuals shared experiences of UCCN cities to...

The US Embassy, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council in Vietnam, and the BRGMart supermarket chain jubilantly celebrate the commencement of “U.S. Chicken Festival 2023”. The festival, which is taking place from September 22-30, will introduce the signature and amazing cuisine made from US chicken imported directly by BRGMart. The US Embassy, The USA Poultry & Egg...

On September 21, Lang Son Provincial Youth Union and Provincial Youth Federation held a ceremony for the winners of provincial final round of the 5th English Olympiad for students in 2023. The leader of Provincial Youth Union award certificates to candidates participating in the provincial final round There were 20 contestants who are students from colleges, high schools, vocational...

Vietnam’s permanent delegation in Geneva on September 20 organised an international seminar on promoting the right to immunisation, and delivered a joint statement co-sponsored by many countries on this topic within the framework of the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). A boy gets vaccinated (Photo: VNA) Vietnam, Brazil and the Global Alliance for...