Free of charge coaches brought nearly 1,500 disadvantaged workers and their relatives back home for Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday under the “Trade Union Tet Journey” programme held in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 7. Ha Nam province sets aside more than 6.5 billion VND to present Tet gifts and coach tickets to impoverished workers, helping...

Children’s hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City organised year-end meals for child patients on February 6, or the 27th day of the last lunar month, to help them enjoy the Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere. Child patients and their relatives brought home free (Photo: VNA) Doctor Truong Huu Khanh from the Children’s Hospital 1 said that this year,...

The Vietnam National University, Hanoi ranked 649th in the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2024, placing at the 11th position in Southeast Asia and 140th in Asia. The Vietnam National University, Hanoi ranked 649th in the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2024. (Photo: hocmai) In terms of impact rank, the VNU, Hanoi entered the top 500...

When Tet (Lunar New Year) comes, hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are often decorated with flowers to encourage the spirit of their employees and patients who have to stay at the hospitals during the Vietnamese people’s biggest and longest festival. Cho Ray Hospital decorated with flowers. (Photo: VNA) This year, the floral arrangements were designed to stretch...

The National Wage Council has proposed to the Government a 6% increase in the regional minimum wage, equivalent to 238,000 VND per month on average, starting from July 1. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The increase, which was agreed by all 16 members of the council after two negotiation sessions in 2023, was suggested in the context that more...

On the morning of February 5, the Executive Committee of the Provincial Vietnam Buddhist Sangha led by Venerable Thich Quang Truyen, member of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, to extend Tet's greeting to the Provincial People's Committee on the occasion of the 2024 Lunar New Year. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), ministries, agencies and localities to prevent fishing vessels from encroaching on foreign waters and take stringent measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) While chairing the 9th meeting of the...

President Vo Van Thuong has signed Decision No. 99/2024/QD-CTN approving the agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Vietnam and Italy. President Vo Van Thuong (Photo: VNA) The ratification is an objective requirement in the new situation, creating a direct and full legal basis for the two nations' law enforcement agencies to cooperate in mutual legal assistance...

Vietnamese students won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2024 Project Chemistry Olympiad (PCO) held in Russia, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. Vietnamese students at the 2024 Project Chemistry Olympiad (PCO) in Russia. (Source: the Ministry of Education and Training) The PCO has been held for high school students from grades 8 to...

Nearly 500 Vietnamese people and Dutch friends gathered at a programme held recently by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Tet festival in Japan. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the February 3 event, Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam briefed the participants on achievements Vietnam recorded...