A workshop on gender equality and comprehensive development in plastic waste management was held in Hanoi on August 29. At the event (Photo: UNDP) Co-hosted by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the event aimed to share the results of the gender equality...

Vietnam ranked 14th among the best places for expats in the Expat Insider 2023 by InterNations – the largest global expat network with 5 million members. A corner of Hanoi capital city (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) The 2023 edition was conducted based on opinions of 12,000 expats living in 172 countries and territories. They rated up to 56 aspects of...

The scientific and educational organisation “Rencontres du Vietnam” (Meeting Vietnam) on August 29 presented 175 Vallet scholarships worth 2.59 billion VND ( 107,135 USD) in total to outstanding students in five Central Highlands and two south-central provinces. Professor Odon Vallet and Professor Tran Thanh Van give Vallet scholarships in 2023 to students of Hung Vuong High School for the...

Khmer-Vietnamese Association (KVA) in Cambodia held a ceremony marking its 20th anniversary on August 28 in Phnom Penh. Delegates at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang applauded the association for its achievements in the past two decades. Tang said he hopes that in the coming time, the association will continue...

Overcoming more than 500 contestants, Ms. Hoang Bich Ngoc (Born in 1989), Tay ethnic, Director of Women's Agriculture and Forestry Cooperative in Na Pai village, Tan Van commune, Binh Gia district won the second prize of the contest "The women master" which was broadcast on VTV3. Ms. Hoang Bich Ngoc participates in the "The women master" contest in Hanoi...

ZwitterCo, a US startup that develops filtration membranes to treat the most challenging wastewaters, has successfully transferred the Nano-enabled water treatment technology to Vietnam’s technology-farm produce export-import Co., Ltd. With the transfer of this breakthrough water treatment technology, industrial parks can use it to create a shared platform and infrastructure in order to reduce costs for businesses. (Photo:...

Supermarkets and wet markets are now busy as the Vu Lan festival is only three days away. Prices of fruits in Xuan La market remain stable (Photo: VNA) The festival, dedicated to both parents who are living and those who passed away, will fall on August 30 or the 15th day of the 7th lunar month. In traditional...

The Ministry of Information and Communications has just established a team to develop 6G equipment with the participation of three telecommunications businesses Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone, as well as some agencies from the ministry. Vietnam is ready for 6G development (Photo: danviet.vn) The research team, led by Nguyen Thien Nghia, deputy director of the Authority of Information Technology...

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has held a ceremony to congratulate the Vietnamese community there on being recognised as the 14th ethnic minority group of the host country. A show of Vietnamese traditional long dress at the event (Photo: vov.vn) Speaking at the August 25 event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Nguyen Tuan stressed that the Slovak Government's recognition of...

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh held a working session with Japanese Minister of Environment Nishimura Akihiro in Hanoi on August 25 regarding cooperation in environment protection and climate change response. Illustrative image (Photo: tainguyenmoitruong.vn) Khanh told his Japanese counterpart that Vietnam is always at the forefront of climate change response, evidenced by the Prime...