The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPO) under the Ministry of Science and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening intellectual property cooperation at a ceremony on June 22 in Hanoi. IPO General Director Dinh Huu Phi (R) and KIPO General Director Lee Insil at...

A ceremony took place in the northern Lao province of Oudomxay on June 22 to repatriate remains of 10 Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country. At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) The remains were found by a search team from Military Region 2 in Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha and Phongsaly provinces during...

Nestlé Vietnam in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has launched a project on sustainable coffee farming under the agro-forestry model in Vietnam, aiming to plant more than 2.3 million trees by 2027. Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) The project is expected to provide additional income to farmers and improve coffee farms’ conditions in the...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), through the programme “Human Resources for Innovation – Startup Ecosystem” (USAID WISE), on June 21 organised a workshop “Future of jobs in digital economy” and launched a digital workforce platform. At the workshop “Future of jobs...

In 2022, Vietnam had 14,790,075 ha of forest area, of which 10,134,082 ha were natural forests and 4,655,933 ha were planted ones, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced in a decision on June 20. Forest in Gio Linh district, the central province of Quang Tri. (Photo: VNA) The total area of forest meeting standards for calculating forest...

Digital transformation is an inevitable trend of the Vietnamese press, however, there is still a long and tough way ahead. Digital transformation – inevitable trend of the Vietnamese press (Photo: VNA) According to insiders, each news agency should build a suitable digital transformation strategy which puts readers and audiences at the centre, and builds the culture of using data...

The Lao media reported on June 20 that the Vietnamese government has provided a grant of more than 2.1 million USD for the construction of a new secondary school in Xienghon district, Xayaboury province of Laos. At the handover ceremony of Laos-Vietnam Friendship Vocational School. (Photo: VNA) The former school has been demolished and preparations are being made to...

The Ministry of Construction, per the recommendations of the National Assembly, is introducing new policies regarding foreigners' ownership of houses and apartments in Vietnam. A condominium complex in An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Specifically, the time limit for ownership of apartments for foreigners has been removed. Currently, the ownership time limit is 50 years. According to the...

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a draft regulation on the conditions and procedures for the recognition of foreign educational qualifications/diplomas for use in Vietnam. Illustrative image. (Photo suckhoedoisong.vn) According to the draft, the recognition is the determination of the level of education and training qualifications stated on the diploma according to the education system of...

The British University Vietnam (BUV) has launched the next phases of its 165-million-USD campus development plan, thus enhancing facilities to meet the needs of students. On the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United Kingdom, the British University Vietnam (BUV) held a ceremony on June 15 to introduce the expansion plan of...