Officials of Salavan province of Laos and central Thua Thien-Hue province of Vietnam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in protecting forests, forest products and wildlife in the border areas of the two localities in the 2023-2028 period. At the forest protection department of Huong Tra township, Thua Thien - Hue province. (Photo: VNA) Under...

Representatives from international organisations, businesses and financial funds in Switzerland raised recommendations for Vietnam regarding green transition towards sustainable development, at a recent workshop held by the Vietnamese mission in Geneva. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Speaking at the hybrid event, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and...

The “One Commune-One Product” (OCOP) programme and another on rural tourism in new-style rural area building for 2021-2025 have helped spur economic development in rural areas. The optimisation of OCOP products in tourism development is expected to create new development spaces. (Photo: VNA) The optimisation of OCOP products in tourism development is expected to create new development spaces, and...

Military-run telecom provider Viettel and Microsoft Vietnam have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote the application of Industry 4.0 technology solutions such as Cloud, Data & AI across various sectors and enhance digital services in Vietnam, said a Viettel representative on June 16. At the signing ceremony (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Under the agreement, both sides will jointly deploy...

Vietnam took the lead at the first Abu Reikhan Beruniy International Chemistry Olympiad after all of its eight students won medals, including four golds and four silvers, announced the Ministry of Education and Training and the Vietnam Chemistry Association. The Vietnamese delegation to the Olympiad. (Photo: VNA) The four golds were earned by Do Phu Quoc from Quang...

Prof. Tran Dang Xuan at Japan’s Hiroshima University has been listed among the world’s top scientists by Research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website. Prof. Tran Dang Xuan at Japan’s Hiroshima University has been listed among the world’s top scientists (Photo: VNA) According to the website, Xuan has been recognised as one of Japan’s top 1% outstanding scientists in...

Higher wages are needed to attract and retain employees working for the public sector in Vietnam who are lagging way behind their peers in many Southeast Asian countries in terms of income, the online newspaper Vietnamnet reported. A teacher in a primary school in Thuan commune, Huong Hoa district in the central province of Quang Tri (Photo: VNA)...

A book entitled "Bac Ho voi cac Tong thong My" (Uncle Ho with US Presidents) has freshly been released, giving insights into the late President's diplomatic efforts to seek and set up relations with the US since the early years of his journey to seek a way for national liberation worldwide until his last years as the leader...

KT, the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s largest telecom company, will work with Dong-A ST, a Korean pharmaceutical company, to develop a Vietnamese language-based medical information platform, KT announced on June 14. Illustrative image (Photo: ajudaily.com) Accordingly, Dong-A ST will create a new medical education content so that Vietnamese medical workers can learn about the RoK’s medical technology. Dong-A...

A cyber security handbook for women leaders was launched on June 15 by the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council. Illustrative image (Source: nbcnews) The book provides businesswomen and female leaders of enterprises and organisations with basic knowledge on information safety on the internet and cyber security,...