US Texas Tech University’s Vietnam Centre and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive has handed over a collection of diaries and letters of Vietnamese soldiers, mostly of those who had died during the wartime in Vietnam, to their families and relatives at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 2. The collection comprises five diaries and 30 letters written during the...

Nine Vietnamese universities have been listed in the THE Impact Rankings 2023 released by the Times Higher Education (THE) on June 1. Nine Vietnamese universities listed in THE Impact Rankings 2023 (Photo: nhandan.vn) Accordingly, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) has improved its ranking compared to last year, entering the group of 401-600 in the world. In particular, its Quality...

A ceremony to celebrate the “Heartbeat Vietnam saving 10,000 children” with congenital heart defects was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 by the VinaCapital Foundation (VCF). A ceremony to celebrate the “Heartbeat Vietnam saving 10,000 children” with congenital heart defects is held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 by the VinaCapital Foundation (VCF).(Photo:...

Studying and following Uncle Ho, teacher Phung Thi Thanh Thao, Vice Principal of Secondary School in Van Linh Commune, Chi Lang District constantly strives for innovation and creativity in professional work as well as activities. In the past 3 years, she has worked with the Board of Directors to improve the quality of teaching and learning, leading the school...

As many as 43 outstanding works winning the Vietnam Science and Technology Innovation Awards 2022 were honoured at a ceremony jointly held by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) and the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) in Hanoi on May 31. As many as 43 outstanding works winning the Vietnam Science and Technology...

After receiving numerous opinions on the amendment of fire safety regulations, the Ministry of Construction recently requested a review and revision of the national technical standards for fire safety in buildings and construction projects. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi has issued an urgent decision to conduct a comprehensive review of all fire safety issues...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on May 31 asked agencies to pilot the use of level 2 electronic identification (eID) authentication for air passengers at airports nationwide from June 1. Illustrative image (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn) The pilot lasting until August 1 is applicable for passengers in domestic flights, according to the CAAV. Passengers who join the pilot voluntarily...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 31 signed Directive No. 18/CT-TTg on promoting data connection and sharing for e-commerce development, preventing tax loss, and ensuring monetary security. Illustrative image. (Photo: congthuong.vn) The directive highlighted that Vietnam's digital economy has witnessed a strong development with the important contribution of e-commerce in recent years. The Government has issued many policies,...

Amid the increasing use of tobacco, especially e-cigarettes, Vietnam has rolled out measures to minimise tobacco harms. Illustrative image (Source: Internet) The Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms has been implemented for 10 years with a number of achievements. However, Vietnam is still one of the 15 countries with the largest number of adult male smokers in...

Nearly 400,000 children aging from 6-35 months in Hanoi will receive vitamin A during a campaign from June 1 – 2, according to the municipal Department of Health. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The campaign aims to give vitamin A to 99.8 percent of its children from 6-35 months old in two phases in June and December this year....