- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) will pilot the use of level-2 electronic identification (eID) authentication for air passengers at airports nationwide from June 1 to August 1, it said in its recent report sent to the Ministry of Transport. Currently, some airports are verifying the identity of passengers with their chip-based citizen ID cards. (Photo:...

Sixty-five enterprises were honoured for their outstanding digital products and solutions at a ceremony held in the capital city of Hanoi on May 27. Awarded firms pose for a photo. (Photo provided by the organisers) Among the awarded firms are Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, mobile carrier MobiFone, Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corp and TTC Bien Hoa....

Upgrading transport infrastructure is defined the key for unlocking the great potential of northern mountainous localities, especially in tourism and culture, held experts. Transport system upgrade crucial for development of northern mountainous localities (Photo: laodong.vn) Northern mountainous localities like Cao Bang and Bac Kan have been a popular destination for visitors. Each year, these provinces draw hundreds of thousands...

The Party, State, as well as the whole political system, have strongly intervened to better protect children on the internet environment in the context of risks posed by the development of information technology and the internet. With the rapid development of information technology and the internet, children are facing many risks, including cyber-bullying. - Illustrative image (Photo: diendandoanhnghiep.vn)...

On the morning of May 26, the Provincial People's Committee held a 3-level (province, district, commune) online conference to analyze the results of the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI); Satisfaction Index of Public Administrative Services (SIPAS) and Public Administration Reform Index (PAR INDEX) of Lang Son province in 2022. Deputy Secretary Secretary of the Provincial Party...

Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam Angela Pratt has called on the country to raise tobacco tax and prices, which are still among the world’s lowest. Participants in the May 27 ceremony engaged in cycling to convey the message of the World No Tobacco Day. (Photo: VNA) She made the appeal at a ceremony held...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been working on a plan to establish three to six centres for storing rare medicines and drugs in limited supply in accordance with the Prime Minister’s direction, according to Deputy Director of the ministry's Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) Le Viet Dung. The Ministry of Health has been working on a plan...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on May 26 hosted an international workshop to enhance cooperation, encourage knowledge transfer, and promote experience sharing in the just energy transition. The high-level event seeks to strengthen international coordination, particularly emphasising South-South collaboration in the just energy transition. (Photo: VNA) The workshop convened senior government...

Doctors at the University Medical Centre in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully performed transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement on patients with congenital heart disease. Doctors at the University Medical Centre in HCM City perform transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement on a patient with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. (Photo courtesy of the hospital) Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is a minimally invasive...

The outcomes of researches on rare earth as well as difficulties during the process and future orientations in the work were shared at a seminar in Hanoi on May 25. Illustrative photo (Photo:cafef.vn) Pham Quang Minh, Director of the Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, said that the application of...