The Ministry of Science and Technology on May 23 launched the National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day 2023 (Techfest 2023) in Hanoi. Illustrative photo (Photo:VNA) The annual event for Vietnamese innovative start-ups is jointly organised by the ministry, agencies, and localities, particularly the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs. Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran...

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the Government a plan in which it proposes a 20.8% increase of pensions and social insurance benefits and monthly allowances for those with no salary increase from January 1, 2022. Illustrative image (Photo: vtv.vn) Compared with the previous draft, in the new draft decree, the ministry...

About 1,100ha of farmland in the northern mountainous provinces are facing imminent risks of drought, according to the Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) The northern province of Cao Bang is estimated to have 145ha of rice cultivation and 230ha of other crops at risk of water scarcity,...

The smoking rate among male adults in Vietnam has decreased over the past years but remains one of the highest in the world, heard a press conference in Hanoi on May 23. Over the past years, Vietnam has recorded encouraging results in tobacco harm prevention and control. (Photo: VNA) Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Ministry of...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urgently contacting to find a source of rare drugs to support Vietnam in treating botulinum poisoning cases, according to the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health. Botulism Antitoxin (Photo: Children's Hospital 2) The DAV revealed that botulism is a rare but life-threatening condition that is primarily caused by...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged stepping up wildfire prevention measures as heatwaves are scorching many localities nationwide, increasing the risk of wildfires. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) In a dispatch signed on May 22 and sent to leaders of relevant ministries, agencies and localities, the PM noted that northern, central and southwestern regions are going through heatwaves that...

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Banking Academy on May 23 organised a series of education communication events on finance management called "Future Bankers 2023". Speakers at the talk show "GenZ Start-ups in the Digital Age" (Photo: VNA) Le Thi Thuy Sen, Director of the SBV’s Communications Department, said that the events aimed to help realise the...

A total of 1,389 nominations for the 2023 VinFuture Prize were submitted via the nomination portal for the third award season that officially concluded on May 15. The VinFuture Prize consists of four prestigious awards presented each year (Source: Vingroup) The number of nominating partners has more than quadrupled compared to the first-year Prize; and 20% of this year's...

People will continue benefiting from free COVID-19 vaccinations in 2023, and funding will come from the state budget, the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund, with sponsorship from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals, along with other legal sources. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) This is part of the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s recently issued plan on COVID-19 vaccine use for 2023,...

The 31st meeting of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Wireless Group opened in Hanoi on May 22. An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) The meeting, held from May 22-26 in a hybrid format, attracts the participation of more than 500 delegates who are leading experts in the field of wireless in the region and the world from member...