A project of Vietnamese students won a third prize at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF 2023) Grand Awards, making Vietnam one of 33 countries and territories to be honoured at the competition. Nguyen Thi Mai Anh (L) and Nguyen Binh Giang from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science...

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...

The Government Office has issued an official document on COVID-19 prevention and control in the new context, mentioning the possibility of announcing the end of the pandemic. Local residents in Hanoi wear face masks. (Photo: VNA) Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned the Ministry of Health to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to prepare a dossier to reclassify...

Management boards of biosphere reserves nationwide have taken initiatives and solutions to conserve and sustainably use natural resources, thus implementing Vietnam’s sustainable development goals and promoting tourism development, according to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan. K50 waterfall in Kon Ha Nung Biosphere Reserve in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai (Photo: VNA) The...

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi will be closed from June 16 for yearly maintenance, according to its management board. The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi will be closed from June 16 for yearly maintenance (Photo: VNA) Work is expected to take almost two months, with re-opening planned for August 15. However, visitors...

Companies in Vietnam ranked higher than the global average in taking a strategic, consistent or radical approach to digitalising customer experience and engagement, said Singapore-based financial services group DBS. Illustrative image (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) At 68%, Vietnam ranked second in this area out of the 10 markets surveyed, 4% higher than the global average. The research said that about...

Various activities were held in many places around the world to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, who is hailed as a brilliant leader, a national liberation hero of Vietnam, a world cultural figure, an exemplary international communist soldier, and a close friend of peace-loving and socially progressive nations worldwide. At an incense-offering ceremony...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 20 said that nine persons carrying Vietnamese identification papers are among 11 victims killed during a severe road accident in Jingxi city, China's Guangxi , at 6:30 am on May 19, citing reports from the Consulate General of Vietnam in China’s Nanning city. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Immediately after receiving the...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan on May 19 right after arriving in Tokyo for the expanded summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Vietnamese community in Japan on May...

Representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training and Times Higher Education (THE) - which is known for publishing the annual Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings - on May 18 discussed further cooperation to improve the quality of higher education in Vietnam. An overview of the meeting (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Education and Training)...