After three years of the La Nina weather pattern which is the other phase of ENSO, the El Nino phenomenon is likely to return in Vietnam in late May or early June, with a probability of up to 80%, and this phenomenon may last into early 2024, according to Nguyen Van Huong, head of the Weather Forecasting Department, National...

After a decade, Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite, the VNREDSat-1, has completed 53,000 rounds around the Earth, totaling 2.4 billion km, it was announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 16 to celebrate the 10th anniversary since its launch into space. An image captured by VNREDSat-1 The event was co-organised by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology...

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will become a centrally-managed city by 2030 with seven subordinate cities, making it a large metropolitan city with regional and international significance. Ha Long city in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA) The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee has approved the Urban Development Programme of Quang Ninh Province to 2023. The province will develop...

All parts of the country will experience a dangerous level of ultraviolet (UV) rays, the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecast (NCHMF) has warned. The normally crowded Hoan Kiem Lake walking street was almost empty during the record-breaking hottest day on May 6, when temperatures in Hanoi reached 41 degrees Celsius. (Photo: VNA) UV index, which is used to measure...

Congratulating the Vietnamese women's football team on their gold medal at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, which is also the fourth consecutive championship at the biggest regional sport event, Vietjet has presented the players and coaches with free airfares within one year on all domestic routes that the airline is operating. A Vietjet aircraft (Source: Vietjet) This is a...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved the National Power Development Plan VIII, which guides the development of power plants and power grids between 2021 and 2030, with a vision until 2050. A wind farm in Tra Vinh province. Under the plan, renewable energy would rise to prominence by 2050 with a total capacity of 400 GW. (Photo:...

More than one million students have registered for the National High School Graduation Exam in 2023, an increase of around 24,000 students compared to last year. Students of Son La Ethnic Minority Boarding School register for the 2023 National High School Graduation Exam. (Photo: VNA) The total number disclosed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to proceed with the biometric identification (facial recognition), authentication and use of electronic chip-embedded citizen identity cards and passports and level 2 e-identification accounts for passengers at Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. At Phu Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA) In its document sent...

A programme to raise funds for poor children and those with disabilities was launched on May 15, as an activity of the Humanitarian Month in 2023. At the event (Photo: VNA) The programme, held from May 12 to July 10, aims to encourage people across the country to donate resources to provide food, vehicles, canteens and clean water...

An ethnic teacher in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai finds many ways to encourage poor ethnic students to overcome difficulties to pursue studying. Teacher Nay Khon in the classroom that was re-decorated by him and his students. (Photo: VNA) Born in a poor village, Nay Khon – a Jrai ethnic man of Chu Gu commune in...