Vietnam ranks second in Southeast Asia in the number of app downloads with 3.5 billion downloads last year, according to data analytics firm Data.ai. Illustrative image. (Photo: viettimes.vn) Vietnamese consumers also spent about 21 million VND (900 USD) per minute on this type of service, it said. This trend has fuelled the strong growth of several types of apps...

"As a police officer, I myself always remember and deeply engrave Uncle Ho's teachings, considering it as a guideline for all actions and a mirror to reflect and train myself every day." – That is shared by Captain Trieu Van San, Secretary of the Party cell, Chief of Police of Doi Can commune, Trang Dinh district. Captain Trieu Van...

Hydroelectric reservoirs' water levels are lower than annual averages, according to a May 10 report from Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), and 10 are either close to or under the 'dead level'. Current water levels at Lai Chau hydroelectric reservoir. (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn) During the monitoring of the national electricity system in April and early May, prolonged intense heat waves...

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” to UN Women Representative in Vietnam Elisa Fernandez, during a ceremony in Hanoi on May 10. VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga presents insignia to UN Women Representative in Vietnam Elisa Fernandez (Photo: VNA) It is the...

New regulations governing the use of online information are being drafted and issued within 2023, under which all users of social networks, including foreign ones such as Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, will be required to verify themselves, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Nguyen Thanh Lam. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Speaking at a hearing of...

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), presented an insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” to Park Hang-seo, former head coach of the Vietnamese national football team, at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 9. Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga (right) presents the insignia to coach Park Hang-seo. (Photo: VNA) It is the...

A ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) took place in Hanoi on May 9. Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) In his remarks, US Ambassador to Vietnam, Marc E. Knapper, said that cooperation in health constitutes a very important basis in the relations between the two countries, adding that Vietnam is...

All seven students of Hanoi taking part in the Pangea Math World (PMW) 2023 in Berlin, Germany, have won medals, including five golds and two silvers. Students of Hanoi pose for a group photo in Berlin, Germany (Photo: VNA) The gold medalists went to Tran The Phuc and Nguyen Tuan Minh of Hoang Hoa Tham Secondary School, as well...

Over the past time, agencies and administrative units at all levels in the province have actively implemented Plan to review and simplify internal administrative procedures in the State administrative system in the period of 2022 - 2025 of the Government and achieved clear results, ensuring the right schedule. In September 2022, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1085 promulgating...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning a number of activities in response to the International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22). A bird spotted at the Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA) In particular, a ceremony will be held to mark the Day. Other activities will include...