Regions across Vietnam are experiencing hot weather on May 4 with the temperature in some areas exceeding 37 degrees Celsius, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Regions across Vietnam are experiencing hot weather on May 4. (Photo: VNA) Rains and thunderstorms are expected to occur in the evening and night of the day while there is...

A total of 129 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the national holidays from April 29 to May 3, killing 67 people and injuring 90 others, according to the Traffic Police Department. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The figures represented decreases of 6.5%, 6.9% and 15.1%, respectively. On the nation's roads, 125 accidents claimed 64 lives and injured 90...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a plan on solutions to realise Vietnam’s commitment to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050 announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in the UK in 2021. Illustrative image (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) The ministry will make amendments to legal documents, including contents concerning Vietnam’s commitments at COP26;...

Vietnam continues to be a hub for strong tech talent, said the Southeast Asia Startup Talent Report 2023. Southeast Asia Startup Talent Report 2023 lists Vietnam as a hub for tech talent. (Photo Courtesy Hill Ventures (MHV) and Glints) The second iteration of the report, which is launched by Monk's Hill Ventures (MHV) and Glints, provides a deeper dive...

A book festival was held in Moscow on May 1 in response to the Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21), giving a chance for the Vietnamese community in Russia to meet, exchange books and promote the reading culture. Vietnamese and Russian students attend the book festival in Moscow onMay 1. (Photo: VNA) Along with introducing various...

A total of 3,190 people were hospitalised nationwide due to traffic accidents from April 29 morning to May 1 morning as the country is on a 5-day holiday on the occasion of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification Day and May Day, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) During the period, traffic accidents killed 34...

Under a new initiative approved by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, at least one million homes will be built for low-income and industrial park workers by 2030. Illustrative image (Photo: tuoitre.vn) The project aims to develop affordable social and worker housing in urban areas near industrial parks and export processing zones. The State encourages economic sectors to develop...

The Vietnamese Veterans’ Association in Russia held a ceremony in Moscow on April 30 marking the 48th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification and the 137th anniversary of International May Day (May 1). At the event (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Vietnamese defence attaché in Russia Vuong Dac Thang affirmed that Vietnam always remembers the contributions of...

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau (China), in collaboration with the Association of Vietnamese in Macau, held a gathering in the Macau Special Administrative Region on April 30 to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the southern liberation and national reunification (April 30) and International May Day (May 1). Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The event...

The first medical clinic for Vietnamese in Japan, the T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda in Tokyo, was officially inaugurated on April 28, as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, and received the first patients on May 1. A doctor is giving medical check to a patient at T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda (Photo:...