Police in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28 announced that they have cracked down a ring that brought raw materials from Europe to make synthetic drugs in Vietnam. The ring uses raw materials sent from Europe to make synthetic drugs in Vietnam. (Photo:VNA) The ring is led by a man called Tri “ca voi” (whale). According to...

The Red Cross Society of Hanoi on April 28 launched the Humanitarian Month in 2023 with the theme “From our heart – Joining hands in building humanitarian community”. A blood donation festival held within the programme expects to collect over 300 blood units (Photo: VNA) The peak period of the month will be the second and the third...

The Embassy of Vietnam in France on April 27 hosted a ceremony to pay tribute to Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the country. At the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang and staff of the embassy and Vietnamese representative offices in the European country offered incense in memory of the Hung Kings and...

From March 1, 2023, the Ministry of Public Security and overseas Vietnamese representative agencies will issue ordinary passport with electronic chip for Vietnamese citizens according to the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese citizens. Following the direction of the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial Department of Public Security assigned the Immigration Division to issue chip-based ordinary passports,...

Vietnam is among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills, according to a new UNICEF analysis which was issued on International Day of Girls in ICT (April 27). Illustrative image (Source: VNA) When it comes to the gender parity, analysis in internet use among the youth has been achieved in only eight of 54 countries and territories...

FrieslandCampina - the brand behind Dutch Lady milk, announced on April 26 that Dutch Lady will continue partnering with the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to launch a five-year strategic project “For Vietnam to Leap Forward and Reach Higher” at a total investment of over 55 billion VND (1.83 million USD). At the event (Photo: VNA)...

The Health Ministry’s Department of Medical Service Administration has recently requested hospitals nationwide not to refuse or delay treatment of emergencies during the national holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day from April 29 to May 3. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) In a dispatch sent to hospitals and Departments of Health of provinces and centrally-run...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 27 attended a ceremony to launch the Action Month on Occupational Safety and Hygiene and the Month for Workers in 2023, during which he stressed the need to pay more attention to labourers, and listen to their thoughts and aspirations. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) and delegates launch the Action...

The issuance of ID cards for children below 14 years old nationwide costs only 900 billion VND (38.37 million USD) while saving up to thousands of billions of VND spent on vaccination and health records, health insurance cards, and student ID cards, among others, according to Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam. Minister of Public Security Gen....

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, in collaboration with Khanh Hoa Newspaper and DVA GROUP, on April 27 presented national flags to local fishermen who often work offshore in order to encourage them maintaining their operation at sea. As many as 3,000 flags are handed over to representatives of...