General News

  • Four red-crowned cranes were spotted at the Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on March 7, the forest’s management board has reported. The birds stayed on the feeding ground in Zone A5 for about 30 minutes then flew...
    Monday, 11th March, 2024
  • Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and his Australian counterpart Brendan O'Connor signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on March 7 on enhancing bilateral cooperation in education, local media reported. The event took...
    Monday, 11th March, 2024
  • Vietnam continued to grapple with 5.6 million hectares of land, equivalent to 17.71% of its total area, infected with unexploded ordnance as of 2023, local media reported. Vietnam ranks among the countries with the highest rates of landmine...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • The Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) on February 28 held a meeting with representatives of embassies of countries, international organizations, and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to celebrate its 10th founding anniversary (...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • A 115kg bomb that remained intact and had high dangerousness has been successfully deactivated in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh. The bomb, about 100cm in length and nearly 30cm in diameter, was discovered by some workers while they were...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • Vietnam’s the People's Committee of the mountainous province of Cao Bang, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Vietnam, organized a conference on solutions for developing value chains for ethnic...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • The Hanoi Department of Transport has proposed the municipal People’s Committee ask for the World Bank (WB)’s assistance in the technical design of the general layout for the Ngoc Hoi national railway station complex. Hanoi – The Hanoi Department of...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital held a workshop to review the activities of the USAID - SET Project in ending tuberculosis in 2023 and implementing activities in the province for the 2024-2025 period. The project has been...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • UNESCO Office in Vietnam and the Center for Vocational Education and Training under the Trade Union of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province launched an initiative on February 26 aimed at enhancing access to vocational and transferable skills for out-of...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024
  • Vietnam’s Hanoi is striving to ensure that 80% of children with mental health concerns, as well as those at high risk of mental health disorders, have access to counseling, psychological support, and appropriate social services at schools, medical...
    Monday, 4th March, 2024