General News

  • For the first time, Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU Hanoi) has made it into the top 500 universities worldwide in the impact criterion, according to the first 2024 edition of the Webometrics Ranking. This prestigious ranking, conducted by...
    Friday, 23rd February, 2024
  • Project RENEW, a cooperative effort dedicated to restoring the environment and neutralizing the effects of the war, received well-deserved recognition from the local government of Quang Tri Province on Friday, January 26, 2024. RENEW Coordination...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • Vietnam expects to enhance cooperation with the United States to expand the search and repatriation of the remaning of solidiers of both sides, support Agent Orange/Dioxin victims, and clean up the dioxin-contaminated land, an official has said....
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • Belgium will soon initiate projects to support Vietnam in the cleanup of Agent Orange and supports the European Parliament (EP) in swiftly adopting resolutions and actions to aid Vietnam, said President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D'Hose. The...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) is set to launch a VND9.33-trillion ($388.75 million) project, funded by the World Bank (WB), to upgrade National Highways 53, 62, and 91B in the Mekong Delta region in the fourth quarter (Q4) of this year. Of...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • The World Bank wishes to support the Vietnamese government in realizing commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) by developing a roadmap for the clean energy transition, said Zayra Romo, senior energy specialist and the World...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • The Vietnamese southern province of Dong Nai’s Union of Friendship Organizations mobilized nearly VND110 billion ($4.58 million) from international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 2023, up by VND37.7 billion y/y. The amount was released at...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • Vietnam’s Hanoi has set the goal of no deaths due to malaria in the community during the 2024-2025 period in its recently issued plan, local media reported. Under the latest plan for preventing the resurgence of malaria after its elimination and...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • The baby with prenatal heart surgery, the first case in Vietnam, was born healthy weighing 2.9kg on January 30 at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, local media reported. Dr. Tran Ngoc Hai, director of Tu Du Hospital, stated that the baby's...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024
  • Vietnamese Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director in Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty in Hanoi on January 31 to discuss measures to promote health cooperation projects, local media reported. At the...
    Monday, 5th February, 2024