General News

  • On February 5, Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long had a meeting in Hanoi with Professor Aikyo Masanor, president of Aichi Prefectural University and former Vice President of Japan’s Nagoya University, to discuss legal education cooperation...
    Friday, 23rd February, 2024
  • Vietnam has significant potential to become a specialized biomedical center in the region with strong investment from the government, said Dr. Nguyen Chi Long from the University of Chicago. Mr. Long, who was honored as a Scholar in Training by the...
    Friday, 23rd February, 2024
  • A 6.5kg hawksbill sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a local man was released back to the sea off the coast of Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on February 5. Border guards in Phuoc Thuan border station in Xuyen Moc district...
    Friday, 23rd February, 2024
  • Vietnam will soon perfect its legal framework for the future sale of carbon credits, the local newswire Saigon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) reported. Director of the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Legal Affairs Hoang Thai Son recently told...
    Friday, 23rd February, 2024
  • 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