A new collaboration on providing the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) support to the General Statistics Office (GSO) and other partners was signed on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

The Asian Development Bank’s(ADB) Board of Directors has approved loans totaling US$299 million to help improve basic infrastructure services and promote inclusive growth in northeaster and north central provinces of Việt Nam.

A large number of university lecturers in Việt Nam are not qualified with their academic degree under standard, statistics recently released by Ministry of Education and Training revealed.

Following HCM City’s lead, Hà Nội authorities are installing fences along sidewalks in a pilot programme to prevent vehicles from encroaching them.

Two years after joining the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Việt Nam’s labourers have not tapped the opportunities brought about by greater labour mobility, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam called on agencies involved in the search for martyrs’ remains to set forth plans to fulfill targets set for 2018.

Organisations and individuals at the third Xuân nơi đảo xa (Spring in the Far Island) programme held in HCM City on Sunday donated more than VNĐ15 billion (US$660,792) to support residents and soldiers who are protecting the country’s sovereignty in the East Sea.

An increase in the number of jobs for seniors and women as well as higher labour productivity among youth could speed up Việt Nam’s economic growth, an official of the United Nation’s Population Fund has said.

A new typhoon, Kaitak, entered the south of the East Sea yesterday afternoon. It is the fifteenth storm to hit the waters this year, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.