The HCM City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese has reviewed its performance in the first six months of this year and announced plans for the rest of the year.
The Lâm Đồng Province People’s Committee has approved a five-year plan for the sericulture industry which targets having 9,500 – 10,000ha of mulberry farms by 2023.
A ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Saturday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the capital city's recognition as a ‘City for Peace’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) (July 16).
On Sunday afternoon, a vessel of the High Command of Marine Police reached a fishing vessel that had been stranded at sea with a broken engine in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Islands since June 30 and took over the rescue effort from a fishing boat that was previously called into action.
Construction on the second branch of Bến Tre General Hospital in the southern province of Bến Tre was started on Sunday. After it opens in September 2021, it is expected to provide health services to about 2,000 people each day.
Việt Nam now has more than 9 million people enjoying preferential policies for their special contributions to the nation.
The hospital was established on July 14, 1969 via a decision by then Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng.
All five members of the Vietnamese team participating in the 50th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Israel won medals, including three gold medals and two silvers, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on Sunday.
By yesterday afternoon, most of the patients had recovered, according to the province’s Health Department.
The Vietnam- Belgium Programme, which offers master’s programmes in several business-related streams, is helping train human resources to meet Việt Nam’s needs.
The total cost of the project is estimated at VNĐ9.7 trillion (US$417.6 million), all sourced from the provincial budget.
Việt Nam expects to send more workers to Japan and the workers could earn more in the country thanks to Japan’s new policy on specified skills visa.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau has developed more clean farming models for shrimp and rice that meet Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP) standards and organic standards to meet the rising demand for them, especially in export markets.
The People's Committee of Vũng Tàu City has adjusted a master plan for the city that was initially approved by the Prime Minister in May.
Preschool education in export processing zones and industrial parks in HCM City must receive more support to meet workers' childcare needs, education officials have said.
The number of students from kindergarten to high school levels in HCM City will increase by 75,434 in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.
A high-level Swiss delegation toured a garment factory in the southern province of Đồng Nai on Friday to assess positive changes in working conditions and competitiveness of the country’s leading export industry and the fruits of the partnership between the Swiss government, Better Work programme and Vietnamese industry.
A Vietnamese boat came to the rescue after a Chinese vessel with 32 fishermen on board got into difficulties.