Việt Nam News

The dialogue, organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), attracted more than 100 representatives from different organisations.

Food safety control needs improving to stop “dirty” food during Tết (Lunar New Year).

About 4,300 State white-collar employees of Hà Nội will be laid off next year, according to a decision by the Hà Nội’s People’s Council. Following the move, the city will have a total of 153,875 white-collar workers.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged relevant ministries and agencies to prepare for the organisation of the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations, which is slated for May 12-14 next year in northern Hà Nam Province.

Japanese Ambassador to Việt Nam Umeda Kunio yesterday announced eight grassroots development projects in Việt Nam that would receive about US$ 1.2 million in grants from the Japanese government.

Much has been said about women being underrepresented in science and engineering, and measures have been suggested to drive the female presence in the sector, including the importance of role models.

“Better Life Farming”, an alliance of leading private sector companies created to develop sustainable and scalable business models with global and local partners to improve smallholder coffee farmers’ livelihoods, was launched in HCM City on Tuesday.

The pilot project featuring the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) will be launched throughout the city in 2019-22.

Seventy delegates from nine countries and territories are participating in the 3rd International Student Science Forum in HCM City from December 4 to 7.

Lai Vung District, the largest straw mushroom producer in Đồng Tháp Province, is encouraging farmers to grow the mushroom indoors saying it offers better results.

A drill to prepare for a possible infiltration of the African swine fever virus into Việt Nam was held in northern Lào Cai Province bordering China on Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 delegates representing more than 10 million members will gather in Hà Nội on December 11-13 to seek ways to enhance the role of the Việt Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) in agricultural development, building new rural areas and modernising farming.

The Northern Airports Authority has decided to impose administrative fines on four security staff members for not fulfilling their duties relating to the incident in which a Vietjet employee was assaulted in northern Thanh Hóa Province. Accordingly, each security guard will have to pay a VNĐ4 million (US$172) fine.

Nearly 8,000sq.m of forest was destroyed after a fire broke out in Cửa Ông Ward, Cẩm Phả Town in northern Quảng Ninh Province on Tuesday.

The central province of Bình Định expects to develop 17 urban areas by 2025 and 22 urban areas by 2035, with urban land of between 13,000 – 16,500 ha.

A social media campaign supporting children with cancer last week triggered debate among users.

Đửa Village is home to only 83 households, but nearly 30 residents have been sentenced to jail for drug trafficking, and more than 20 are registered drug addicts.

A 14-year-old girl suffering from congenital clubhand and clubfoot disease is receiving physiotherapy at her house in Tân Phú District, thanks to a free HCM City  rehabilitation programme for people with disabilities.