Đà Nẵng university to boost ties with French partners

Đà Nẵng University, in co-operation with University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) (Francophone University Association), have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the fields of scientific research, education and student exchange, technology transfer, communications, business management, water management, and embedded software systems.

Surge in City’s HIV patients with insurance

The proportion of people with HIV/AIDS in HCM City who have health insurance surged to 70 per cent last February from 20 per cent in April last year, according to the city HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre.

Asian, European educators talk innovation

Asian and European educators meeting in Viet Nam this week agreed that innovative education is the key to ensuring qualified human resources for the sake of countries’  sustainable development.

PM: Medicinal herbs are untapped potential

Due to a critical shortage of domestic supply, 80 per cent of all ingredients used in the production of Western and traditional drug production in the country are imported, said pharmacist Tạ Ngọc Dũng, Secretary General of the Việt Nam Medical Material Association.

First “Head for the open sea” festival held

Việt Nam Farmers’ Association on Thursday organised the “Head for the open sea” festival in coastal Hải Phòng City, calling people for joining hands in protecting marine environment and sovereignty over sea and islands.

Cold spell to hit northern region

A cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from Friday early morning with the lowest temperature dropping to 10 degree Celsius in the high mountainous areas, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre.

VN seeks ICT links with Japan

Việt Nam is willing to co-ordinate with Japan in ensuring information security, Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn told Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi.

HCM City ends delayed road widening projects

Nguyễn Thị Nghiêm let out a sigh of relief. Her house in District 10, among many others in the city, will no longer be included in a city plan that required homeowners to postpone renovation to their homes to make way for a new road.

 

VN eyes organic food potential

There is great potential for organic food production in Viet Nam, but the industry faces a number of challenges, experts said.

 

City strives to reach target of 800 green buses

HCM City might not achieve its target of buying more than 800 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses by the end of the year, according to the Public Transport Management and Operation Centre.

 

Toll collectors still facing protestors

Building too many toll collection stations on BOT (Build-Operation-Transfer) highways caused local people and commuters angry, reported online newspaper Vietnamplus.vn.

VN Embassy, lawyers visit murder suspect in Malaysia

Representatives of the Việt Nam Embassy in Malaysia made a consular visit to Đoàn Thị Hương, a suspect in the death of Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen Kim Chol, at the Kajang prison yesterday.

Government taking steps to remove UXOs

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on Tuesday reported about unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination from past wars in Việt Nam and activities undertaken to mitigate its effects.

HCM City reviews efforts to create educated society

Tất Thành Cang, Deputy Standing Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, on Tuesday (March 28) held a meeting with the city’s Study Promotion Association to assess its implementation of Instruction No 04-CT/TU meant to enhance the city Party’s role in building an educated society.

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