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Education ministry reveals plan to develop elite universities

Former 'Shark Tank' investor arrested for fraud

Nguyễn Ngọc Thủy, better known as 'Shark' Thủy, was one of the investors who appeared on the TV show 'Shark Tank Việt Nam', where young entrepreneurs and start-ups came looking for money. He is chairman of the board of directors of Apax English Joint Stock Company.

Public hospitals seek solutions to remove "bottlenecks" in drugs and medical supplies

Representatives of public hospitals said that it is necessary to soon complete a guiding policy to implement the revised Bidding Law, effective from January 1, 2024.

National telecom group's AI platform logs over one billion authentication requests

The VNPT eKYC system processes an average of 600,000 requests per day, with over a million requests handled on peak days.

Vietnamese blood donors save life of UK patient

The man has a rare blood type of O Rh(-) with just one in 1,000 Vietnamese people having a match.

Artist turns glass waste into art

Thanh uses the beads to create works of art, necklaces, keychains and wind chimes. Sometimes, he lays the pieces at the bottom of the fish tanks for decoration.

HoREA proposes additional preferential policies for social housing projects

The HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) believes that in addition to focusing on removing procedural obstacles, the city proposes that the Government need to supplement or increase preferential policies for social housing investors.

Forest rangers strive to prevent forest fire

The Bù Gia Mập National Park has many areas adjacent to residential areas, rubber and cashew fields. Raising local people's awareness is always of concern to the park's leaders. During the dry season, the park management board continuously warns residents to be very careful when using fire to clear fields.

Woman starts her business with bougainvillea flowers

With passion, creativity and a desire to prosper from local resources, Phương decided to start her own business by growing giấy (bougainvillea) flowers at the age of 40.

A special centre for special needs children

In the 2023-2024 academic year, Khánh Hòa Rehabilitation and Education Centre for Children with Disabilities admitted 145 students, of which 101 have intellectual disabilities and 44 have hearing or speaking impairments.

Ministry eyes $340m proposal to upgrade national highways in Mekong Delta

The Ministry of Transport has proposed the upgrade and renovation of three degraded national highways in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region with a total investment of nearly VNĐ9.3 trillion (US$340 million).

Breakthrough visa policies needed to boost tourism: insiders

Experts have described the visa policies as a tool to sharpen the competitiveness of the domestic tourism industry. Thanks to them, Việt Nam has become friendlier in the eyes of foreign holidaymakers.

Seventh Adobe design skills world championship opens

The Việt Nam round of the seventh Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) World Championship 2024 kicked off in Hà Nội on March 24.

UK launches social media campaign on illegal migration in Việt Nam

The campaign will use adverts on Facebook and YouTube to target people in the south-east Asian country who may be considering making illegal journeys to the UK.

Potential risk of bird flu spreading to humans, warns Health Ministry following outbreaks

The Centre for Disease Control was asked to promptly deploy epidemic prevention and control measures, as well as co-ordinate with the agricultural sector and local authorities to monitor and early detect influenza outbreaks in poultry.

Islanders commemorate soldiers of ancient Hoàng Sa flotilla

The ceremony has been observed over centuries by families in Lý Sơn and many coastal areas in Quảng Ngãi, and has attracted increasing participation from visitors across Việt Nam.

Eighth grader suffers serious injury after basketball court altercation

It is understood the injured boy got into an altercation with a sixth grader who left the court but returned with a large group of youths.

Vietnamese Army Engineers organise discussion on clean water in Abyei

The discussion was held in response to World Clean Water Day 2024 on March 22, and attracted the participation of ministries and administrative departments in the Abyei Region, and different units of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).