Việt Nam News

Kiên Giang Province expects to produce 844,400 tonnes of seafood this year, 5 per cent more than the original target, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

One of the ten key tasks for 2020-25 is strengthening science and technology applications, creating a start-up ecosystem, promoting administrative reform, digital transformation, and building a smart city.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, many people are reluctant to participate in voluntary social insurance as their income has decreased.

The starting price of a car licence plate put up for auction is VNĐ40 million. The price may increase by increments of VNĐ5 million.

The victims include one dead and two missing in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, and two dead and one injured in southern Sóc Trăng Province.

During his work trip to the southern province of Bạc Liêu, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said Bạc Liêu is among the localities with great potential to develop renewable energy.

More than 300 domestic and foreign colorectal surgeons are sharing practical experiences and cutting edge techniques of colorectal surgery at the 11th ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCS) meeting held in HCM City from December 1-3.

The Government leader made the request at a working session with key leaders of Bình Dương in the province on Saturday.

The HCM City People's Committee on Friday (December 2) presented certificates of merit to 12 outstanding individuals who won the first Trần Đại Nghĩa Award for their contributions to the city’s development in the field of vocational education and training.

Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory PepsiCo Việt Nam Beverage held a ceremony to summarise the eight-year journey of the programme in Hà Nội on Friday.

The food is jointly prepared by soldiers of the Tén Tằn Border Guard Station and the Mường Lát District Youth Union.

Bạc Liêu Province is seeking to develop salt production on an industrial scale and improve producers’ incomes.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has produced more than 4.4 million tonnes of rice so far this year, slightly above its target.

As part of the activity, children do small good deeds, the most popular one being collecting and sorting out discarded papers for recycling.

The objective of the “Bike to School” campaign is to engage students in healthy mobility across 19 secondary schools, aiming to reach a total of 18,135 students.

Chợ Rẫy Hospital patients now enjoy better peace of mind thanks to a new guesthouse. Initiated by the hospital, a bed here costs as little as VNĐ30,000 a day. There is also a charity kitchen, free residence ward and free clothing. Instead of travelling long distances or facing high rent in the city, patients and their carers now have an affordable place to stay in between treatment sessions.

Việt Nam is in need of village-based midwives as the country has more than 7,000 remote and disadvantaged villages where women do not regularly get antenatal care at medical facilities.