Việt Nam News

The 2022 International Mathematical Olympiad was held in-person in Oslo, Norway from July 6-16, after two years of online contests due to COVID-19

People in Chiềng Nơi, a remote mountainous commune of Mai Sơn District, Sơn La Province, are being held back by a lack of suitable transport infrastructure, forcing farmers to push their motorbikes up steep, muddy roads to sell their produce and children to wade through streams up to 70cm deep to get to school. 

Việt Nam needs a strategy to transition to green and renewable energy in response to climate change that contributes to economic development and fulfils international commitments, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. 

Cities and provinces across Việt Nam will need to develop a database system and data sharing mechanism among State management agencies to develop e-government as part of an effort to become smart cities, experts said.

The High People’s Court of Hà Nội on Wednesday (July 13) reduced the prison sentence of the former chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung. 

Việt Nam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on Wednesday.

Ngô Ngọc Bỉnh officially retired 17 years ago, though that has only provided him with more time to help the people in his community. 

Medical equipment donated by the Australian Department of Defence for Việt Nam’s COVID-19 prevention and control was handed over to the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday. 

HCM City People’s Committee will allocate over VNĐ1.24 trillion for housing rental support for employees.

Roche Pharma Vietnam and the University Medical Centre of HCM City will work together in improving cancer management and treatment as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed on July 13.

Vietnamese astronomy lovers had the opportunity to see a big and brilliant supermoon last night and early this morning.

HCM City expects to build about 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space in 2021-2025, and nearly 58,000 units with a floor space of 4.08 million square metres by 2030.

A sturgeon breeding project worth more than VNĐ50 billion (US$2.1 million) has been abandoned in Sơn La Province for the past three years, wasting State investment resources.

23-year-old Lê Minh Thiện from Thủ Đức, Hồ Chí Minh City is widely known on social media for his good deeds.

A dozen patients suffering from osteomyelitis (bone infection) in the skull, jaw and face with unknown causes have been reported at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City in the past two months.

The women in Tây Mỗ Village, Nam Từ Liêm District of Hà Nội are teaching embroidery for free to young people, in the hopes they will keep the traditional handicraft alive.