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Fake news on social networks must be strictly handled: official
Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Chief of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged competent agencies to strictly handle fake social network accounts in the names of agencies and individuals to post false information. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education
The 2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education are open for nominations. The prize is open for all individuals, institutions and organizations making a strong impact on girls’ and women’s education. Prize amount: US$50,000Deadline: 28/5/2019More details ...
UNESCO
Vietnam says investigating cause of boat's sinking in contested waters
Vietnam is seeking clarification of how a fishing boat came to sink this week in the contested South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, days after a local rescue agency said it was rammed by a Chinese vessel. Keep reading ...
James Pearson
Health insurance card holders reach 82.7 million
The number of health insurance card holders in Vietnam reached 82.7 million as of February 28, 2019, according to the Vietnam Social Security. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam named among top 11 of world’s healthiest countries
Vietnam has been listed among the top 11 healthiest countries in the world, according to the Global Wellness Index (GWI) published by investment firm LetterOne. Out of the 151 nations evaluated for the list, Vietnam was ranked in 11th place while Canada took the number one ...
VNA Reporter
Southwest region has environmental monitoring station
The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a ceremony on March 5 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to put an environmental monitoring station in the southwest region into operation.Keep reading ...
Thanh Liem
Chinese vessel sinks Vietnamese fishing boat near Hoang Sa
A Vietnamese fishing boat was hit and sunk by a Chinese ship off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea on Wednesday, local authorities have confirmed.The Vietnamese ship was operating near Da Loi (Discovery) Reef in Hoang Sa, around 198 nautical miles off the ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Vietnam calls for 'drastic measures' to fight African swine fever
Vietnam’s prime minister has called for “drastic measures” to fight the spread of African swine fever in the Southeast Asian country, state media reported on Tuesday. The highly contagious disease, which is incurable in pigs but harmless to humans, has spread rapidly across neighboring China ...
Mai Nguyen
Leadership 4.0 in Development and Disaster Resilience
The Asian Institute of Management – Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management will conduct the Leadership 4.0 in Development and Disaster Resilience masterclass, for the AIM Roadshow in Vietnam where leadership masterclasses on business, development, innovation, and data science will be presented. The program will ...
Vietnam electricity prices to rise by 8.36 pct this month
The Ministry of Industry and Trade says electricity prices will go up 8.36 percent starting this month to cover rapidly rising costs. While a ministry spokesman did not specify the date of increase, he said the plan has been approved by the Prime Minister.Keep reading ...
Nguyen Hoai