A conference on combating child labour being held in HCM City on June 7. Việt Nam has been gradually reducing the rate of child working as labourers over the years. — VNAVNS Photo HCM CITY — Việt Nam is focusing on gradually eliminating child labour by raising awareness of the problem …
Read More »Việt Nam needs to do more to sustainably develop sea and island tourism
An overview of the Hạ Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Đức HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has succeeded in developing its sea and island tourism with attractive tourism products, leading to a rise in both domestic and international visitors. However, the …
Read More »New southern ring road construction to start next year
A map shows the planned Ring Road No 4 through HCM City and the provinces of Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, Long An, and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. — Photo www.baogiaothong.vn HCM CITY — Construction of the first phase of Ring Road No 4 through five southern localities, including HCM City, will start …
Read More »Urban development, climate resilience project to be conducted in Vĩnh Long
Riverside houses in Cái Vồn Ward, Bình Minh Town in the southern province of Vĩnh Long. — Photo baodautu.vn VĨNH LONG — The World Bank (WB)-funded Urban Development and Enhanced Climate Resilience Project will be implemented to improve access to infrastructure and connectivity and to reduce flood risk in …
Read More »913 new coronavirus cases registered on Wednesday
A child receives a COVID-19 vaccine. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 913 new COVID-19 infections in 43 localities on Wednesday, bringing the total caseload in the country to 10,727,918. New transmissions were recorded in Hà Nội (187), Yên Bái (67), Bắc Ninh (57), Nghệ An (49), Đà …
Read More »Traditional medicine workshop addresses wildlife trade
Participants discuss innovative solutions to eradicate treatments using endangered wild animals and their derivatives at a workshop in Hà Nội on June 8. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — More than 60 traditional medicine (TM) doctors, practitioners, and students discussed innovative solutions to eradicate treatments using endangered wild animals at a workshop …
Read More »Việt Nam reports 913 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday
All the infections were domestic and detected in Hà Nội (187), Yên Bái (67), Bắc Ninh (57), Nghệ An (49), Đà Nẵng (38), Lào Cai (35), Phú Thọ (35), Vĩnh Phúc (33), Quảng Ninh (27), Quảng Bình (27), Hồ Chí Minh City (26), Bắc Kạn (24), Hà Giang (23), …
Read More »Media urged to be more balanced in food safety reporting
People shop for pork in a supermarket. Photo plo.vn HÀ NỘI – When it comes to food safety issues in Việt Nam, negative messages are usually preferred in mass media reporting instead of scientific evidence that helps consumers protect themselves and their families from unhealthy food. Speaking at a seminar …
Read More »Overseas Vietnamese seeks to keep sense of sovereignty, patriotism alive in language classes
Children learn about Việt Nam’s sea and islands in a Vietnamese language class in the Czech Republic. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Kì HÀ NỘI — A trip to Trường Sa ( Spratly) Islands inspired Lê Xuân Lâm, an overseas Vietnamese citizen living in Poland, to educate young people not only …
Read More »Overseas Vietnamese touched by visit to Trường Sa Archipelago
More than 40 overseas Vietnamese from 17 different countries around the world joined the trip to Trường Sa island district in the south-central province of Khánh Hòa between May 17-25. VNA/VNS Photos Diệp Trương HÀ NỘI — Bùi Thị Thơm, an overseas Vietnamese in Germany, had been waiting for more …
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