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Ho Chi Minh City wants to become an advanced and integrated education hub for Asia under its education development strategy for until 2030. The strategy, unveiled by its people’s committee on Thursday, seeks to create a fair and conducive environment for lifelong learning for its citizens, enabling the development of …

The National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation is calling for streets across the country to be named after organ donors to honor their act. Nguyen Hoang Phuc, deputy director of the center, Thursday also called for celebrating a Day of Organ Donation to acclaim and foster organ donation to …

Hanoi moved up 16 places to 144th in a global ranking of the world’s most liveable cities. According to global mobility specialist ECA International in its annual location rating report, Singapore has maintained its position as the most liveable city in Asia for foreigners. Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka ranked second …

A Chinese corporation will take part in constructing the fifth metro line of Hanoi that will run 39 km at an estimated cost of VND65 trillion (US$2.63 billion). The Hanoi Department of Transport and the China Pacific Construction Group (CPCG) in collaboration with the Vietnam Construction Import-Export Corporation on Thursday signed a …

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday his government will move ahead with its flagship $14.3-billion ‘digital wallet’ handout scheme, though it may be delayed. Srettha, who has been touting the policy as a stimulus measure necessary to revive a sluggish economy, did not specify a launch date. Earlier …

Vietnam will conduct experimental coal mining in the Red River basin before 2040, with plans to use coal in the area for industrial purposes by 2050. According to a development strategy for the coal industry approved on Jan. 16, Vietnam aims to seek domestic and international partners for investment research, …

A private luxury resort along the coastal road in Nha Trang has been dismantled to create open space for the public to enjoy the city’s famed natural beach. The demolition of the 28,000-sq.m-site was completed on Wednesday, and the entire Evason Ana Madara resort facility has vanished from the beach …

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through early March and avert a partial government shutdown, sending it to President Joe Biden for final approval. The measure passed 314-108, with 106 Republicans and two Democrats in opposition. Earlier on Thursday, the …

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouse are scheduled to make a state visit to Vietnam from Jan. 23-24, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. This visit comes upon an invitation from President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse. During his visit, Steinmeier will meet his Vietnamese counterpart …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said his company is joining the pursuit of creating super artificial intelligence, putting it in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google. Sometimes called artificial general intelligence or AGI, the goal, given in an interview with The Verge, is to create AI that can …