Society

  Dr Hồ Thị Thanh Vân. — VNA/VNS Photo PARIS — The jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on Wednesday presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr Hồ Thị Thanh Vân, a chemicals scientist who is working at the …

Australian authorities questioned nine flight attendants of a Vietnamese Airlines flight crew in May. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese airlines are required to implement preventive measures against illegal trade and commercial fraud activities taking place among flight crews, per the latest directive from the Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam …

  Seminar participants check out facilities used in smart agriculture. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hoà TRÀ VINH — The embrace of digitisation is necessary to cope with saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, experts have said. The delta, the country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is affected …

  Nguyen Van Luan (centre) and his team prepare to give first aid to traffic accident victims. Photo provided by FAS Angel HÀ NỘI Just after going to bed after a day of work, Nguyễn Văn Luân received news about an accident 15km away. He immediately got dressed and 10 minutes later …

  The final design of Trần Hưng Đạo Bridge is a combination of an ancient and modern Hà Nội. — Photo from the organizer HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has chosen the final design for the Trần Hưng Đạo Bridge, which will cross the Hồng (Red) River and connect three …

Mai Ngọc Thương at work. Photo baogiaothong.vn HÀ NỘI — For Mai Ngọc Thương, going to work isn’t a chore – far from it. The 39-year-old is the head of the safety inspection team of Hải Phòng City’s rail transport, and she goes home happy knowing her passengers have had …

  A health worker sprays chemicals in the central province of Phú Yên. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health on Tuesday asked localities nationwide to boost dengue prevention and control measures as the number of cases continues to rise, particularly in the south and central regions. This …

A medical employee prepares to administer a COVID-19 booster dose to workers in HCM City’s Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ  HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Wednesday announced 888 new COVID-19 infections. All the new cases were domestic, of which 747 were detected in the community. The capital Hà …

  The new infections were locally confirmed in Hà Nội (149), Hải Phòng (88), Đà Nẵng (61), Nghệ An (51), Bắc Ninh (50), Yên Bái (45), Phú Thọ (34), Quảng Ninh (28), Lào Cai (26), Vĩnh Phúc (25), HCM City (25), Quảng Bình (22), Sơn La (17), Bạc Liêu (16), …

    Phương Liễu (left) collects information for an article. Photo provided by Phương Liễu HÀ NỘI – Phương Liễu has devoted her professional career to journalist and, after 30 years, has a total of 98 journalism awards to show for it.  As well as 98 awards from national and local …