The Vietnam – Singapore Cooperation Centre was inaugurated in Hanoi on March 23 morning, in the witness of visiting Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean and Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh.

A canteen for Dong But kindergarten, funded by the Indian government, was inaugurated and put into use in Bo Ly commune, Tam Dao district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc, on March 22.

The ActionAid Vietnam (AAV) and the People’s Committee of southern Tra Vinh province held a local conference on March 22 to discuss the project “Women respond to natural disasters and climate change”.

As many as 300 students in Hanoi will promote cultural and historical values of the local tourist attractions when joining the “Supporting Thang Long-Hanoi Tourism” programme launched by the municipal Department of Tourism on March 22.

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu had a working session with visiting Deputy Minister of State at the Hungapory’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bezetei Akos on March 22 to exchange ideas about getting a space for a cultural and community centre in the Vietnamese capital.

The World Bank (WB) has been carrying out a project on improving the quality of tertiary education at four universities in Vietnam, including the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), since 2018 to increase their autonomy.

Vietnamese maritime search and rescue force on March 22 picked up a sick crewman onboard a Greek vessel in Vietnamese waters and took him to the central city of Da Nang for treatment.

With around 40 golf courses which have modern designs and meet international standards, Vietnam holds great potential to develop golf tourism.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to continue its close collaboration with the Education New Zealand (ENZ), stated Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on March 22.

The Embassy of Belgium in Vietnam held a ceremony to open a centre for receiving visa applications to European countries, including Belgium, Germany and Italy, in the central city of Da Nang on March 22.

Two former leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro have been given prison sentences for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.

In addition to results of national high school examinations, universities will add general ability tests to select students.

An exhibition titled Tim Lai Ky Uc (Finding Memories) opened at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.

The border guard force of the northern province of Lang Son on March 21 arrested a man transporting 993 meth tablets and about 0.5kg of heroin in Yen Khoai commune, Loc Binh district.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang had a meeting with a visiting delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s southwestern province of Jeollanam-do on March 21 to discuss future cooperation plans between the two localities.

Nearly 200 third-year students majoring in nursing, tourism, education, business administration, electricity-electronics, information technology, and construction of Dong A University were received in Japan before they start their internship and work placement scheme.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has asked the consultancy agencies of Long Thanh international airport to complete the project’s feasibility study by May 30, so the ministry can consider and verify it before submitting to the Government in early June.

Dozens of mortar shells left behind from the war were unearthed and dealt with by competent agencies in Tan Thanh commune, Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri, on March 21.

Prison sentences ranging from 4-9 years have been proposed for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.

The cooperation programme between the Hue University of Education and the French Centre-Val de Loire National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in the past years has helped train high-quality human resources for the country.