Society Vietnamese students shine at global ICT competition Vietnamese students earned high marks at the 2024–25 Huawei ICT competition, which concluded on May 24 in Shenzhen, China. 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Deputy PM demands actions after imperial throne damaged by mentally unstable man 3 hours ago | Vietnam news Việt Nam’s summer travel season heats up, online scam warnings 3 hours ago | Vietnam news HCM City faces surge in hand-foot-mouth disease cases 4 hours ago | Vietnam news 1 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 22:46 Singapore Management University opens representative office in Việt Nam The Singapore Management University opened a representative office in HCM City on April 25. 2 VietnamPlus | 04/25/2024 18:58 VNA celebrates journalistic excellence at 2023 Press Award ceremony The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held its annual 2023 Press Award ceremony at its Hanoi headquarters on April 25. 3 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 15:55 Beverage tycoon sentenced to 8 years in prison for $41m fraud The HCM City People’s Court on Thursday sentenced Trần Quí Thanh, 71, chairman of prominent beverage manufacturer Tân Hiệp Phát, to eight years in prison for “abuse of trust to appropriate assets.” 4 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 14:55 Vietnamese localities’ ties with US-based partners to be further enhanced As part of a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US, Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the UN had a meeting with a delegation of the Party Committees of six provinces, namely Gia Lai, Hà Nam, Hà Tĩnh, Hòa Bình, Thừa Thiên - Huế, and Yên Bái, on April 22. 5 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 11:44 Winners of protecting Party’s ideological foundation contest announced The 38 award-winning works were selected from the nearly 620 entries from more than 50 press agencies across the country. 6 VietnamPlus | 04/25/2024 11:15 Ninh Binh to organise various activities on upcoming holidays to lure more tourists A series of activities will be held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on the occasion of the five-day holiday of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) from April 27 to May 1. 7 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 10:59 Việt Nam attends international security meeting in Russia The event brings together security council secretaries, national security advisors and assistants, deputy prime ministers, and heads of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies of 106 countries and territories, along with representatives of 10 international organisations. 8 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 09:53 Government action programme cracks down on illegal fishing A raft of measures to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is included in the Government’s freshly issued action programme. 9 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 09:44 Vietnam Academy of Blockchain, AI Innovation debuts The ABAII aims to train and universalise Blockchain technology and AI for 1 million people. 10 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 09:37 Airlines requested to increase flights during upcoming holiday The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has asked Việt Nam's airlines to consider increasing the number of flights from Hà Nội and HCM City to localities on April 27, and from localities back to Hà Nội and HCM City on May 1 to meet the demand for air transportation during the April 30 - May 1 holidays. 11 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 09:09 Report flags more than 1,000 locations posing risk of railway accidents There are still 1,087 potential points of risk for railway traffic accidents along the North-South railway route, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Transport. 12 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 09:00 Pool all resources to ensure Việt Nam's malaria-free status by 2030: Doctor On World Malaria Day (April 25), the Việt Nam Government Portal had talks with Head of the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE) Hoàng Đình Cảnh on the country's goal of eliminating malaria by 2030. 13 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 08:52 Long An Province develops high-tech agriculture Long An Province is increasing the use of high-tech agriculture to improve production efficiency. 14 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 08:52 People work together to prevent child drowning in Central Highlands province After more than two years, the programme has been held at 40 schools in the province reaching more than 19,000 students. It teaches students how to prevent and combat drowning, ways to rescue victims while ensuring personal safety, and basic first aid skills. 15 Vietnam news | 04/25/2024 08:00 Traffic accidents increase, but deaths decrease in first quarter Thanks to the decisive direction of the Government and Prime Minister, and the active participation of ministries, branches and localities, the traffic safety situation in the first quarter was basically controlled, he said in yesterday’s committee meeting reviewing traffic safety in the first quarter of 2024. 16 Vietnam news | 04/24/2024 20:56 Heavy showers, hail hit Lào Cai The hailstones measured 2-3cm, some as large as hen's eggs. 17 Vietnam news | 04/24/2024 17:19 Quảng Ngãi: Traditional ceremony honours ancient Hoàng Sa flotilla Paper effigies representing the men and basics like rice, salt, fuel wood, and drinking water were put on replica boats which were then released into the sea to symbolically substitute for the actual humans. 18 Vietnam news | 04/24/2024 15:37 Inspections strengthened to crack down on illegal coaches during holidays The Việt Nam Road Administration has sent a document to the Departments of Transport of provinces and cities to ensure traffic order and safety during the Reunification Day, and Labour Day holidays on April 30 and May 1. 19 VietnamPlus | 04/24/2024 15:13 Quang Ngai: Traditional ceremony honours ancient Hoang Sa flotilla An annual ceremony commemorating sailors of the historic Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla took place in the communal house of An Vinh village, Ly Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, on April 24. 20 Vietnam news | 04/24/2024 14:27 US and Việt Nam join hands in regional IUU Fishing action This regional workshop also presents a platform for partners to meet and exchange information on the current context of maritime law enforcement and seek opportunities to strengthen partnerships that help combat IUU fishing effectively. 162 163 164 165 166