Society Comprehensive approaches employed for better HIV response amid shift in transmissions In Việt Nam, blood-borne transmission decreased from 47.5 per cent in 2010 to 6.5 per cent as of September 2024, while sexual transmissions increased from 47.5 per cent to 70.8 per cent in the same period. 3 hours ago | Vietnam news Concerted efforts made to eradicate temporary, dilapidated houses in 2025 4 hours ago | Vietnam news Plastic camp to warn community against addiction to SUPs 4 hours ago | Vietnam news Global scientific luminaries to gather at VinFuture sci-tech week 4 hours ago | Vietnam news 1 Vietnam news | 11/16/2023 14:55 Bắc Giang accelerates progress in building new countryside The province is focusing on resolving difficulties and speeding up the progress of building new rural areas in the region. 2 Vietnam news | 11/16/2023 14:54 E-commerce development and international economic integration in Bắc Giang The province aims to have 100 per cent of its modern supermarkets, commercial centers, and distribution facilities, including those providing electricity, water, telecommunications, and communication services, utilize flexible electronic payment methods. 3 Vietnam news | 11/16/2023 14:14 Two dead, three missing in flood-hit central region, more downpours expected A total of 17,877 houses in Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Đà Nẵng, and Quảng Ngãi were submerged. Many areas in Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế provinces were mostly still from 0.3 to 0.6m under water at the time of the report. 4 VietnamPlus | 11/16/2023 11:28 Foreign arrivals to Thailand top 23 million The number of foreign arrivals to Thailand has surpassed the 23-million mark, generating a revenue of some 981.69 billion THB (27.65 billion USD). 5 VietnamPlus | 11/16/2023 11:03 STEM Festival 2023 opens in Bac Ninh province As many as 300 students from 10 secondary schools in the northern province of Bac Ninh joined the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Festival 2023 which was organised in Tu Son city on November 15 by the provincial Department of Education and Training and Kenan Foundation Asia (Kenan). 6 VietnamPlus | 11/16/2023 09:16 Vietnamese, Cambodian provinces step up efforts in searching, repatriating martyrs’ remains The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang and the four Cambodian provinces of Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk, Kam Pot and Kep on November 15 agreed to continue cooperation in searching, gathering and repatriating remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during the wartime. 7 VietnamPlus | 11/16/2023 08:55 President Ho Chi Minh’s life, revolutionary career spotlighted in Japan The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a talk on the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh for the Vietnamese community in Japan on November 15. 8 Vietnam news | 11/16/2023 08:03 Vietnamese students at US colleges, universities rise by 5.7% in 2022-23 The number of Vietnamese students makes for the fifth-largest group of foreign students in the United States, the same as the last academic year. 9 Vietnam news | 11/16/2023 08:01 Tourism sector urged to develop national tourism brand In the first 10 months of this year, Việt Nam welcomed 99 million domestic visitors and 10 million international tourists, exceeding the 2023 target of 8 million visitors. 10 Vietnam news | 11/15/2023 21:24 VietnamPlus awarded first-class Labour Order on 15th anniversary Addressing the function, Vietnam News Agency General Director Vũ Việt Trang lauded the efforts and achievements of the e-newspaper’s staff, as well as their contributions to the agency, and noted her belief that they will successfully complete assigned tasks. 11 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 21:03 VietnamPlus awarded first-class Labour Order on 15th anniversary VietnamPlus, the e-newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), was honoured with the first-class Labour Order at a ceremony held at the VNA headquarters in Hanoi on November 15 to celebrate its 15th founding anniversary (November 13, 2008). 12 Vietnam news | 11/15/2023 16:39 Save our lakes Hà Nội is full of beautiful lakes that are the ‘green lungs’ of the city. But many are being used as dumping grounds and are becoming a blot on our beautiful landscape. Residents living nearby say the smell is becoming unbearable, and are calling for more action to clean up the lakes and stop people using them to get rid of rubbish. 13 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 15:48 Stronger connectivity, coordination crucial for fast, sustainable tourism growth: PM Close connection, smooth coordination and comprehensive cooperation among ministries, sectors, localities, travel associations, and businesses are crucial to boost fast and sustainable tourism growth, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while chairing a conference in Hanoi on November 15 on promoting tourism development. 14 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 15:38 Rapid social change, ageing population pose challenges to Vietnam’s demographic landscape The Seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference, being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 15-17 November, 2023, is a great opportunity for governments, civil society, young people and others come together, building on their collective investments and planning new initiatives for a prosperous and sustainable future. 15 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 15:31 Vietnam connected with ASEAN Compulsory Motor Insurance database system Vietnam has been successfully connected with the ASEAN Compulsory Motor Insurance (ACMI) database system, the country’s national bureau for implementing Protocol 5 - the ASEAN Scheme of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance (VINABAI) - said on November 15. 16 Vietnam news | 11/15/2023 12:36 Noted former legislator detained on charge of property appropriation Nhưỡng, born in Hùng Dũng Commune, Hưng Hà District, Thái Bình Province, is deputy head of the National Assembly's Ombudsman Committee. 17 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 11:35 Da Nang looks to expand cooperation with USAID Authorities of Da Nang city always support projects of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and hope to sign more cooperation agreements on projects related to the environment, fintech, and green energy with the agency in the future, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh. 18 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 10:56 Overseas Vietnamese in Luxembourg believe in prospects of bilateral relations The Vietnamese community in Luxembourg has shown their belief in the prospect of the relations between the two countries, hoping that cooperation will be expanded from the economic and financial areas to cultural exchange. 19 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 10:29 HCM City honoured with ASOCIO Digital Government Award The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) honoured Ho Chi Minh City with the Digital Government Award during the ASOCIO Digital Summit in Seoul on November 14. 20 VietnamPlus | 11/15/2023 10:27 PM chairs national teleconference on tourism development Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 15 chaired a national teleconference discussing the rapid and sustainable development of Vietnam’s tourism. 188 189 190 191 192