The Coast Guard has seized 50,000 litres of contraband diesel from a fishing boat off the south-western coast.

A high-speed ferry service connecting Vũng Tàu City (in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu), HCM City, and Côn Đảo Island (in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province) was launched on March 8 by Phú Quốc Express JSC.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Algerian Embassy on March 8 co-organised a ceremony to commemorate Vietnamese and Algerian officials and journalists who perished in a plane crash five decades ago.

Vietnam has made strides in women’s empowerment, said Pauline Tamesis, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam and Caroline Nyamayemombe, Representative of UN Women in the country in a joint article entitled “Invest in women: Accelerate progress” on the occasion of the 114th International Women’s Day.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 8 (local time) visited the Australian National University (ANU) and attended an education forum in Canberra, as part of his official visit to Australia.

The 10th Ao Dai Festival, a signature event of Ho Chi Minh City, is underway featuring myriad enticing activities.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Vietnam Matt Jackson has affirmed that Vietnam has been putting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and human rights at the centre of development.

Việt Nam is facing the dual challenges of micronutrient deficiencies and malnutrition, which are having severe impacts on the productivity and health of its population, particularly children, experts said at a meeting in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh laid a wreath at the memorial plaque located on the Journalistes Viet Nam 8/3/1974 street, Bir Mourad Raïs district, Algiers on March 7, in memory of the Algerian journalists who died in an accident in Vietnam 50 years ago.

Chairman of Thừa Thiên-Huế People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Phương said by joining local efforts to build the community, foreigners not only bring about positive improvements but also promote solidarity, cooperation and mutual understanding between countries.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with female full-time NA deputies, leaders and managers of the NA Office and the Institute of Legislative Research, on the occasion of the 114th anniversary of International Women's Day (March 8) and the 1,984th anniversary of Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters)'s Uprising.

Speaking at the event, Deputy PM Khái underscored the Vietnamese Party and State’s commitment to supporting the female intellectual workforce and fostering gender equality work, evident in various policies and guidelines designed for women advancement.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai chaired a meeting in Hanoi on March 7 to honour outstanding female intellectuals and present the Kovalevskaia Award 2023 to two female scientists, on the occasion of the 114th International Women's Day (March 8).

Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has expressed his hope for stronger bilateral cooperation in education-training and high-quality human resources development, especially in electronics and semiconductors, at a meeting with Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy.

In his opening remarks, OANA President and Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Ali Naderi affirmed that the meeting's theme is consistent with the trend of the times as news agencies are trying to change to adapt to the public in the digital age.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang gave a speech on how news agencies reach the young audience at the first discussion session of the 52nd Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), which opened in Tokyo, Japan on March 7.

In Sóc Trăng Province, many rice farmers are facing water shortage caused by saltwater intrusion up rivers from the sea.

At the meeting, Vietnamese people in Australia proposed the Party and the State consider loosening regulations on issuing passports and identification cards for Vietnamese people living abroad.

Foreigners working in Việt Nam have contributed significantly to improving the country’s labour productivity and efficiency of production and business activities.

The directives comes just days after five people were killed in a collision between a sleeper bus and a container truck in the northern province of Tuyên Quang on Tuesday.