A pilot project of Germany on training Vietnamese nurses has proved effective, as was reported at a seminar reviewing the project held in Berlin.  

Vietnam Railways (VNR) has suspended the officers, chiefs and drivers responsible for two train accidents in Thanh Hóa and Quảng Nam provinces recently.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam visited several schools, medical facilities and tourist sites in Hà Nội on May 31 as part of the Government’s routine inspection aimed at improving sanitation standard in public places at the capital city.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and Department of Health on May 23 released a bilingual Medical Tourism Guide with basic information about travel and healthcare in the city.

The pilot project on developing Co Tu written language, funded by Norway’s FARO AS organisation, has proved effective after one year of implementation.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, visited and extended congratulations to some Buddhist establishments in Ho Chi Minh City on May 27 ahead of Lord Buddha’s 2562nd birthday.

The Vietnamese Government on May 25 presented three cars and three sets of computers worth nearly 300,000 USD to the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has predicted ten risks that could result in disasters including those related to fire, pollution, transport, health and nuclear power plants.

Sexual harassment has been one of the biggest problems facing female journalists, but adequate attention has yet to be paid to the building of policies and mechanism to deal with the issue, heard a conference in gender equality in journalism held in Hanoi on May 22.

A research team of Ha Tinh Museum has discovered a royal decree dating to 1784.

Flood prevention works in Ho Chi Minh City between 2016 and 2020 are estimated to cost more than 96.3 trillion VND (4.24 billion USD).

Many activities have been held by Vietnamese people in Spain, Germany and Mexico to mark the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890).

Leaders of the central province of Binh Thuan visited and extended their best wishes to local ethnic Cham Bani people on the occasion of the community’s traditional Ramuwan festival.

Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, was awarded with Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian award of India – at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27.

A conference on solidarity for peace and sustainable development took place in the central province of Quang Tri on May 21 and 22, gathering representatives from 12 foreign countries.

A meeting was held at the Nehru Memorial Museum in New Delhi on May 21 to mark the 128th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

A bus carrying 41 former overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Thailand and Laos skidded and overturned in Packsan town, Laos’ central province of Bolykhamsay, on May 23 morning, injuring 14 people.

The use of smart fire prevention and detection technology is essential to ensure safety for buildings in smart cities, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

Head of Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai visited Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha at Vien Minh pagoda on May 21.

A delegation of the European Commission (EC) is visiting Vietnam from May 15-24 to inspect the outcomes of the country’s measures to control illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.