Vietnam is striving to raise the rate of female officers in the country's peacekeeping force to 20% by 2025, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien told a conference in Hanoi on October 19.

The Hanoi Museum has coordinated with the Institute of Archaeology and the People’s Committee of Dan Phuong district in excavating a brick structure in Hong Ha commune, which is believed to be an ancient tomb.

The Military Command of Bao Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on October 19 removed a 350-kilogramme bomb left from wartime in Bao Ha commune, and destroyed it safely.

Lao Cai College in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on October 19 signed a cooperation agreement with Korea Polytechnic University IV of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to improve the former’s education and human resources quality.

The Australian Department of Defence handed over the HumaLoop LAMP system, which uses the molecular biology technique to diagnoses malaria parasites, to the Military Institute of Preventive Medicine under the Department of Military Medicine on October 18.

Vietnam’s community learning model, Compassion Books and House of Wisdom, has been named among Successful Practices Honorees of the 2023 Literacy Awards launched by the Library of the US Congress (LOC).

Amid a rising trend of green and sustainable tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is advised to design a strategy and measures to promote green tourism development and better meet tourists’ demands.

Lee Ho-jeong, 41, a Vietnamese-born marriage migrant, has become one of the four people chosen as this year’s national pilots of the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).

A delegation from the National Political Publishing House – the publisher of theoretical and political books of the Vietnamese Party and State – is attending the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 in Germany, joining meetings, seeking collaboration and engaging in cultural exchanges with reputable publishers worldwide.

The authority of the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has decided to open areas for water sports and entertainment tourism activities in Ha Long Bay, aiming to facilitate businesses’ investment in developing this form of tourism service.

To celebrate Vietnamese Women's Day on October 20, Vietjet offers its passengers tickets priced from only 0 VND to international destinations and free 200,000 VND e-vouchers.

A Vietnamese language class for overseas Vietnamese community in the Netherlands has started the 2023-2024 school year, aiming to meet the community’s demand to learn the language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the European country.

The northern port city of Hai Phong and the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Kon Tum will bolster connectivity to develop new tourism products, and promote local tourism.

The labour federations at all levels in the capital city of Hanoi have affirmed its important role in building stable and harmonious labour relations.

The “Su That” (Truth) National Political Publishing House in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Greece held a seminar on October 17 to introduce the book “Vietnam - My Second Homeland” by Hero of the Vietnam People’s Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis – Nguyen Van Lap.

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 held an inauguration ceremony of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -1948) – a great national leader and hero of India – in Tao Dan Park, District 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 17 issued a dispatch on search and rescue efforts for fishermen on two sunken fishing vessels in the Song Tu Tay Island.

Korean Air will start direct flights connecting Seoul to Phu Quoc resort island in southern Vietnam, also known as the Pearl Island, from the end of November 2023 to meet the increasing travel demand of Korean tourists to Vietnam's largest island.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) applauded Vietnam's efforts in collaborating with the agency in the field of labour statistics and implementing the Decent Work Country Programme at an international seminar in Geneva on October 16.

Authorities of the northern province of Quang Ninh are rushing to complete many construction projects to celebrate the locality’s 60th founding anniversary (October 30, 1963- 2023).