As the amount of plastic waste from Vietnamese is rising quickly, many projects are being tested here in collaboration with international organisations on reducing plastic waste.

The Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association presented 500 million VND (21,524 USD) worth of scholarships for Cambodian students in the city, during their recent get-together.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, and his counterparts of South Africa, Sweden, and New Zealand have co-chaired a consultation on a UN General Assembly draft resolution on the epidemic preparedness and response.

The third session of the 15^th National Assembly concluded in Hanoi on June 16 after 19 working days. At the closing session, legislators approved a number of measures to remove difficulties and obstacles to speed up the design and improve the quality of planning in the 2021-2030 period.

Numerous hospitals are now witnessing a medical supply shortage, due to the growing reluctance to organise procurement bidding that stems from recent major violation cases. 

Businesses in the southern province of Long An are having difficulty finding human resources, a survey by the workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup Vietnam has found.

A photo book featuring black and white photos of daily life in Hà Nội will go on sale tomorrow at Chula Fashion House, on No 43 Nhật Chiêu Street.

Located among the rolling mountains of Bảo Yên District, Tiên Cảnh Cave is a jewel of Lào Cai Province.

A symposium on the development of domestically- and globally-connected smart cities took place in Hanoi on June 16.

A ceremony was held in the northern Lao province of Oudomxay on June 16 to repatriate eight sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on June 16 by the UNESCO and “Ngay Nay” (Today) magazine run by the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations to discuss the role of the press in the education of girls from ethnic minority groups.

Việt Nam recorded 774 new COVID-19 infections in 44 of 63 localities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 10,734,925, according to the health ministry's Thursday report.

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research on Wednesday organised a workshop introducing its OneCGIAR initiative, which includes scientific and technological innovations in agriculture to accelerate the transformation of food, soil and water systems amid the climate crisis.

Việt Nam's southern region has recorded more than 39,300 dengue fever cases so far this year, including 36 deaths, 20 of which were children aged 15 and under.

Criminal gangs are using international shipping companies to smuggle drugs from Europe into Việt Nam.

Việt Nam is committed to promoting the rights of the persons with disabilities (PwDs), according to Minister Counsellor Lê Thị Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN.

Results of dioxin treatment technology tested at Biên Hòa airport, the most contaminated spot in Việt Nam, were released at a seminar in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

A charter flight is set to land at Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on July 1 carrying nearly 200 tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK).