Society 1 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 18:09 1,114 new cases on Saturday 2 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 17:19 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives football coaches President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 28 hosted a reception for head coaches of Vietnamese men’s and women’s football squads that won gold medals at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31). 3 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 17:05 Vietnam-Laos cooperation in education a symbol of special relations Cooperation in education is one of the symbols of the special relations between Vietnam and Laos, said Lao Minister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong. 4 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 16:43 World No Tobacco Day observed in Hanoi The Ministry of Health and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 28 to mark World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and a national no tobacco week. 5 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 16:39 HCM City hosts first-ever fruit festival A fruit festival kicked off along Binh Dong wharf in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on May 28, part of efforts in building waterway tourism products in the southern economic hub. 6 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 15:32 Ca Mau equips all offshore fishing boats with monitoring device The southernmost province of Ca Mau has completed the installation of black boxes to monitor fishing activities of all 1,529 off-shore fishing boats. 7 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 14:34 Hanoi builds safe agricultural production areas Hanoi’s agricultural sector has strengthened safe agricultural areas to ensure sustainable production and provide a source of clean food for domestic and foreign consumers living in the capital city. 8 Vietnam Law | 05/28/2022 14:04 Vietnam untying knots to boost tourism recovery Vietnam dropped COVID-19 test requirements for visitors entering the country from May 15, a move expected to boost the recovery of the country’s tourism industry. 9 VietnamPlus | 05/28/2022 13:48 Vietnam untying knots to boost tourism recovery Vietnam dropped COVID-19 test requirements for visitors entering the country from May 15, a move expected to boost the recovery of the country’s tourism industry. 10 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 08:55 Cà Mau equips all offshore fishing boats with monitoring device The southernmost province of Cà Mau has completed the installation of black boxes to monitor fishing activities of all 1,529 off-shore fishing boats. 11 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 08:43 Innovation hub at the heart of Thủ Đức smart city plan The newly established Thủ Đức City should strive to become an innovation hub that will attract investments as well as a talented workforce from around the world, officials and experts said at a seminar yesterday (May 27). 12 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 08:30 Mural depicting VN, US’s friendship inaugurated A ceramic mural, Tình hữu nghị Việt Mỹ (US-Việt Nam Friendship), has been inaugurated at the new US-Việt Nam Co-operation Centre in Hà Nội. 13 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 08:22 Workers in need of affordable social housing Nguyễn Thị Huệ Lan has wanted to buy an affordable social house for a long time, but she has been unable to access the market. 14 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 07:24 Việt Nam continues to strengthen cooperation to fight against LGBTQ+ discrimination The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) organised an international workshop titled "Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: International and Việt Nam's Experiences". 15 Vietnam news | 05/28/2022 07:22 Mekong Delta farmers back away from rice as input costs rise Rice farmers in many Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are reducing rice cultivation over rising prices of inputs like fertilisers and pesticides. 16 VietnamPlus | 05/27/2022 21:29 EU-funded project to boost urban infrastructure’s climate resilience An EU and French-funded project was launched on May 27 to improve the climate resilience of urban infrastructure in four northern central provinces of Vietnam. 17 VietnamPlus | 05/27/2022 20:37 Australia, Vietnam work together on gender equality for stronger economies The Australian-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) programme hosted a symposium, Engaging Women in Markets – Scaling up Local Successes Nationwide, in Hanoi on May 27. 18 Vietnam news | 05/27/2022 20:26 Trade unions urged to improve quality of workers’ meals at factories Trade unions at all levels need to take drastic measures to improve workers’ meals at companies by ensuring employers pay at least VNĐ20,000-25,000 (US$0.85-1.07) for them, a roundtable held by the HCM City Federation of Labour heard on Thursday. 19 Vietnam news | 05/27/2022 20:11 Australia and Việt Nam work together on gender equality for stronger economies The Australian-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) programme hosted a symposium, Engaging Women in Markets – Scaling up Local Successes Nationwide, in Hà Nội on Friday (May 27). 20 VietnamPlus | 05/27/2022 20:06 International accreditation helps to improve higher education quality Domestic and foreign experts discussed the value and benefits of international accreditation and recognition for higher education at a forum held in Hanoi on May 27. 726 727 728 729 730