Fresh litchi to be served on Vietnam Airlines’ flightsFresh litchi, which is in season now in northern Vietnam, is being served to business-class and premium-class passengers on Vietnam Airlines' international and domestic flights departing from Hanoi.
ASEM conference on climate change response to be held in Can ThoThe Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from June 18-20.
First Vietnamese doctor awarded 2018 Nikkei Asia PrizeNguyen Thanh Liem, Director of the Stem Cell and Gene Technology Institute at Vinmec Times City International Hospital, has become the first Vietnamese doctor to receive the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in the science and technology category.
Tra Vinh spends 88,000 USD per year for Khmer language teachingThe Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has spent over 2 billion VND (88,000 USD) each year to support the teaching and studying of the language of the Khmer ethnic minority group in 134 Khmer pagodas across the locality in the 2010-2017 period.
Two Vietnamese universities named among top 1,000Two Vietnamese universities have been named among the top 1,000 universities in the world, according to the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings in the UK.
Tra Vinh farmers lend farmland for free to poorFarmers in southern Tra Vinh province are lending their land for free to poor farmers as a way of helping families escape poverty.
HCM City medical tourism guide releasedThe 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.
More capital to be poured into Mekong Delta to address erosionsPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to the provision of 1.5 trillion VND (65.9 million USD) from the standby 2018 State budget for Mekong Delta localities to address urgent dyke erosion threatening life and property of local residents.
US hospital ship docks in Nha Trang, begins humanitarian programmeThe US Navy's hospital ship USNS Mercy docked in Nha Trang port, the central province of Khanh Hoa on May 17, beginning its Pacific Partnership Programme 2018 (PP18) from May 17-June 2.
Centre for Vietnam Studies inaugurated in IndiaIndia's Institute of Social Sciences inaugurated its Centre for Vietnam Studies on May 15 in New Delhi.
Bac Lieu province works to lure more touristsBoasting various tourist attractions like Quan Am Nam Hai festival, Xiem Can pagoda and bird sanctuary, among others, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu will splash out 1.35 trillion VND (59.4 million USD) on various solutions to local tourism development until 2020 with a vision until 2030.
Over 80,000 foreigners working in VietnamVietnam is now home to more than 80,000 foreign workers, according to Le Quang Trung, deputy head of the Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).
PM urges resources for landslide settlement in Mekong DeltaPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the pressing need to focus resources on tackling climate change in the Mekong Delta in the wake of landslides along river banks, canals and seashores threatening life and property of local residents.
‘One commune one product’ scheme helps boost rural economic developmentThe "One Commune One Product" (OCOP) programme is being carried out in all localities across the country for 2018-2020, aiming to promote rural economic development toward increasing internal strengths and values.
PM okays French firm’s plan to expand Tan Son Nhat airportPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with the proposal of the French consultant company ADP-I to build a new passenger terminal south of Tan Son Nhat aiport in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the airport expansion plan.
Vietnam ensures power supply for businessesEnsuring stable supply of electricity for businesses in major industrial parks is an important task for the power sector and particularly the National Power Transmission Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVNNPT) to attract more foreign investors in Vietnam.
Vietnam to hand over dossiers on swindling suspect to FBIThe Can Tho Police said on April 11 that they are carrying out procedures through the diplomatic channel to hand over dossiers relating to Rafael Vazquez Flores, an American of Mexican origin, to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the request of the agency.
Southern Khmer ethnics congratulated on Chol Chnam ThmayDeputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue congratulated the Khmer ethnic community in southern Vietnam on their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival during a get-together in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on April 7.
Vietnamese classes opened for children of Vietnam – RoK familiesA Vietnamese language course targeting 80 children from Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) families opened at the Seoul Woman Plaza in Seoul on April 1.