Việt Nam explores northern irradiation centre to boost fruit exports The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to negotiate with the US to set up an irradiation centre in the northern region to facilitate fruit export. 09:14 | 09/06/2023
Việt Nam to have 33 airports by 2030 The investment is estimated at about VNĐ420 trillion (US$18 billion), mobilised from the State budget, non-budget capital and other legal capital sources. 09:10 | 09/06/2023
Việt Nam, France hope to elevate ties to greater height The two ministers agreed to continue facilitating visits and contacts at all levels in the coming time, especially between senior leaders. They also vowed to maintain cooperation mechanisms, including resuming the strategic security and defence dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between the two countries’ foreign and defence ministries, as well as holding political consultations at the department head level between the two foreign ministries. 10:27 | 07/06/2023
Hằng sets record, Khoa wins Việt Nam’s first Para Games gold Other Vietnamese athletes winning medals on June 4 were Nguyễn Ngọc Thúy in the women's shot put F54 and swimmer Đỗ Thanh Hải in the men's 400m freestyle S6. 08:01 | 05/06/2023
Việt Nam hailed for high rate of female participation in UN peacekeeping mission The number of Vietnamese female officers joining UN peacekeeping accounts for more than 13 per cent, higher than the average level of countries, which stands at around 9 per cent. 09:34 | 31/05/2023
Việt Nam jumps 12 spots in business environment rankings According to EIU, Việt Nam, along with Thailand and India is the Asian countries that have improved their ranking the most over the past year. 15:11 | 30/05/2023
Directors from Việt Nam win major prizes at Cannes Film Festival The 178-minute movie beat 17 other competitors in the Directors’ Fortnight – an independent section held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival. 07:40 | 29/05/2023
Việt Nam highly values WHO’s close technical partnership: official Việt Nam is proud of all the health achievements obtained with support from WHO during the pandemic and over the past years, and hopes to continue this partnership. 14:52 | 25/05/2023
Việt Nam may hit 10 million foreign tourists this year: authority In the first four months of 2023, nearly 3.7 million foreign tourists travelled to Việt Nam, and the number of domestic tourists was 38 million. Total revenue was estimated at VNĐ196.6 trillion (US$8.3 billion). 10:01 | 25/05/2023
Việt Nam has potential to become regional vaccine production centre The workshop, jointly held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) and the Ministry of Health, aimed to disseminate results on vaccine studies and Việt Nam's participation in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) mRNA technology transfer programme. 09:01 | 23/05/2023
