Kind-hearted schoolgirl helps unfortunate children
17:06 | 03/08/2020 Society
A schoolgirl inspired by Mother Teresa has formed a charity group to help unfortunate children.
Grass weaving craft in Phu Tuc Village
13:00 | 02/08/2020 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The “guot” grass (a species of fern) is used to produce exquisite products, such as baskets and other handicrafts, in Luu Thuong Village in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen District.
Nghe An grows dozens of lotus varieties to attract visitors
13:00 | 01/08/2020 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The lotus, Vietnam’s national flower, is blooming throughout Kim Lien Commune in the central province of Nghe An’s Nam Dan District - the motherland of President Ho Chi Minh, making the locality increasingly attractive to visitors and providing jobs for local residents.
Plastic waste battle hampered by lack of standards, regulations
13:00 | 31/07/2020 Environment
(VEN) - The draft revised Law on Environmental Protection under consideration by the National Assembly is expected to provide redress for Vietnam’s plastic waste problem. However, high costs and lack of standards for biodegradable bags are a bottleneck in the fight against so-called “white pollution”. Vietnam Economic New’s Thu Huong asked Nguyen Le Thang Long, Director of Research and Development at An Phat Holdings about this issue.
Oodles of clean noodles: rice vermicelli village reduces pollution
13:06 | 27/07/2020 Environment
(VEN) - By applying energy efficient technologies, Phu Do traditional vermicelli village in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District has significantly improved production capacity and reduced emissions, easing environmental pollution.
City sets growth target of five percent for 2020
06:15 | 26/07/2020 Society
The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has urged agencies to develop solutions to support enterprises and local residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its effort to revive business activities to achieve a five per cent growth rate by the year end.
Spanish Ambassador awarded ‘For Peace and Friendship among Nations’ insignia
09:23 | 24/07/2020 Society
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 23 to present the ‘For Peace and Friendship among Nations’ insignia to outgoing Spanish ambassador to Vietnam Maria Jesus Figa Lopez-Palop.
Central Retail ways to reduce plastic waste
06:00 | 22/07/2020 Environment
(VEN) - The Central Retail group, which owns the Big C Vietnam and GO supermarkets, is a member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and it is taking specific measures to reduce plastic waste to the lowest level in its supermarket systems across the country.
Vietnam mobilizes to fight “white pollution”
06:00 | 21/07/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnam is mounting a nationwide drive to mobilize its nearly 100 million people for the fight against the “white pollution” generated by plastic waste.
Three ivory traffickers sentenced to 32 years in jail
18:18 | 20/07/2020 Society
Hà Nội People’s Court on Thursday sentenced three men to a total of 32 years in jail for trading over 200kg of ivory from African elephants – an endangered species.
New Zealand helps to improve Việt Nam’s vocational training
13:04 | 20/07/2020 Society
An agreement on enhancing cooperation in the field of vocational education and training and skills development was signed on Monday in Hà Nội.
Da Nang City plans seven hospital projects
09:22 | 18/07/2020 Society
The central city Đà Nẵng has proposed a plan of developing seven high-quality healthcare service projects with an estimated fund of VNĐ13.6 trillion (US$591 million) from the state budget, the city’s planning and investment department said.
