The campaign “Vietnamese prioritises using Vietnamese goods” deployed in the northern province of Phu Tho over the last nine years has proven effective, helping change the habit of locals in using domestically-produced commodities.
A ceremony marking the Day for the Poor in Vietnam 2018 was broadcast live on Vietnam Television’s VTV1 on October 17.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and development partners launched the project “For a World Without Waste” in Hanoi on October 17.
The exhibition “Hell-Dunkel” (Light-Dark), featuring 54 black and white photos by German photographer Barbara Klemm, will take place at the Goethe Institut in Hanoi from October 17 to 29.
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha has launched his election campaign by joining social media, as political parties have started their campaigns for the election scheduled to take place next year.
An event took place in Tuy Hoa city, the central coastal province of Phu Yen, on October 12 to review the three-month “Let’s clean up the ocean” campaign across Vietnam.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City to detect, classify and isolate patients with measles, dengue fever or hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease to avoid cross-contamination.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment launched a campaign on October 12, calling for joint efforts in plastic waste prevention nationwide, in response to the 2018 “Make the world cleaner” campaign.
Companies should offer higher-quality products and authorities should provide better business networking opportunities to increase purchase of locally made goods and parts, experts said during a conference on competitiveness held on October 11 in HCM City.
Various activities will be held across the country in response to the Day for the Poor in Vietnam (October 17) and an action month for the poor.
The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases is offering 6,500 free hepatitis B virus (HBV) tests for people living in Hanoi and neighbouring provinces.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thai Airways International are jointly promoting 20 domestic air routes to 10 secondary provinces during this year's fourth quarter, said TAT Governor Yutthasak Suphasorn.
About 8 tonnes of ivory and pangolin scales were discovered in a container at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang on October 4, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Myanmar authorities on October 4 burned an estimated 1.3 million USD worth of confiscated ivory and other parts of endangered animals which were seized during a campaign to combat wildlife trading earlier.
Professionals from Vietnam, France and Germany will share their experiences and insights about risky play through a seminar held in Hanoi on October 6.
The 12 Wild Boars footballers and their coach, who became famous after being trapped in a cave in July, left Thailand on October 3 to attend the 2018 Summer Olympic Youth Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Vietnam is a promising tourism market that ranks among its 10 biggest anywhere and four biggest in Southeast Asia, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has said.
Vietnam’s popular destinations and excellent tourism products will be brought closer to Chinese friends through a promotion campaign launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in Guangxi province’s Nanning city and Guangdong province’s Shenzhen city.
