At present, nearly 40,000 Vietnamese are working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) while more than 9,000 RoK firms are operating in the Southeast Asian nation, creating stable jobs for over 700,000 workers.
Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.
Impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of rights of vulnerable groups were discussed at a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Hanoi on July 29.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Climate Change (DCC) organised an awards ceremony for its art competition, themed ‘protecting the ozone layer to protect the earth's climate’, in Hanoi on July 29.
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has coordinated with the neighbouring province of Hau Giang to organise a programme promoting the value and intangible cultural heritage of the “Don ca tai tu” art.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has ordered the acceleration of the disbursement of financial packages serving the socio-economic recovery programme, particularly rent subsidy for workers as well as support in terms of interest rate for firms and cooperatives.
Twelve Vietnamese businesses are participating in Biofach/Vivaness 2022 – the leading trade fair for organic food, which is taking place from July 26 to 29 in the southern German state of Bavaria.
A total of 29 social impact businesses (SIBs) will receive six-month coaching services and 100 million VND (4,278 USD) as seed funding to test and refine their creative models and realise their impact potential.
Poor and near-poor households in poor districts nationwide will get financial assistance for housing from August 15 under a circular guiding the implementation of housing support under the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in the 2021-2025 period.
The Vietnam National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson on July 25 launched the second phase of a campaign themed "Youth-Tuberculosis warriors" and an interactive game called “Tuberculosis warriors”.
The Innovation and Competitiveness Grant Facility (ICG Facility) of the SwissTrade programme will providing 10 – 15 selected small grant projects with funding of up to 150,000 USD each during a period of 12 – 24 months, heard a conference held in Hanoi on July 25.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended an art programme held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Nghe An central province in Anh Son district on July 23.
Vietnam aims for annual growth of 5-5.5% in forestry production value under the sustainable forestry development programme for 2021-2025 freshly approved by the Government.
A programme to promote development of e-commerce in the Central Highlands will take place from mid-July to late August, 2022 as part of activities to push the application of e-commerce in Vietnam.
British professor Duncan Haldane, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, is on a working trip to Vietnam. He found the time to meet with Vietnam News Agency reporters to talk about scientific research.
Nearly 30 young scientists and entrepreneurs from lower Mekong countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, have gathered at the 2022 Young Scientist Programme to develop solutions on STEAM education and workforce innovation.
The Border Guard Command of the central province of Quang Binh organised a Vietnam-Laos friendship exchange programme at the provincial border guard level on July 14 and 15.
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