Vietnam could produce its own rabies vaccine using new UK technique
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:10:00
Vietnam could again produce a rabies vaccine after years of imports with a company recently acquiring a new production method from a British university.
Strengthening Mekong-RoK cooperation
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:09:00
The Mekong-RoK cooperation was initiated at the 13th ASEAN-RoK Summit on October 29, 2010 when Korean President Lee Myung-bak proposed organising the Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
250kg of illegal firecrackers seized by police in Nghe An
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:07:00
Traffic police operating in the central province of Nghe An announced on November 28 the successful arrest of two Vietnamese men who were attempting to smuggle a huge quantity of firecrackers from China into Vietnam.
Japan honors Vietnamese scientist for animal husbandry breakthrough
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:06:00
Veterinary medicine student Mai Thi Ngan has received the Japan Award for developing a simple, effective diagnostic test for diarrhea virus in pigs.
Counterfeit, IPR violations still rampant: forum
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:04:00
Counterfeiting and violations of intellectual property rights (IPR) were still rampant, with the perpetrators operating outside and within the country employing advanced technologies and running sophisticated schemes, Hoang Anh Duong, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance, said at a forum in Hanoi on November 26
Vietnam's population set to reach 104 million by 2030
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:02:00
Vietnam currently ranks the 15th most populous country in the world and the third most populous one in Southeast Asia.
UK envoy vows to fight human trafficking as victims’ remains fly home
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:00:00
British ambassador Gareth Ward vowed action against human trafficking as he commiserated with families of victims whose remains are being repatriated.
Vietnam, Indonesia step up cooperation in financial supervision
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:59:00
A delegation of the Vietnamese National Financial Supervisory Commission led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Khach visited and held working sessions with agencies in Indonesia’s financial safety network in Jakarta from November 24-26.
Mekong-RoK cooperation upgraded into summit level
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:56:00
Leaders from five countries lying along the Mekong River and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to establish the Partnership for peace, prosperity for people and upgrade the Mekong-RoK to a summit level.
Vietnam National University-HCMC ranked 143rd in Asia
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:54:00
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City has climbed 58 notches to 143rd in the QS Asia University Rankings 2019-2020 compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based company specializing in education and overseas studies.
$8.4 mln online gambling ring broken up in Nghe An
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:52:00
The Nghe An police have busted an online soccer betting ring that had accepted wagers of VND196 billion ($8.4 million) in less than three months.
Second Global Young Vietnamese Intellectuals Forum opens in Hanoi
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:51:00
The second Global Young Vietnamese Intellectuals Forum opened in Hanoi on November 27, looking to optimize the power of the young intellectuals to realise the sustainable development goals.
Smuggled goods seized in Quang Tri
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:49:00
Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri worked together with relevant units to seize a huge amount of smuggled goods from Laos.
Vietnam joins hands with Mekong nations to fight drought
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:47:00
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand have drawn up a joint strategy to manage drought at the Mekong River Commission.
Vietnam attends ASEAN meeting on transnational crime in Thailand
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:45:00
Minister of Public Security General To Lam led a Vietnamese delegation to the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC-13) and relevant meetings, which kicked off in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 27.
National External Information Service Awards 2019 launched
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:44:00
The Steering Committee on External Information Work, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and the Vietnam Television (VTV) launched the National External Information Service Awards 2019 at a press conference on November 27.
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:42:00
Australian rating site AirlineRatings has named Vietjet Air the best ultra low-cost airline for 2020 “thanks in large part to its amazing cabin crew and spectacular prices.”
CPV seeks stronger relations with Communist Party of Russia
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:40:00
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the committee’s Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang had a meeting on November 27 in Moscow with Vice President of the Communist Party of Russia and Vice Chairman of the Russia’s State Duma Committee for External Affairs Dmitry Novikov.
