Society

Local authorities and experts from international organisations and partners have discussed measures to increase the mangrove restoration and afforestation in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi.

A total of 34 foreign non-governmental organisations and 23 international organisations are taking part in the settlement of post-war bomb and landmine consequences in the central province of Quang Tri.

The Prime Minister's Directive 05/CT-TTg has required ministries, sectors and localities to strengthen forest management and protection, and urgently take action against illegal deforestation and encroachment on forest land.

Vietnam has become the first country in the world to successfully research and produce a vaccine against African swine fever, and licence its commercial circulation.

Five rare primate species were discovered in the Pu Hu Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a directive to protect migratory and wild birds in Vietnam.

The non-profit organisation Food Bank Vietnam has set up a warehouse in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

New cases of COVID-19 dropped strongly to under 100 in many localities on May 21, with a total 1,457 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 20 to 4pm May 21, according to the Ministry of Health.

Eucation is especially important in eradicating child labour, Vietnam's representative said at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban, South Africa.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, also known as Celine Nha Nguyen, has become the first Vietnamese woman to conquer the summit of Mount Everest, according to Nepal-based mountaineering company Seven Summit Treks.

Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags, even in wet markets, from 2030, according to an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The European Commission (EC) has recognised the digital COVID-19 certificates of Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles as equivalent to the EU COVID Certificates issued by authorities in the EU countries.