Geneva (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation is taking part in the 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) that opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 5. The Vietnamese delegation at the 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Photo: VNA) The delegation is being...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has missed out in the ranking of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 despite getting high scores. A snap shot of the PISA ranking of countries (Photo: oecd.org) According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the country scores 505 points (ranking 13th) in the reading test, 496 (ranking 24th) in maths, and 543...

(LSO) - Leaders of the People’s Committee of Lang Son province on December 3 had a working session with representatives of the provincial Department of Education and Training to prepare for the implementation of the programme on general education and new textbooks in the locality. Pham Ngoc Thuong, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Denmark signed a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to the Northern European country’s support for Vietnam to promote food safety management, at ceremony in Hanoi on December 3. At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) The signatories were representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Danish...

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The organising board of the Hue Festival 2020 on December 3 signed a sponsorship deal worth 8 billion VND (345,439 USD) with Carlsberg Vietnam Co., Ltd – the platinum sponsor of the festival. Audiences of an art show as part of the 2018 Hue Festival (Photo: VNA) According to the board, organisations and...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in Hanoi on December 2 to popularise and prepare for the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020. MoLISA Deputy Minister Le Quan at the event (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, MoLISA Deputy Minister Le Quan held That Vietnam is now in a critical pint...

Pretoria (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnamese Women Association in Tanzania on December 1 paid a visit and presented gifts to orphans in Bagamoyo city, 70 km from the country’s Dar es Salaam capital city. The Vietnamese Women Association in Tanzania on December 1 pays a visit and presents gifts to orphans in the country's Bagamoyo city...

HCM City (VNA) - The waterway links between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta region through river and canal networks, which are proved to be more advantageous to trade than their road counterparts, have not been fully utilised. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) According to the Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration, the inland waterway transport system in the...

Bangkok (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) paid a working visit to Thailand from November 25 to December 1. Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Thuan Huu (second, left) and President of the Confederation of Thai Journalists Mongkol Bangprapa (second, right) at their talks (Photo: VNA) Receiving the delegation, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...

Hai Phong (VNA) – A ceremony was held in the northern city of Hai Phong on November 30 to mark the 90th traditional day of Hai Phong Port’s workers (November 24) and the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s first cell in the port (November 28). Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fifth, left) presents the third-class...