Day: March 8, 2024

10th HCM City Ao Dai festival in full swing

HCM City: The 10th Ao Dai Festival, a signature event of Ho Chi Minh City, is underway featuring myriad enticing activities.

At its opening ceremony taking place on March 7 evening, the public was treated to a spectacle of over 800 ao dai designs met…

Vietnam responds to International Day of Action for Rivers

Hanoi: Together with countries around the world that are making efforts to protect and restore rivers, the Government of Vietnam has been implementing many important policies and practical actions to protect and revive the Earth’s source of life and r…

Invest in women: Accelerate progress: UN officials

Hanoi: Vietnam has made strides in women’s empowerment, said Pauline Tamesis, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam and Caroline Nyamayemombe, Representative of UN Women in the country in a joint article entitled ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’ on…

Telecom companies enter bidding race for 5G rights

Hanoi: Vietnam’s telecom companies on March 7 entered a bidding race over the rights to develop and exploit the country’s 5G 2500-2600 MHz band for the next 15 years.

The band, officially designated as B1 during the bidding, had a starting price of 3…

Vietnam, Algeria step up pharmaceutical cooperation

Algiers: The Critical Diseases Research and Treatment Institute (Radiner) of Vietnam and Saidal Group – an Algerian pharmaceutical company – have signed a cooperation agreement, opening up cooperation potential in the healthcare sector between the two…

Can Tho, German city eye green tourism cooperation

Can Tho: Authorities of Can Tho and a delegation from Germany’s Wernigerode city led by Mayor Tobias Kascha agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields, with a focus on sustainable green tourism, during a working session in the Mekong Delta cit…