Nguyen Van Thai, Director of the Center for Wildlife Conservation in Vietnam (Save Vietnam’s Wildlife), on Tuesday was announced as one of six people in the world to receive the Goldman Environmental Prize 2021, the world’s most prestigious award for grassroots environmental activists. Thai is the first Vietnamese conservationist and
The Ministry of Health said that from 6am to 12 noon on Wednesday Vietnam reported 176 more cases of COVID-19, of which 2 imported cases have been quarantined in Tay Ninh province. The remaining 174 cases were locally-transmitted in Bac Giang (128), Ho Chi Minh City (35), Bac Ninh (8),
Ho Chi Minh City is one of eight nominees from Asia for the 2021 World MICE Awards. It will compete with Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Seoul, and Singapore as the regions’ top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions. The winner will be determined by
The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (Napas) and 14 first banks of Vietnam on Tuesday launched the VietQR trademark and quick online money transfer service – Napas 247 using QR codes. The 14 pioneering banks are Vietcombank, VietinBank, BIDV, MB, TPBank, Sacombank, VPBank, VIB, MSB, ACB, SeABank, LienVietPostBank, NamABank, and
South Korea will provide COVID-19 vaccines to the North, either directly or via international facilities, if the North wants it, the Unification Ministry said Tuesday. According to the Ministry, Seoul considers inter-Korean cooperation necessary to fight COVID-19, adding that the South Korean government will announce its vaccine provision plan
Leaders of the European Union and the United States met on Tuesday in Brussels to renew their transatlantic partnership and set a Joint Transatlantic Agenda for the post-pandemic era. In a joint statement released at the end of their summit, the two sides pledged to work together to end the
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue underscored the importance of the press to the National Assembly’s operation as he met with press agencies on Tuesday to mark Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21). He said that thanks to the press, the National Assembly’s activities are reported to the people and
