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At the launch ceremony of the contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector on September 28 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector was launched on September 28, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association. The contest aims to raise awareness and provide plastic waste management tools for tourism businesses, state management agencies as well as residential communities; and offer solutions and initiatives to limit the impact of plastic waste on tourism activities. Organisations and Vietnam ese individuals living in the country are eligible to participate in the contest , with entries sent to the organising board before November 10. The organising board will present one first prize worth 40 million VND (1,640 USD), one second and several consolation prizes. Winning apps are to be announced at the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2023 to be held in the Mekong Delta city of … [Read more...] about Plastic waste management app contest launched in tourism sector

At the meeting, the fund’s chairwoman Truong My Hoa, who is the former Vice State President, stressed that the significant and practical care and support from the Ministry of National Defense over the past years have helped the fund to develop strongly and spread in the society. She reported that for 25 years, the fund has granted 125,000 scholarships via four investment projects, namely “Nurturing the future,” “Paving the way to the future,” “Fostering dreams” and "Supporting students.” Speaking highly of the fund’s projects, programs, and practical facilities carried out over the past 25 years, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang stressed that a number of students, including those from ethnic minority groups, children of troops have overcome difficulties to rise in study and life thanks to the fund. He also applauded the fund for honoring collectives and individuals with great contribution to compatriots in mountainous areas and on islands, creating a wide spread in society. The … [Read more...] about Defense Minister meets with Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund delegation

The top legislator made the appeal while addressing a program in Hanoi on September 28 to launch a nationwide campaign for fire prevention and control, and rescue operations. The event marked the 62nd traditional day of the firefighting and rescue police force (October 4, 1961-2023) and 22 years of the movement of all people participating in fire prevention and control (October 4, 2001-2023). On this occasion, the N.A. Chairman presented the title of “Hero of People’s Armed Forces” to some firefighting and rescue police units in Hanoi, the northern port city of Hai Phong, and Ho Chi Minh City. Minister of Public Security General To Lam also handed over the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit to 12 collectives and individuals with outstanding performance in this regard. Other collectives and individuals that have significantly contributed to firefighting and rescue operations were also honored at the program. Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue stressed that fire prevention and control … [Read more...] about Fire prevention and control – crucial, important task: top legislator

Apple authorized resellers across Vietnam began iPhone 15 deliveries at 00:00 on Friday. Customers started lining up to get the new iPhone 15 at shops in Ho Chi Minh City at midnight the day before the launch. FPT Shop, a retail chain owned by Vietnamese technology firm FPT, organized an iPhone handover event at three of its stores in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang City. At an FPT Shop outlet on Le Loi Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, its employees were busy handing over the first iPhone 15s to customers from 0:01 on Friday. A representative of FPT Shop, which is the first retailer in Vietnam to directly import Apple’s entire line of products, said that the chain had received over 30,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 15. The retailer handed over more than 5,000 iPhone 15s in its first few minutes of sales. Similarly, customers, mainly young people, began picking up iPhone 15s at mobile retailer The Gioi Di Dong’s TopZone store on Khanh Hoi Street in District 4, Ho … [Read more...] about Apple’s iPhone 15 goes on sale across Vietnam

Deputy Director of the city’s Department of Information and Communications Tran Ngoc Thach said the prize was given to the representative of the municipal People’s Council on September 26. Thach said it is the second regional smart city award that the city has won since it took the Asia-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (Asocio) Smart City Award in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2019. This year's award recognized the endless efforts made by the city in boosting outstanding initiatives of building a smart city that focused on happiness, smart infrastructure, online public service, economic growth, education, and development research with human concentration. The Seoul Smart City Prize promotes an innovative yet inclusive smart city model that looks after underprivileged groups. It also aims to narrow the gap between cities and commend those that strive to implement an innovative and inclusive model of smart city in their respective capabilities, given different municipal … [Read more...] about Da Nang city wins Seoul Smart City Prize

Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City will launch a trial of treating people with mild to moderate depression without using medication, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), the municipal Department of Health has announced. The WHO Office in Vietnam has introduced the model of community-based depression treatment without drugs as part of a program that supports the city’s health authorities to implement the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable (WHO PEN) Disease Interventions, Prof. Dr. Tang Chi Thuong, director of the health department, said on Thursday. Accordingly, the health department will pilot this drug-free treatment approach in five health stations within this year, including one in An Thoi Dong Commune of Can Gio District and the four others in Tan Phu Trung Commune of Cu Chi District, Tan Hung Thuan Ward of District 12, Phu Trung Ward of Tan Phu District, and Ward 15 of Tan Binh District. Under the new model, people with mild to moderate … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to test no-drug approach for depression treatment

Since July 2021, city officials have approved more than 1,000 quality control plans for old housing. Eight districts in Hanoi have selected contractors to assess the status of old apartment buildings, according to the Hanoi Department of Construction. An old apartment building in Hanoi. Photo: Thai Nguyen/The Hanoi Times These districts include Long Bien, Hoang Mai, Tay Ho, Dong Anh, Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong, Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh, according to the construction department. Since the government launched a campaign to renovate old residential buildings in 2021, the Hanoi People's Committee has carried out a project to implement it. Over the past two years, the Hanoi Construction Department has approved more than 1,000 quality control plans for such buildings. The old residential buildings are located in 12 districts of Ba Dinh, Thanh Xuan, Dong Da, Long Bien, Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho, Cau Giay, Hoang Mai, Dong Anh, Ha Dong, Hai Ba Trung and Bac Tu Liem. The … [Read more...] about Contractors selected to renovate old apartment buildings in Hanoi

The charter flight VU1331 took off from Muan International Airport and landed at Cam Ranh International Airport at Friday noon, carrying 208 passengers. This is the airline's second route to tourism cities in South Korea, following the Nha Trang - Daegu route launched in March this year. As of August 2023, Vietravel Airlines had successfully operated charter flights connecting Nha Trang - Daegu, Nha Trang - Macau, and Hanoi - Sanya, Those are markets that contribute a large number of visitors to Vietnam and vice versa. Vietnam targets about 8 million international visitors in 2023. As of late September, it attracted 8.9 million foreigners, according to the General Statistics Office. During the nine-month period, South Korea continued to be the largest market sending visitors to Vietnam with 2.5 million. On September 28, the Vietnam Tourism Association and its Korean counterpart signed a cooperation agreement, aiming to increase tourists between the two countries. … [Read more...] about Vietravel Airlines operates first flight connecting Nha Trang with South Korea’s Muan

VIB has accompanied The Masked Singer Vietnam for two years The first season of The Masked Singer made a big splash when it attracted more than 1 billion views, making it the most popular show of the year and winning the hearts of the audience. The show also won the Most Popular Programme on Digital and Television Platforms category at the Mai Vang Awards 2022. Returning with unique and new touches, The Masked Singer Vietnam 2023 continues to conquer all music lovers across Vietnam and abroad. The programme currently ranks second on the YouTube Vietnam trending list, attracting millions of views, favourites, and comments. Besides that, the hashtag #CaSiMatNa also recorded an impressive number on the TikTok platform, with more than 1.3 billion views. VIB has accompanied The Masked Singer Vietnam since the beginning. As a result, VIB 's motto, "Leading the card trend," has become familiar to millions of audiences. In the second season, VIB's modern, youthful, and … [Read more...] about Return of The Masked Singer bears mark of VIB

The flight VU1331 takes off from Muan International Airport and lands at Cam Ranh International Airport at September 29 noon, carrying 208 passengers. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietravel Airlines, a subsidiary of tour operator Viettravel, has operated its first direct flight from Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa to Muan of the Republic of Korea (RoK). The charter flight VU1331 took off from Muan International Airport and landed at Cam Ranh International Airport at September 29 noon, carrying 208 passengers. This is the airline's second route to tourism cities in the RoK , following the Nha Trang - Daegu route launched in March this year. As of August 2023, Vietravel Airlines had successfully operated charter flights connecting Nha Trang - Daegu, Nha Trang - Macau (China), and Hanoi - Sanya (China), Those are markets that contribute a large number of visitors to Vietnam and vice versa. Vietnam targets about 8 million international visitors … [Read more...] about Vietravel Airlines operates first flight connecting Nha Trang, RoK’s Muan