(VOVworld) – The 17th National Week on Labor Safety and Hygiene – Fire and Explosion Prevention was launched on Sunday in Vung Tau City, calling on every business and laborer to raise their awareness on preventing labor accidents, fire, and explosion.
(VOVworld) - The “2015 Earth Hour Campaign” was launched on Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City on a theme message: “time for green actions”.
(VOVworld) - Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan is leading Vietnam’s delegation to the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will open on Saturday in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
(VOVworld) - UN Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt has praised Vietnam’s increasing number of religious followers, clerics, and worshipping temples. In the UN Human Rights Committee’s dialogue on religious freedom and beliefs earlier this week, the special rapporteur recommended Vietnam’s further improvement of laws on religious affairs and wished for more cooperation with Vietnam in his mission.
(VOVworld) – On Monday US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Steve Daines introduced a bill to ensure disability and health care benefits for thousands of Vietnam war veterans exposed to toxic Agent Orange, which US troops sprayed over Vietnam’s territory during the war.
(VOVworld) – On March 10, 40 years ago, the Vietnamese army attacked Buon Ma Thuot township, the curtain raiser battle of the Central Highlands operation. The Buon Ma Thuot battle took place over two days.
(VOVworld) – The fifth Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival opened on Monday in Dak Lak province.
(VOVworld) - Hanoi has hosted its 8th movement on blood donation. Deputy Minister of Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen, spoke in the opening ceremony on Sunday that the movement as helped the healthcare sector address its shortage of blood for treatment.
(VOVworld) – The National Assembly’s organization board for the upcoming Inter Parliamentarian Union’s 132nd General Assembly has held a dialogue on democracy and human rights.
(VOVworld) – The 13th Vietnam Poetry Day opened on Thursday at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi with a theme of Vietnam’s sea and islands.
