GENERAL
POLITICS
Vietnam attends 26th UN-INTOSAI symposium
BUSINESS
HCM City seeks to draw remittances in infrastructure
GENERAL
Estrada seeks more bed capacity, staff for PGH
MANILA: Senator Jinggoy Estrada is seeking an upgrade of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) by increasing its bed capacity from 1,500 to 2,200, additional staff and improved services.
Under Senate Bill
GENERAL
OceanaGold: Permits, endorsements secured for mine contract renewal
MANILA: OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) said on Tuesday it has complied with all the necessary requirements needed to be able to secure a permit to extend the operations of its
GENERAL
Marcos: ASF vaccine procurement underway, rollout by midyear
MANILA: The government is currently in the process of procuring African swine fever (ASF) vaccines and is eyeing to roll out the immunization shots within June or July, President Ferdinand
GENERAL
Second banh mi festival slated for May
HCM City: Ho Chi Minh City will host the second banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) festival on May 17-19, aiming to promote the Vietnamese cuisine which
Zamboangueño chess wizard wins 3 medals in Thailand
Zamboangueño chess wizard John Cyrus Borce is making waves in the international arena as he won a bronze and two silver medals in the Thailand chess championships. Dr. Cecile
New Zealand earmarks P103M for nutrition, WASH services in Caraga
New Zealand has earmarked PHP103 million (3 million New Zealand dollar) in grants to help provide coastal communities in Caraga with nutrition and sustainable water infrastructure, the New Zealand
Lao officials visit Mongolia to exchange Good Practices on Gender-Based Violence Survivor Protection Mechanisms
A delegation from Lao Women’s Union (LWU) and the Ministry of Health (MOH), supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Lao PDR and UNFPA Mongolia, visited Mongolia to
Six-month ODA disbursement rate in localities remains low
The disbursement of public investment funded by official development assistance (ODA) in localities in the first six months of this year has reached only 7.6% of the year’s target, according
Movitel becomes bright spot in Vietnam-Mozambique cooperation
As one of the three telecom and mobile service providers in Mozambique, Movitel – a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel Group and Mozambique’s SPI company – has made significant contributions
Vietnam, China issue joint press release
Vietnam and China have issued a joint press statement on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to China and attendance at the 14th Annual Meeting of
Morning digest June 29
The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.- President Vo Van Thuong and a delegation of National Assembly deputies of central Da
HCM City, Australia’s CSIRO discuss growth directions for sci-tech, innovation cooperation
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc received Jonathan Law, executive director of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in the