All economic sectors should actively implement drastic and synchronous measures to promote growth and overcome difficulties in the rest of the year, aiming to complete this year’s target of 6.5% in GDP growth, according to General Director of the Gener…
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 exchange knowledge in combatting gender-based violence (GBV) and establ…
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 Embassy in the Philippines announced Thursday. The fun…
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 Atilano, city sports division chief, said Thursday the 14-year-old Borce won…
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) is continuously empowering the fisherfolk community in Aurora province. In partnership with the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) and the Municipal Agricult…
A Muntinlupa court has archived the murder case filed against former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag and his former aide Senior Superintendent Ricardo S. Zulueta in connection with the death of an inmate at the New Bilibid Prison (NB…
Muslim community migrating to Antique from Mindanao in search of peace and greener pasture is still assured of Madrasah education. The Gov. Santos Capadocia Memorial School, a public school in the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, started offeri…
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,783 VND/USD on June 29, up 23 VND from the previous day.With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 24,971 VND/USD and…
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 southern metropolis on June 29, to discuss o…
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 Nang city met with local voters on June 28 to inform them about the outcomes…
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 the New Champions (AMNC) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin from Ju…
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 to the socio-economic development of the host country, b…
