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General

New Secondary School Inaugurated in Feuang District

Feuang district: A new secondary school was officially handed over on March 28 in Feuang District, Vientiane Province, in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and senior government officials. According to Lao News Agency, the Lao...

Crowds Gather in Attapeu for City Pillar Festival

Attapeu: Large crowds filled the grounds of the Hor Lak Meuang Festival in Attapeu Province on March 27, as residents and visitors came together to celebrate one of the province's most important cultural events. The annual festival, held in honor of t...

General Department of Police Donates Relief Funds for Hailstorm Victims in Vientiane

Vientiane: The General Department of Police under the Ministry of Public Security has donated 200 million kip to support residents affected by a recent severe hailstorm in Vientiane. According to Lao News Agency, the handover ceremony took place on M...

General Department of Police Donates Relief Funds for Hailstorm Victims in Vientiane

Vientiane: The General Department of Police under the Ministry of Public Security has donated 200 million kip to support residents affected by a recent severe hailstorm in Vientiane. According to Lao News Agency, the handover ceremony took place on M...

Sekong Intensifies Preparations to Host 2027 National Secondary School Games

Sekong: Preparations are well underway in Sekong Province as it readies itself to host the 8th National Secondary School Games in 2027. According to Lao News Agency, local authorities have recently finalised key cultural symbols for the event, selec...

Government Policy

Gia Lai and Southern Lao Provinces Forge New Cooperation Agreement

Gia lai: Gia Lai province signed a cooperation agreement for the 2026-2030 period with the four southern Lao provinces of Attapeu, Champasak, Salavan, and Sekong at a conference held in the Vietnamese locality on March 29. The event was marked by disc...

Education

DepEd Antique to offer Madrasah Education for secondary learners

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique plans to open the Madrasah Education for Muslim secondary learners for the school year 2024-2025. Dr. Eleanore Dagala, DepEd Antique supervisor for Aralin Panlipu...

Industry

Human Services

PM calls to boost anti-tuberculosis efforts

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts. His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable resul...

Vietnamese blood donors save life of UK patient

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17....

Thai Binh province records fruitful health cooperation with Denmark: official

Thai Binh: A senior official of the northern province of Thai Binh highlighted the productive cooperation in healthcare with Denmark while meeting with a visiting delegation of the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health on March 5. Providing a br...

Master plan on healthcare network by 2050 approved

Hanoi: The Prime Minister on February 27 issued a Decision approving the Master Plan on the healthcare network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. The plan encompasses systems of healthcare facilities at regional, inter-provincial, and i...

Digital transformation in health care – irreversible trend

Hanoi: An official of the Ministry of Health has called digital transformation in health care an irreversible trend. Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Le Thu Hang, Deputy Director of the Department of Financial Planning, held that the Fourth Industrial R...

Entertainment

2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People's Committee of the nort...

HCM City Int’l Film Festival 2024 opens

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) opened in the southern metropolis on April 6. Running from April 6-13, the festival includes three main competition categories, including Southeast Asian films, debut and sho...

French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi: The French food festival 2024 named 'Balade En France' was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People's Committee. Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, a...

Fun & Game

2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People's Committee of the nort...

HCM City Int’l Film Festival 2024 opens

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) opened in the southern metropolis on April 6. Running from April 6-13, the festival includes three main competition categories, including Southeast Asian films, debut and sho...

French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi: The French food festival 2024 named 'Balade En France' was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People's Committee. Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, a...

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