Sunday, January 19, 2025

General

Malaysia Targets Over 35 Million Foreign Tourists by 2026

Vientiane: Malaysia is gearing up for a significant milestone in 2026, aiming to welcome more than 35.6 million foreign tourists as part of its ambitious growth plans to establish itself as a global tourism hub. According to Lao News Agency, at the ...

Tourism Johor Launches Smart Tourism Platform and Johor Safe Travel Campaign for Visit Johor 2026

Johor: In collaboration with Jomstay Digital Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd., has officially launched the Smart Tourism Platform Jomstay Johor and the Johor Safe Travel Campaign as part of its preparations for the highly anticipated Visit Johor 2026. The eve...

Australia, USAID, and UNICEF Enhance Data Collection to Boost Child Development in Lao PDR

Vientiane:In a move to promote better parenting practices among families, the Lao Women's Union, with support from UNICEF, the Government of Australia, and USAID, is set to equip 135 community volunteers across 451 villages with mobile devices to impr...

President Thongloun Urges Saravan to Tackle Economic Challenges and Boost Development

Vientiane: Meeting with leaders of Saravan Province on Jan 15, Party Secretary General and State President Thongloun Sisoulith urged provincial leaders to focus on addressing economic challenges and prioritize political and ideological education for o...

TRAVEX 2025 Launches at ASEAN Tourism Forum in Malaysia

Johor Bahru: The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2025 was inaugurated today in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, with the ASEAN Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) taking centre stage. Under the theme 'Unity in Motion: Shaping ASEAN's Tourism Tomorrow,' the forum serves as a piv...

Government Policy

Vietnam, China coast guards finish joint patrol

Hai Phong: This year's first joint patrol of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the vicinity of the countries' demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin was wrapped up on April 29. This three-day joint patrol spanned 255.5 ...

Education

DepEd makes education accessible to remote villages in Antique

Antique: The opening of two elementary schools and the conversion of 12 others into elementary, secondary and integrated schools made education more accessible to learners in far-flung barangays of the municipalities of Bugasong and Valderrama in Anti...

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...

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...

RoK pharmaceutical firm transfers technology of 7 products to Vietnam

Hanoi: Genuone Sciences, the Republic of Korea's leading pharmaceutical company, announced on February 26 that it signed a business agreement with Vietnam's Imexpharm Joint Stock Company (IMP) on the transfer of technology for seven products, includin...

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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