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The books will be sold globally, contributing to promoting wildlife conservation. Two comic books titled Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear and Saving H’non: Chang and the Elephants by author Trang Nguyen have been purchased by British Publishing House Pan Macmillan. The cover of the book Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear . Photo: WildAct The value of the purchase was not disclosed, but according to Kim Dong Publisher, “it is a breaking record of Vietnamese publishing industry’ that ‘is many times higher than normal copyright sales”. Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear is an inspirational graphic novel adventure, based on a true story about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save a sun bear. When twelve-year-old intrepid explorer Chang learned about bear poaching in the rainforest near her home in Vietnam, she decided to do whatever she could to become a wildlife conservationist. After training herself in wilderness survival … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s first comic books sold at record-high price

The Vietnamese students’ coronavirus-proof helmet is designed to protect the respiratory system, prevent viral infections while ensuring comfort and convenience for users. The coronavirus-proof helmet, invented by two Vietnamese students, ranked in the top 10 of the fifth ICAN international creative contest, VnExpress reported. Vihelm, a helmet-style mask, has been designed by  the twoVietnamese students based on the gas mask mechanism to prevent viral infection, including coronavirus. Two young authors (left) and their teacher check a Vihelm. Photo: P. Nam The helmet, invented by Do Trong Minh Duc, an 11th-grader of the US’s Montverde Academy, and Tran Nguyen Khanh An, an 8th-grader at the Hanoi Academy International Bilingual School, has reached the final round of the ICAN international creative contest. This year's contest attracted 600 submissions from 60 countries. The main prizes were awarded by a multinational jury, including championship, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students’ coronavirus-proof helmet wins top-10 award

The ambassador said at a ceremony to mark the 96th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925-2021) that despite ongoing difficulties caused by the pandemic, many Vietnamese correspondents have exerted every effort to fulfill their assigned tasks, contributing to the successful organisation of many big and major events together with the Vietnamese representative agencies in Russia. Correspondents of the Party’s key press agencies are always promptly reporting the political and socio-economic situation as well as the major international events in Russia, thus enhancing the image of Vietnam and Russia among readers and audiences of the two countries, he said. The ambassador expressed his belief that in the coming time, Vietnamese press agencies in Russia will continue to innovate and improve the quality of their work, contributing to building a modern, professional, humane and effective Vietnamese press, and promoting the comprehensive strategic partnership between … [Read more...] about Vietnamese embassy in Russia shares hardships of journalists during COVID-19

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the meeting in Hanoi on June 22 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh suggested several measures to augment the Vietnam - Singapore strategic partnership during a meeting with visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Hanoi on June 22. Balakrishnan affirmed that the Vietnam - Singapore strategic partnership has been developing in a substantive and effective manner with high political trust and huge cooperation potential, especially when both are members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ( CPTPP ) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The two countries share many common benefits in combating COVID-19 and strengthening cooperation towards post-pandemic recovery, he emphasised. The Singaporean official also informed his host about the outcomes of the talks … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh receives visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister

Vietnam’s VinFuture Foundation has announced to close the nomination portal for the 2021 VinFuture Prize after receiving nearly 600 nominations from more than 60 countries. The result has exceeded expectations, particularly for a newly established sci-tech prize opened for nominations less than four months ago, affirming the global scientific community’s favorable response to VinFuture’s mission of serving humanity. With a vision “to create meaningful change in the everyday lives of millions of people by promoting breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations”, the VinFuture Foundation and VinFuture Prize have drawn great enthusiasm from the global scientific and technological community. VinFuture has attracted prominent scientists and the world’s leading research and academic institutions as well as innovators from developing countries. Nearly 100 nominated projects belong to the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists, many of whom are laureates of prestigious … [Read more...] about Nearly 600 nominations submitted for Vietnam’s first-ever global sci-tech prize