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The Government has issued measures to boost non-cash payment methods in the country this year.

Northern Hai Duong province on February 23 hosted a “khai but” ceremony, a Vietnamese tradition of starting a piece of calligraphy or drawing to celebrate the New Year, at a temple dedicated to the nation’s renowned teacher Chu Van An, in Chi Linh township.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a visit to farmers in Hai Hau district, the northern province of Nam Dinh, encouraging them to promote agricultural production and tree planting.

Tropical storm Sanba formed on late February 11 is expected to reach the Philippines on February 13 and enter the East Sea during Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holidays.

A team of Canadian and European astronomers has discovered that a distant exoplanet known as K2-18b may be a scaled up version of Earth, capable of holding liquid water and thus having the potential to host alien life.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc appreciated the presence of investors in an investment promotion conference of Ha Giang on November 27, noting that they will greatly help to develop the northernmost province of Vietnam into a well-off locality.

PSNews – The Binh Dan Hospital on October 28 held a ceremony to mark one year since its deployment of robotic surgery for adults in Vietnam.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership nations have made progress toward a new free trade agreement slated for November following the US withdrawal from the pact, according to Japanese chief negotiator of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Kazuyoshi Umemoto.

PSNews - In the atmospheres of the new academic year, Standing Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Truong Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Honorary Chairman of the Public Security Newspaper’s “Support for needy and ethnic minority students” Foundation along with a charity mission of the Public Security Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Police Newspaper and donors have presented scholarships worth VND 1 million each to 200 needy Cham students living in Ho Chi Minh City.

PSNews - The Public Security Newspaper (CAND Newspaper) and Motorola Solutions Company in August visited and donated 100 million VND to build gratitude houses for two police officers who are in an extremely difficult state.

Scientists from three major Russian research institutes have made an important breakthrough in the field of muon tomography, creating tracking devices which allow geologists to 'see through' objects up to thousands of meters in diameter below the earth's surface.

Researchers from the University of Washington say they have successfully hacked into a computer using custom strands of DNA for the first time.

Tropical storm Talas has been forecast to enter the north-central region of Vietnam tonight, bringing about heavy rain, strong wind, and high risk of flood and landslide.

PSNews - A number of documents - undisputable evidence of Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa islands were introduced in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province.

PSNews – Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Minister of Public Security leading a mission paid a working visit to the Vinh Phuc Provincial Police on April 20^th.

The second national cultural festival of the Mong ethnic minority group kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on November 18, drawing the participation of delegations from 13 provinces nationwide.