Women’s Day: Free entrance to Fort Santiago and more

MANILA: The Intramuros Administration (IA) is waiving the entrance fee to all its sites for women and girls on March 8 to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD).

On top of the popular Fort Santiago, visitors will have free access to Casa Manil…

Vietnamese community in Israel celebrates Lunar New Year

Hanoi: A ‘Xuan Que Huong’ (Homeland Spring) programme was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on March 1 to bring the Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) living, working and studying in the country.

Ambassador Ly Duc Tru…

El Niño-affected farmers to receive credit assistance, insurance

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday that the national government will provide credit and insurance assistance to farmers and fishers affected by the El Niño phenomenon.

DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa said at le…

Vietnam Global Leaders Forum 2024 to gather 100 prominent Vietnamese

Paris: The Vietnam Global Leaders Forum 2024 (VGLF 2024) will take place from March 30-31 in Paris, expecting 100 prominent Vietnamese and Vietnamese-origin individuals with global influence in all fields from over 20 countries and territories worldwi…

NLEX edges NorthPort behind Bolick’s 31 vs former team

MANILA: Joshua Pacio reclaimed the ONE strawweight title controversially as American fighter Jarred Brooks was disqualified just 56 seconds into their championship rematch at ONE 166 at the Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar on Friday night.

Brooks thought…

IT application in border management promoted

Hanoi: The Border Guard High Command announced on March 2 that it has accelerated the application of information technology (IT) and administrative reform in managing and safeguarding sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national border security, a…

Project supports HCM City children, adolescents in gender equality issues

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City Association for Protection of Child Rights and the Save the Children International in Vietnam on March 1 launched a project ‘Rainbow Voice – Gender and gender equality issues in implementing programmes to support childre…