The police of Hamamatsu city, Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture, on August 17 recovered the body of Do Thi Viet Trinh, a Vietnamese woman, who was reported among the three going missing while swimming in the city’s Minami district, three days ago.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on August 17 inspected the prevention of deadly Ebola virus disease at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, a major port of entry, in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hundreds of people from ASEAN countries are expected to participate in an event featuring ASEAN cultures between November 18 and 23.
Vietnam is one of the 13 countries that have tigers in the wild, yet it is facing an urgent challenge in protecting the species, which is being pushed to the brink of extinction due to economic and social pressures.
Vietnam held Brunei to a 2-2 draw in the fourth round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championship for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in Brunei on August 15.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang to develop an agriculture driven by high technology as a way of becoming industrialised.
Ningyo Johruri Bunraku, traditional puppetry from Japan, will be performed in Hanoi by Osaka's Bunraku Company.
Vietnam, ranking seventh among the 10 fastest aging countries, is facing an upward trend of chronic diseases, including dementia.
Vietnam has the potential for becoming the world's leading exporter of cattle feed in the near future, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.
A workshop was held in the central city of Danang on August 15 to examine the possible impact that the formation of the ASEAN Community would have on cooperation in the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC).