The Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) worked hard to protect the nation, producing many documents that confirm Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) and archipelagoes.
Services at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport have significantly improved, Deputy Director of the Northern Airports Authority Nguyen Ngoc Son said after conducting an unscheduled inspection in the last day of July.
A mega support industry event with three exhibitions is slated to be held in Ho Chi Minh City in October, promising to offer opportunities for local producers to update technologies as well as their management capacities.
Hanoi will conduct a comprehensive survey this year to measure citizen satisfaction with public administration.
An international festival highlighting Vietnamese traditional martial arts opened on August 1 in the central province of Binh Dinh, the birthplace of the practice.
The overweight and obese rate among children under five years old in Ho Chi Minh City has increased threefold over the past decade, posing major nutritional and health challenges to the southern city, heard a recent conference on child nutrition.
Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will be the only Vietnamese in the men's singles of the Copenhagen world championships in Denmark from August 25 to 31, according to the World Badminton Federation.
The second Japanese-language eloquence contest was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 2, highlighting the friendship between Vietnam and Japan.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 2 had a working visit to the northern province of Ha Nam to inspect socio-economic development, new-style rural area building and Party-building work in the locality.
Vietnam will sign the ASEAN Agreement on Medical Device at the 46th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting, scheduled to take place in Myanmar later this month.