The Health Ministry and the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin (VAVA) discussed measures to strengthen their cooperation in providing care for AO victims at a meeting in Hanoi on August 20.
President Truong Tan Sang has urged the nation as a whole to uphold vigilance and resolve to firmly safeguard the motherland’s independence, freedom, national unification and territorial integrity in any circumstance.
Two golden statues of Saint Giong was introduced to the public at a ceremony held at Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on August 19.
The Pasteur Institute and the health department in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19 isolated two Nigerian passengers showing symptom of fever when entering Vietnam via Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 19 won a silver at the women’s 800m freestyle at the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing city, China.
Vietnam wants to deepen the friendship and cooperation with Mexico in all fields and soon reach an agreement on establishing a joint committee on trade, investment and economic cooperation with the country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 19 chaired a meeting between the Cabinet’s standing members and ministry and sector officials on the lists of prohibited and conditional businesses, and those entitled to investment preferential treatments.
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnam's top female swimmer, pulled out of the final round of the women's 200m butterfly event during the Second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing City, China, on August 18.
Wearing colourful costumes and wonderful masks, artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) thrilled Vietnamese audience with performances of a traditional dance, Talchum, on August 16 to mark the nation's culture week at the Vietnam Women's Museum.
Japanese forces on August 18 found a body believed to be of Bui Ngoc Diep, Vietnamese man drowning while swimming in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka prefecture.