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A stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) was handed over to the Centre for Rescue, Conservation, and Development of Creatures under the Management Board of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri province on July 21, for rehabilitation and eventual release into the wild.

VOV.VN - Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) coordinated with the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore on July 21 to host the Vietnam-Singapore Semiconductor Industry Cooperation Forum 2026, with a view to boosting semiconductor development and high-quality human resource training.

VOV.VN - More than 200 leading ophthalmologists from Vietnam and abroad are attending the 7th International Conference of Ophthalmology – Imperial City of Hue (ICEM 2026), held at Hue Central Hospital from July 20 to 22.

VOV.VN - Camera traps installed across Chu Mom Ray National Park, Quang Ngai province, have recorded images of several rare and threatened wildlife species, providing valuable data for biodiversity conservation and scientific research in one of the country's most important protected forests.

Seven people were killed and five others injured after a passenger coach caught fire in Hung Thinh Commune of the southern city of Dong Nai in the early hours of July 21.

Police in northern Tuyen Quang province are about to launch a sweeping DNA collection effort, asking relatives of more than 3,900 unidentified martyrs to give samples between July 22 and 26, as part of a nationwide push to put names to the fallen.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Austria, in coordination with the Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association, held a solemn ceremony on July 20 to present the Friendship Order of the State President of Vietnam to Peter Jankowitsch, Honorary President of the Austria-Vietnam Society and former Austrian Foreign Minister, along with the Austria-Vietnam Society.

Rather than pursuing absolute technological self-sufficiency, Vietnam should adopt an approach of “open technological sovereignty” by retaining control over strategic technology layers and remaining deeply integrated into the global innovation ecosystem.

VOV.VN - A cross-country lung transplant performed by Vietnam National Lung Hospital has become both a medical milestone and a powerful story of hope, as one family's decision to donate organs after tragedy gave a critically ill patient a second chance at life.

VOV.VN - Border guards in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An have arrested a Lao national for allegedly attempting to smuggle 3,200 methamphetamine pills across the border into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Military Industry and Telecoms Group Viettel has become the first company worldwide to join Qualcomm Technologies' Early Access Program for 6G, marking a significant step in the country’s ambition to develop next-generation mobile communications technology.

VOV.VN - Central Vietnam remains in the grip of an intense heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in some areas, while northern provinces brace for widespread heavy rain and flash flood risks.

VOV.VN - All five groups from the Vietnamese delegation earned gold medals at the 15th World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO), held from July 16 to 18 at Seoul National University of Education in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - The Indian tourist who suffered the most severe injuries in the Phu Quoc tourist boat capsize that killed 15 people has overcome the critical stage after nearly a week of intensive treatment, becoming the last surviving victim still receiving hospital care.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national team secured two bronze medals and a teacher's award at the International Economics Olympiad (IEO) 2026 in Shenzhen, China, marking the country's first direct participation in this prestigious international intellectual arena.

VOV.VN - Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Hoang Cong Thuy met with officials from the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 19.

VOV.VN - Prolonged heavy rain over the past few days in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam has caused heavy losses in human life and property, leaving four people dead, four missing, and causing damages of approximately VND255 billion (US$10 million).

The Vietnam–Russia Friendship Association held its 18th national conference in the northern province of Ninh Binh on July 18 to review performance over the recent past and outline orientations and tasks for the time ahead.

The Fallen Soldiers' Remains Recovery Team under the HCM City Military Command had recovered 100 sets of individual remains, two sets of collective remains, and a number of associated artefacts at Le Thi Rieng Park (Hoa Hung Ward, HCM City) as of 4pm on July 18, after 13 days of excavation, search and recovery work.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese high school students achieved a historic feat by securing four gold medals at the 2026 International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) and four silver medals at the 2026 International Biology Olympiad (IBO), reaffirming the academic standing of Vietnam on the international stage.

A 105mm unexploded wartime artillery shell discovered at the construction site of the coastal road project connecting East-West Economic Corridor has been safely removed and disposed of in the central province of Quang Tri.

The Dat Mui Border Guard Station in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has coordinated with local authorities and forest rangers to release a 120kg green sea turtle back into the sea.

Vietnam is moving to develop a safe, well-regulated tokenised asset market through a phased, closely supervised approach, officials said at the inaugural Vietnam RWA Summit 2026 in Hanoi on July 18.

More than 100 young overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from 32 countries and territories took part in a Vietnamese language exchange programme in the central city of Hue on July 17 as part of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2026.

A seminar bringing together outstanding young people from Vietnam and China was held in Beijing on July 17 to implement the common perceptions reached by the two countries' senior leaders on promoting youth exchanges and creating a platform for experts, entrepreneurs and youth representatives to expand cooperation.

VOV.VN - Provinces across Vietnam’s northern mountainous region are mobilizing hundreds of military and police personnel alongside local forces in a race against time to locate missing persons, clear landslide-blocked roads, and intensify safety warnings amid a severe flooding spell.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered ministries, agencies and local authorities to take urgent and proactive measures as heavy rainfall is forecast for Vietnam's northern mountainous and midland regions, saying the protection of human life must be the top priority.

Da Nang is stepping up cooperation with global technology companies to develop artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, cloud computing, an innovation ecosystem, creating a cornerstone for digital transformation and the digital economy, heard the Frontier AI & Local Zones Innovation 2026 conference held on July 17.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has called for focus on five strategic pillars to advance artificial intelligence (AI) in the new development phase while attending a forum on building a cooperation ecosystem for AI development in Hanoi on July 17.

The management board of the Ea So Nature Reserve in the central province of Dak Lak on July 17 announced that it has coordinated with the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre to release 60 rare wild animals back into their natural habitat.