VOV.VN - Vietnamese singer Dam Vinh Hung and colleagues on October 26 visit and present gifts to flood victims in the central province of Ha Tinh.

VOV.VN - From Dan Le to Do My Linh, Pham Huong to Phuong Trinh, these charitable celebrities want to put their fame and fortune to good use, giving back to help the flood victims in the Central Region.

A monument dedicated to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers was inaugurated in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 27 after a period of restoration.

Several coastal areas in Vietnam are likely to become the victims of climate change and be under water by the end of this century, according to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Scenarios for Vietnam released by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

With the spring festival season nearly upon us, Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered an end to all performances that include either violent or offensive rituals, such as killing animals.

Ten Vietnamese software companies have opened branches in Japan, Vietnam’s second largest outsourcing market since 2014. 

For over a decade the pace of tourism development in HCM City has been rather slow due to limited products in terms of places of interest and cultural and entertainment activities for tourists.

Da Nang authorities have signed separate Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) with the Lao provinces of Attapeu and Sekong on promoting cooperation between Vietnam’s central city and Lao localities in various fields for 2018-2022. 

Google has recently added a new feature to its Maps applications that allows Vietnamese users to get traffic updates before choosing a route.

A notice has been posted by District 1 Police in Ho Chi Minh City on October 26 in the search for the owner of a restaurant which in August was accused of cheating an Australian diner out of AUD39,429 (nearly US$30,000).

The local government in Danang has warned its staff not to use social media during office hours, said Nguyen Dang Truong, director of the city's communications department.

Ho Chi Minh City may extend its first subway line to the neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, upon the latter’s request.

Myanmar President’s spouse Su Su Lwin took a tour to several renowned sites in Hanoi on October 26 on the occasion of the State visit to Vietnam of the Myanmar President. 

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting the 6th European Day of Languages on October 29 to celebrate and promote multilingualism of member states of the European Union. 

Head of the National Assembly's Economic Committee Nguyen Van Giau said as the law-making body, parliaments play the key role in promoting and ensuring human rights. 

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 25-26 continued distributing compensation for residents affected by the marine environmental incident. 

The Prime Minister has given the green light to a Japanese-funded medical project on the detection and treatment of pneumonia among children. 

Experts have warned that HCM City and the Mekong Delta region are witnessing a worrying uptick in the number of diabetic patients, and with this, a heightened risk of diabetic eye diseases (diabetic retinopathy).

A delegation from the Communist Review visited the New Straits Times, the longest running Malaysian newspaper, on October 25. 

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on October 26 to present Lao orders and medals to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts who performed international missions in Laos during 1945-1975.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has officially joined the ranks of more than 83 countries around the globe that have formally ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement (COP21) that comes into force this coming November 4.

The Ministry of Education and Training has provided about VND1.5 billion (US$67,155) and educational equipment for flood-hit provinces in the central region.

Several coastal areas in Vietnam are likely to be under water and nearly 40% of the Mekong Delta could be wiped out.

A number of training facilities, teachers and officials from Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Emergency Situations were honoured with Vietnamese friendship orders and commemorative medals in Moscow on October 25.

Tuan Chau Group put an upgraded terminal into operation on October 25 to better serve passengers to the UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay.

Thai authorities have detained five Vietnamese fishing boats with 28 fishermen aboard for violating their territorial sea and illegal fishing.

Ho Chi Minh City is only among many Vietnamese localities poised to suffer from a budget cut proposed on October 22.

VOV.VN -Child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread, in part because of persistent poverty and gender inequality. 

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes Dutch investors in food processing, waste treatment and the building of smart city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

Pratibha Mehta, the United Nations’ Resident Coordinator and Development Programme Resident Representative in Vietnam, was presented a friendship order from the Vietnamese State in Hanoi on October 25 for her contributions to the ties between Vietnam and the UN.