The Secretary-General of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre, Panu Uthairathas recently talked to NBT World about the government's Triangle of Stability project. Suttichart Denpruektham brings us interview.

VOV.VN - As part of a continuing effort to help its western neighbour sustain and modernize its military, the Vietnam Ministry of Defence on August 30 presented computer equipment to the Laos People’s Army at a ceremony in Vientiane. 

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Asia Pacific and the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand have collaborated to organize the HIMSS AsiaPac16 Conference and Exhibition, which is being held under the theme Advancing Digital and Patient-Centered Care. 

Haze of black smokes from forest and bush fires have caused visibility problems in Riau in the past two days, especially in the morning, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.

The central northern province of Nghe An on August 29 held a drill on firefighting and rescue for fishing enterprises and fishermen at the Lach Van Fish Port in Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Chau district. 

Vietnam's agriculture ministry has demarcated no-fishing zones along the central coast, saying these swaths of water need time to recover from the toxic spill scandal linked to Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa. 

The Prime Minister has asked ministries, sectors and localities to step up measures to ensure traffic safety and social order while meeting the travel demands of passengers during the upcoming national holiday of National Independence Day (September 2) and the new school year (September 5).

The Ho Chi Minh City government has set a goal of lowering the poverty rate to 3.06% by the end of this year as higher living standards require a more comprehensive anti-poverty program.

Danang's public servants can no longer catch Pokemon at work.

A Uber driver is in custody for allegedly robbing a passenger in Ho Chi Minh City last week, police said on August 29.

The Department of American and South Pacific Affairs of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently held the seminar "Viewpoint on the United States Presidential Election 2016" at Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok.

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej recently expressed his, as well as Her Majesty the Queen’s, condolences at the passing of former Singapore President S.R. Nathan. 

Suvarnabhumi Airport has signed a contract with 3 companies to expand its passenger capacity from a current 45 million people per year to 60 million.

Passenger count at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport has exceeded the 40 million mark during the past 10 months, with development projects planned to enhance service capacity, says AOT. 

VOV.VN - Schools across Vietnam will hold the opening ceremony for the 2016-2017 academic year on September 5.

Singapore began launching a campaign to kill mosquitoes from August 29 after dozens of Zika-infected cases were confirmed in the country last week.

Vietnam is estimated to have 8.7 million people infected with hepatitis B while the number for hepatitis C are 1 million, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s Department for Preventive Medicine.

An exhibition on maps and documentaries affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in Nghia Hung, one of the three coastal districts in the northern province of Nam Dinh on August 29.

The Vietnam Association of the Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) chapter in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a seminar expressing support for Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga in her fight for justice for Vietnamese AO victims. 

VOV.VN - On August 29, Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) President Nguyen Thien Nhan held talks with Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Golden Book of Creativity 2016 debuted on August 29, honouring outstanding individuals whose research works and applications in the field of natural and applied sciences have significantly contributed to the country’s socio-economic development. 

A cajuput forest in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province is set to become the largest ecotourism site in the Mekong Delta, covering an area of 150 hectares.

Children in rural areas across Vietnam have benefited from milk programmes aiming to improve their health and intelligence.

Over the past two months, inhabitants of streets like Hang Bai, Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thai To and Hang Khay in Hanoi have grown used to seeing garbage collectors riding a bicycle with two dustbins on each side.

Implementation of Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) principles have helped 10 universities in Vietnam reform their curricula, providing students with skills, knowledge and attitudes needed by businesses and organisations.

Twenty most outstanding youths in following late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 29. 

Singapore’s Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli has asked for more efforts to be made to completely eliminate the haze problems though fewer fire hot spots were recorded in Indonesia this year compared to last year.

Fixed coach routes connecting Vietnam to Thailand via Laos have been in the spotlight again as the three countries prepare to hold the second conference on the matter within this year. 

The first-ever Human Library project has just opened in Hanoi’s Labour and Society College.

The information-communication sector has seen leaping growth over the past 71 years, Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan said at the sector’s traditional day celebration in Hanoi on August 27.