A number of domestic and overseas experts on the environment and climate change are gathering in central Da Nang City to share their experiences in responding to climate change.

Wild animal researchers from Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in Vietnam and Phu Quoc National Park have discovered a large population of flying foxes (pteropus spp) in Phu Quoc island district, southern Kien Giang province. 

A Piaggio LX 125 made in Vietnam has been donated to the Vietnam Blind Association by State President Nguyen Minh Triet. 

Early on September 14, the centre of the eighth storm of the year, Koppu was located at 20 degrees north latitude and 116.1 degrees east longitude, nearly 650km east of Hainan island (China).

Quang Binh forest rangers have recently seen large groups of golden-headed and  five-coloured langurs along the Ho Chi Minh trail.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society and the US Agency for International Development jointly held a regional meeting on the Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (H2P) in Hanoi on September 14.

Hanoi has decided to allocate an additional VND200 billion  (US$11.24 million) for its social welfare improvement.

More than 60 members of the Asian-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) gathered for a seminar spotlighting Vietnam’s tourism potential held recently in Tokyo, Japan.

A new storm, named Nando, has formed in the East Sea and may affect the Bac Bo (Tonkin Gulf) area.

Vietnam’s Nhan dan (People) newspaper has participated in a festival held by the “Humanitarian newspaper” and the Communist Party of France in Paris.

Women who are working and living at the Vietnamese Embassy in China have joined humanitarian activities aiming to support poor students in Yunnan province.

Music, dances, stories, games and dramas on HIV/AIDS were top in an international dancing programme launched in central Da Nang city on September 12 in a bid to raise public awareness of the deadly disease.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed the sixth fatal case of A/H1N1 flu in the country on September 13.

As many as 450 young talents who are studying or working both at home and abroad gathered at the first congress of Vietnamese young talents in Hanoi on September 13.

The money was presented to 70,800 families which were heavily suffered from disasters.

A ceremony was held at Hanoi's Noi Bai international airport on September 12 to repatriate the remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam.

Vietnam will make heavy investment in improving the quality of education and aims for five international standard universities by 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said on September 12.

The first National Congress of the Vietnam Petroleum Association was held on September 12 in Hanoi.

Representatives from 15 cities and provinces in the central region and Central Highlands on September 11 gathered at a seminar in Nha Trang city, in the central coast province of Khanh Hoa to discuss measures to coordinate the control of the A/H1N1 flu.

A waste water treatment plant began operation in HCM City Hi-tech Park on September 10, according to the Saigon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) daily.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced a VND60 trillion stimulus package for farmers that focuses on investment in infrastructure and exports.

The Prime Minister has signed Decision 1428/QĐ-TTg to permit the establishment of the British University Vietnam in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Ophthalmology Association and the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology has held a national conference on the prevention of blindness and new technologies for the ophthalmology sector in Da Nang.

The Vietnam Ophthalmology Association and the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology has held a national conference on the prevention of blindness and new technologies for the ophthalmology sector in Da Nang.

Vietnamese health officials on Sept. 10 confirmed 205 more cases of A/H1N1 infection - the largest number of patients found in a single day since the first was detected in April.

First international conference to introduce Europe’s most advanced environmentally friendly technologies - green technologies, will be held in Hanoi on Sept. 17-18.

A One UN House will be built in Hanoi in line with a recent government decision.

The Central province of Quang Nam will introduce its special culture and tourism potential at the biggest ever Tourism Culture Week slated for the end of November in Hanoi, a provincial official said.

Denmark and Sweden have signed an agreement on jointly conducting a judicial reform support programme in Vietnam with a combined budget of 18.7 million EUR, said sources from the Denmark Embassy in Hanoi.

Vietnam and the US have reached consensus on directions to address the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin in the Southeast Asian country, including the establishment of a health task force.