Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has asked Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to work closely together in information security and building e-government in Laos. 

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan and Lao Minister of Post and Telecommunications Thansamay Kommasith have agreed to strengthen future partnership in information security and human resources development. 

The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption will inspect the supervision of Quang Nam’s all-level Party Committees over the combat against corruption in the locality.

Teachers from northern high schools for the gifted and foreign language universities were updated on regulations on the 14th Russian language Olympiad in 2017 at a workshop in Hanoi on September 19. 

VOV.VN - On September 19, health ministers from ASEAN member countries gathered for a teleconference to look for ways to combat Zika virus, which has stricken many parts of Southeast Asia. 

VOV.VN - The Ha Long Bay Management board is reminding tourist boat operators to ensure their workplaces are safe for tourists and employees noting 340 citations have been issued so far this year for violations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium joined the 7th ManiFiesta Festival of the Workers’ Party of Belgium held in the city of Bredene from September 16-19.

 Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Hoang Thi Ai Nhien led a delegation to the 16th Congress of the Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF) that was held in Bogota, Colombia from September 14-18. 

In honour of World Rhino Day, a series of art activities will be held by TRAFFIC – the wildlife trade monitoring network – and Dom Dom – the hub for experimental music and art.

A series of international exhibitions of broadcasting and AV, as well as smart technology (VIBA–ICT Show), will be organised in HCM City in April 2017 with many improvements from previous shows, according to organisers.

Traffic congestion and flooded streets were nothing strange in the former Saigon.

The Prime Minister steps in, urging agencies concerned at all levels to combat the trafficking of wild animals.

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), Cuc Phuong National Park and Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre (WRC) have successfully released 33 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into the wild at an undisclosed secure site.

Human resource training needs more attention in order to improve the effectiveness of socio-economic development policies in Khmer ethnic areas, heard a recent workshop held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. 

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Intel Products launched a joint effort to restore habitats in the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve last week, with the goal of planting more than 12,000 native trees this year.

A communication campaign on encouraging the wear of standard helmets was launched in Hanoi on September 18. 

Outstanding students and athletes of the northern province of Ninh Binh were honoured by the Dinh Bo Linh study and talent encouragement fund on September 18. 

Those in Vietnam who are fond of dishes made from goat breasts should be cautious as they may consume those of the pigs, while health risks are imminent due to poor quality.

The Mother Tongue - based Bilingual Education project funded by UNICEF in Vietnam has proven effective, benefiting teachers, pupils, and education managers in the beneficiary localities, heard a conference in Hanoi on September 16.

Hanoi will develop luxury hotels in the capital city’s prime locations in the next five years, as part of its efforts to promote tourism.

Vietnam expects a place in Top Three at the 11th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) which will take place at Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang of Malaysia from September 19-29.

Fall in Ho Chi Minh City means a whole lot of pollution with a smattering of Southeast Asian haze.

There is a team of maintenance workers who live away from family and civilization for months on end to keep watch over the country’s lighthouses and sovereignty on the East Sea.

Starting the new school year, fourth-graders from the Hanoi Academy primary school had a chance to join in some very interesting and meaningful activities: making handbags from old newspapers and growing black-bean plants in pretty colourful pots made from plastic bottles.

Pua district of Nan province in Thailand has opened an OTOP village to sell community products and ready themselves for business ahead of the tourist season.

Thai Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office ML Panadda Diskul has urged civil servants to serve as role models for national unity.

A global fund has raised over US$12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on September 17.

The Hanoi administration has announced it will pave 936 streets with natural stone in 12 districts across the city.

More than 2,000 people in the central province of Quang Ngai participated in a drill in response to tsunami in Tinh Khe commune, Quang Ngai city. 

The Ministry of Public Security on September 16 issued an arrest warrant domestically and internationally for Trinh Xuan Thanh, 50, former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC).