A slogan penned by a ninth grader from the northern province of Bac Kan has been selected to appear on posters to raise awareness of traffic safety among students nationwide in 2016.

President of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) Nguyen Van Rinh has urged the association’s chapters at all levels to seek new ways to mobilise more support for AO victims. 

VOV.VN - Ngoc Han took to the stage with children in the My Duc District of Hanoi on September 13 for an evening of music, dance and comedy in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. 

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and  the Cités Unies Franceon September 14  co-hosted the tenth conference on cooperation between Vietnamese and French localities in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

VOV.VN -Rescue teams in central Vietnam raced to save victims and determine casualties on September 13, after a dam burst in Quang Nam Province unleashing a devastating surge of thick, red toxic mud.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) will sell train tickets from October 1 for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

A Vietnamese woman, 40, was diagnosed with Zika virus while travelling in Japan, according to the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. 

Malaysia has confirmed two other cases inflected with Zika virus, raising the total number of infections in the country to six, the Health Ministry reported on September 13. 

The potential for solar energy in Vietnam is huge but needs appropriate policies to encourage investment, a recent conference heard in HCM City. 

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane, Laos, launched its new school year on September 14, welcoming 1,897 students at all levels. 

Vietnamese and US officials have exchanged information on religious affairs during a round-table discussion held in Washington DC as part of the visit of a delegation from the Vietnamese Government Committee for Religious Affairs to the US from September 11-13. 

The Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) and the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in news reporting so that the two sides’ media can accurately report their respective countries’ socio-economic development. 

Health experts have raised more concerns over the negative health impacts of alcohol after seeing an increased drinking rate among the Vietnamese population and an increased volume of alcohol consumed in the country. 

VOV.VN - US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius on September 13 presented mid-autumn gifts to children affected by Agent Orange (AO) dioxin at the Vietnam Friendship Village.

Vietnamese nutrition experts have warned of a serious vitamin E deficiency among children resulting from parents’ and child-care workers’ poor knowledge of healthy nutrition.

VOV.VN -Vinpearl, a subsidiary of Vingroup, has been presented The Guide Awards 2016 in recognition of its outstanding performance in the tourism sector. 

At least two workers and 14 local residents are missing after a hydropower water tunnel collapsed in central Quang Nam Province on September 13.

VOV.VN - Thuy Dung, second runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant, and MC Hoang Oanh on September 13 presented gifts to 100 children with disabilities and Agent Orange victims in the southeastern province of Tay Ninh on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

VOV.VN - A ceremony to mark Vietnam’s 71st National Day was held by the Vietnam Embassy in Washington DC on September 12. 

The Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) on September 13 reported that around 200 Zika virus cases have been recorded since January, 2016, making Thailand one of the countries with the highest rate of Zika virus cases in the region. 

VOV.VN - In Vietnam the Mid-Autumn festival on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month is a festival for children. On this occasion, families, organizations, agencies, and communities show their love and care for the younger generation.

A super typhoon, named Meranti, has been formed off the northwestern Pacific Ocean, near the East Sea, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

The national flag carrier on September 13 changed schedules of four flights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) due to super typhoon Meranti which is moving towards the East Sea.

A ceremony was held in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, Hanoi, on September 13 night to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation to Vietnam.

Up to 228 Vietnamese fishermen who had been arrested for accidentally fishing in Indonesia’s seas several months ago will be repatriated on September 14, marking the single biggest number of Vietnamese fishermen released by the country so far.

Deputy head of the Steering Committee for Central Highlands Region Dieu Kre received deputy head of the Lao Central Committee for Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Thongvanh Vilayheuang in Dak Lak province on September 13.

Vietnam earned another four awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), a US-funded programme to fund scientific research in developing countries, the US Embassy in Vietnam announced on September 13. 

VOV.VN - A “Clean Up the World” campaign will be launched in central Quang Nam province from September 16-18. 

HCM City is experiencing an ongoing shortage of blood for transfusions due to a lack of donors.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited children cancer patients receiving treatment at the K Hospital in Hanoi, bringing them gifts on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival.