Vietnam's international fibre optic cable system should have at least ten new undersea cables by 2030, bringing the country's undersea routes to at least 15.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Traffic Police Department led a convoy of specialised cars and motorcycles on June 19 to rehearse in preparation for the visit to Vietnam of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The University of Sydney on June 18 announced the official launch of the University of Sydney Vietnam Institute, a non-profit social enterprise wholly owned by the University of Sydney.

The authorities of Hanoi have approved a plan to improve the lives of its residents across various levels by 2030.

VOV.VN - A memorial and burial service for the remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos was held on June 19 at Tong Khao martyr cemetery in Thanh Nua commune in northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

VOV.VN - The daily lives of local people in the capital have been greatly impacted by a hot spell lasting for several days, with severe heat forcing many locals to find ways in which to protect themselves from the recent harsh weather conditions.

VOV.VN - A bomb, weighing 340 kilos, has been detected at a local resident’s house in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the northern mountainous province of Son La have arrested two Lao nationals for transporting a huge quantity of drugs into Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang urged journalists and press and media agencies to stay full of vim and vigour to continue their path ahead which is full with formidable challenges, while attending the June press meeting on June 18.

The Manulife Asia Care Survey reveals that cancer is the standout health concern for people in Vietnam. Despite growing awareness of available treatments, rising healthcare costs alongside insufficient financial planning provide an obstacle to mental and financial well-being.

VOV.VN - The Centre for International Co-operation and Foreign Affairs Services (CIFA) of Da Nang has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on co-operation and hosting international events, cultural exchanges, investment, and tourism promotions with partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Singapore, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the central city.

The martyrs’ remains search and repatriation team in Laos under Military Region 2 has searched and collected 1,835 remains of Vietnamese over the past three decades, heard a ceremony to mark 30th founding anniversary of the team held in Oudomxay province, Laos, on June 17.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on June 17 ordered stakeholders to step up communications work to raise public awareness against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and mete out harsh punishment on illegal fishing in foreign waters.

VOV.VN - The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) said on June 18 that they have broken up a major transnational drug trafficking ring operating from Laos to Hanoi and several northern provinces, detaining 16 suspects and seizing a total of 81.5kg of drugs of various kinds.

VOV.VN - A landslide occurring in Pac Nam district in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan has left four people from the same family dead.

An inter-sectoral task force from the Vietnam sub-committee under the Vietnam-China Land Border Joint Committee held a working session with the Lang Son provincial People's Committee on June 17 to review the progress of a pilot smart border gate project in the province.

The Vietnamese Embassy acknowledged the support in education-training, healthcare, culture, environment and agriculture and rural development that the Gruppo Trentino Di Volontariato (GTV), a non-government organisation in Italy, has given to Vietnamese localities and communities with difficulties over the past years, a representative from the embassy has said.

A strange species has just been discovered by a cave exploration team of the Jungle Boss Co., Ltd, in Hung Cave within a strictly protected area of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

VOV.VN - An international symposium on copyright enforcement in the digital environment was held on June 17 in Hanoi, with the event bringing together delegates from 15 countries and territories in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, with leading experts from international organizations.

VOV.VN - Members of the Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe have launched a fundraising campaign aimed at supporting small Vietnamese traders who were heavily impacted when a fire at the 44 Marywilska trade centre in Warsaw caused severe property damage.

VOV.VN - A delegation of northern Yen Bai province of Vietnam paid a working visit to Jeollanam-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) from June 14-16 to work out cooperation programmes between the two localities.

VOV.VN - Four people from the same family died in a tragic fire which ocured in a six-story building on Dinh Cong Ha street in Hoang Mai district in the capital city on the evening of June 16.

VOV.VN - Thai media reported on June 16 that this country, Cambodia and Vietnam are seeking to cooperate in open a maritime route connecting islands near Trat province with Cambodia's Sihanoukville province and Vietnam's Kien Giang province with a view to promoting investment, trade, tourism and tourism combined with meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

In order to address the growing issue of pollution, Ho Chi Minh City has been launching various joint dissemination campaigns and activities with businesses to encourage its dwellers to reduce the use of single-use or non-degradable plastic bags, and collect and recycle plastic waste.

In honour of the Day of the African Child (June 16), the United Nations (UN) Police Gender Affairs Office in South Sudan, alongside several partners, reached out to students in an internally displaced person (IDP) camp.

Three out of five undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world encountered problems as of June 15, slowing down the internet speed across the country, according to local internet service providers.

VOV.VN - A layer of thick fog covered several districts of Ho Chi Minh City on June 15, with the weather pattern causing poor visibility.

VOV.VN - The coverage rate of health insurance is likely to exceed 94% by the end of the year thanks to sustainable growth, Nguyen The Manh, general director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), said at a regular conference held recently in Hanoi to make social insurance information public.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man lauded blood donors nationwide while meeting 100 outstanding people in the voluntary blood donation campaign in Hanoi on June 14.

Building inland waterway transport in Vietnam, supporting the development of low carbon transport and connecting ethnic minorities and farmers to the Greater Mekong Subregion economic corridor are some of the significant achievements of the Australia-funded programme Aus4Transport. After more than six years, US$20 million programme will be wrapped up late this month.