VOV.VN - Heavy rain has over the past days has triggered water levels of major rivers in northern Vietnam to swell up quickly, threatening to flood low-lying areas and impact people’s livelihood.

VOV.VN - The State President will grant well-reformed prisoners special amnesty on the occasion of the 79th National Day (September 2) and the 70th Liberation Day of Hanoi (October 10) this year, according to Pham Thanh Ha, vice chairman of the President’s Office.

The US will back Da Nang in combating transnational crime, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Department of State Shelby Smith-Wilson said at a meeting with officials of the city on August 1.

VOV.VN - Dai Phong Construction Design Consulting Joint Stock Company of Vietnam has won the Autodesk ASEAN Innovation Awards 2024 in the Innovator of the Year category after applying the Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution to its Huu Nghi – Chi Lang expressway design.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan met with Kubo Yoshitomo, Deputy Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam, on August 1 to accelerate a project connecting Vietnamese workers with overseas job opportunities.

The Hanoi-based Hoang Lam Cosmetic Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India’s Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. to introduce stem cell technology in Vietnam.

Local and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers met to discuss innovative approaches to the challenges posed by digitalisation and climate change in developing countries at the International Conference on Economics, Law, and Government that was wrapped up on July 31.

A national anti-scam mobile application has been launched by the National Cybersecurity Association under the Ministry of Public Security.

Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital has announced the successful completion of a heart transplant for a seven-year-old girl diagnosed with end-stage heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.

VOV.VN - A fire broke out on July 31 in Trung Viet Trade Investment and Import Export Company Limited in Phuoc My commune of Quy Nhon City in the southcentral coastal province of Binh Dinh, causing serious financial damage.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG)’s Vessel CSB 8002 departed Ky Ha Port in Tam Quang commune in the central province of Quang Nam on July 31 as it heads for a visit to the Philippines.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and India's Innovation India on July 31 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on collaboration in enhancing the two countries’ economic, investment, cultural, and tourism connections.

VOV.VN - Eight bank workers in Bien Hoa city of Dong Nai province have been hospitalized for monitoring and treatment due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on July 30 held a seminar on promoting support for Vietnamese workers in Japan to integrate into the local community, develop themselves and their careers, with the participation of representatives of relevant Japanese agencies, departments and localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on July 31 emphasised the need for more drastic actions and improved coordination between relevant sides in administrative reform, while addressing a Hanoi meeting of the Prime Minister’s working group and advisory council for administrative reform.

VOV.VN - Sixteen out of 17 Vietnamese students have won prizes at the India International Mathematics Competition (InIMC) 2024, which took place from July 26 to 30.

The anti-narcotics investigation unit under the Hanoi Police Department is expanding investigation into a network smuggling synthetic drugs from Europe to Vietnam for distribution.

VOV.VN - In August stargazers in Vietnam will get the opportunity to admire several unique astronomical sights, including a new moon, a Perseid meteor shower, and a blue moon.

Despite the three previous rejections by courts in the US, the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA) is suing US chemical companies that supported the US military to spray AO/dioxin in Vietnam during wartime, VAVA Vice President Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Son said on July 30.

VOV.VN - The country sent 89,874 labourers to work abroad under contracts during the first seven months of the year, reaching 71.89% of the annual target.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang requested competent authorities to carry out drastic measures and plans to prevent human trafficking, especially in hotspots and cyber space, while attending a ceremony in the northern border province of Lao Cai on July 30 to launch a campaign to combat human trafficking.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 30 ordered prompt actions from relevant units to deal with the consequences of a serious accident that happened at a coal mine in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the central province of Quang Binh said on July 29 that they have handed over three Chinese nationals to their counterparts in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai after the trio killed a taxi driver during an attempt to rob his car.

Nine religious dignities, including Most Venerable Thich Tinh Lien, head of the An Nam Tong (Annamkiya) Buddhist sect and abbots of Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas in Thailand have received a royal decree from Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua.

VOV.VN - Five workers have been killed in a coal mine accident in Vietnam's north-eastern province of Quang Ninh, local authorities said on July 30.

VOV.VN - Four local students claimed three golds and one silver at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO), which has recently been taking place in Saudi Arabia.

VOV.VN - Sailing vessel HQ 286 - Le Quy Don of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Port of Muara of Brunei on July 29, beginning a working visit and exchange programme with the Royal Brunei Navy.

VOV.VN - Two giant tunnel boring machines (TBM) imported from Germany will be used to drill the first metres of tunnel for the Nhon – Hanoi Railway Station metro line on July 30.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) on July 29 organised a conference to evaluate the programme to use genetic resources sustainably in the 2015-2024 period and orient its implementation in the 2025-2030 period.

VOV.VN - As many as 14,242 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the first seven months of the year, killing 6,204 people and injuring 10,976 others, reported the National Traffic Safety Committee.