The Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) and the Chinese Embassy on July 17 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new semi-boarding kitchen at Kim Dong primary school in the northern border province of Lang Son’s Trang Dinh district, aiming to provide better care and meals for its students.

The Da Nang chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) and the Salavan chapter of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union held an exchange and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation for 2024-2029 on July 17.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has dispatched 35 working groups to 35 cities and provinces across the country where the African swine fever (ASF) disease is breaking out to inspect disease prevention and control.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam is urgently coordinating with the Ministry of Public Security to verify the identities of the victims who were found dead at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 16 evening, said Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Sailing vessel HQ 286 - Le Quy Don of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived in Port of Surabayar, the second busiest sea port in Indonesia, on July 17, beginning a working visit and exchange programme with the Indonesian Navy.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is working tirelessly to support the families of the Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok on July 16, and to ensure a swift investigation into the case.

The central province of Quang Binh, one of the localities most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, has benefited from UXO risk education, survey and clearance activities implemented by British non-governmental organisation Mines Advisory Group (MAG).

VOV.VN - The Thai police held a press briefing on July 17 to announce the preliminary cause of the death of six Vietnamese at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok one day earlier.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs kicked off the Vietnam Summer Camp 2024 for young overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Hanoi on July 16.

A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport, the central city of the same name on July 16 to repatriate four sets of remains believed to be of US soldiers missing in action (MIAs) during the war in Vietnam.

A programme to aid Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange (AO) was launched in Hanoi on July 16 by the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA), the national humanitarian portal, and MBBank's charity app.

VOV.VN - The Thai police assumed all the six people of Vietnamese origin may have died for about 24 hours before their dead bodies were discovered at a five-star hotel in Bangkok on July 16.

Owning a large number of cultural heritages and creative spaces, Hanoi, a Creative City of Design since 2019, has been on the right track to become a “green, smart and modern” city by 2030 by optimising its strengths and potential, especially from creative resources.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man has signed a resolution on urban administration organisation and the piloting of some special mechanisms and policies for the development of the central city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - After two days of being stranded due to bad weather and rough seas on Nam Du island, located about 75 km from Vietnam's largest island of Phu Quoc, more than 700 tourists were finally brought ashore on July 16.

Twenty-five years since UNESCO bestowed upon Hanoi the title of "City for Peace", the capital has undergone continuous developments, achieving notable successes and affirming itself as the nation’s major centre for administration, politics, economy, and culture.

VOV.VN - All 34 local students attending the World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2024 competition in Malaysia claimed awards at the competition, including two diamond, four gold, 12 silver, five bronze, and 11 consolation prizes.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the southcentral coastal province of Phu Yen have co-operated with the Department of Cyber Security and Hi-tech Crime Prevention under the Ministry of Public Security and police forces of Quang Ngai province and Lam Dong province to smash a major online football betting ring worth VND1 trillion, equal to US$39.1 million.

VOV.VN - A two-tonne blue whale has been spotted swimming off the coast of Mui Ganh-Hoai Hai beach in Hoai Nhon town in the southcentral province of Binh Dinh over the past few days, with the sight fascinating locals due to their belief that the whale’s appearance will bring good fortune to fishermen.

President To Lam on July 15 sent condolences to victims of a recent severe landslide that occured in Ta Mo hamlet, Yen Dinh commune, Bac Me district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and their families.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) held a conference in Hanoi on July 15 to disseminate the contents of the book on building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VOV.VN - The tropical depression that formed in the East Sea several days ago lost its strength after battering the central coast of Vietnam on July 15 afternoon.

VOV.VN - A delegation of 120 young Vietnamese from 27 countries and territories globally offered incense to Hung Kings in Phu Tho ancestral land on July 15 to commemorate the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

There is currently no information regarding any Vietnamese nationals involved in a July 12 landslide that swept two buses into a river in Nepal.

An exhibition themed “The Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam – A Historic Milestone of Vietnam’s Revolutionary Diplomacy” opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on July 15.

VOV.VN - Japanese rescue forces on July 15 safely rescued two female Vietnamese hikers who were left stranded on Mount Biei in Hokkaido during mountaineering there, according to Japanese police and firefighters.

VOV.VN - Experts discussed the role of advanced technologies and creative design methods in fostering urban and regional sustainability at an international conference titled "Resilience by Technology and Design" in Ho Chi Minh City on July 15.

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has asked relevant ministries and localities to strictly implement drastic measures against African swine fever (ASF).

An appraisal council for railway lines and stations in the areas of ​​Hanoi has been established under a decision of the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

VOV.VN - A tropical depression is moving closer to the central coast of Vietnam and is anticipated to batter the region on July 15 afternoon, according to the Central Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.