The Vietnamese national team has secured three gold and one silver medals at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2024, ranking third out of 81 participating countries and territories.

A workshop themed “Future Technologies for Net Zero 2050: UK and Vietnam" was held at the Imperial College London (ICL) on July 12, gathering academics, scientists and researchers from the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung had a host of working session in recent times with the Governors of Thailand's eastern provinces of Trat, Chanthaburi and Chonburi.

President To Lam on July 13 visited the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) within the framework of his state visit to Cambodia.

Cambodian alumni studying in Vietnam has been making positive contributions to the development of the Vietnam-Cambodia relations, President To Lam affirmed on July 13 morning during his meeting with the Cambodian Alumni in Vietnam Association (CAVA) as part of his state visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - 13 people were killed with four others critically injured, and two missing after a passenger coach was buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on the morning of July 13.

Construction of a drug treatment and rehabilitation centre started in Vientiane province of Laos on July 12 with the support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security.

The Lao Embassy in Vietnam, in collaboration with the Mekong University, held a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on July 12 to sum up the training and management of Lao students in Vietnam in the 2023-2024 academic year, and put forward tasks for the following year.

A ceremony to kickstart the construction of a scientific research and training centre at the National University of Laos was held by the Vietnam National University - Hanoi (VNU) and the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports on July 12 under an agreement between the two governments.

VOV.VN - A tropical convergence zone is forecast to form a low-pressure area from July 13 to July 14, which may strengthen into a tropical depression and directly impact the northern and central regions of the East Sea, according to details given by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam held a working session with Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality Stephanie Copus Campbell on July 11.

Ho Chi Minh City has accelerated a series of key infrastructure projects to put them into operation soon.

VOV.VN - Around 500 people joined in a race as part of activities held in response to the National Radio Broadcasting Festival 2024 taking place on July 12 in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has issued warnings regarding measles and pertussis outbreaks, with the number of cases increasing rapidly in several cities and provinces nationwide.

VOV.VN - Google has unveiled that it will provide 40,000 scholarships to people in Vietnam with the aim of equipping Vietnamese young generations with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) skills, whilst expanding development opportunities in the AI field for both domestic workforce and startups.

VOV.VN - The country is sparing no effort to provide equal access to health services for all pregnant women to ensure public health whilst narrowing the socio-economic gap.

VOV.VN - Radio broadcasters from across the country have converged on the northern central province of Thanh Hoa for the 16th national festival that opened on July 11 evening.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDC) on July refuted rumours about an infection of diphtheria in the city, saying that information about the case on social media is incorrect.

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital announced on July 10 that it has successfully performed surgery and treatment for a foreign surgeon with rectal cancer.

MobiFone Corporation successfully acquired the right to use the C3 (3800-3900 MHz) radio frequency band in a 5G auction held by the Ministry of Information and Communications on July 9.

Vietnam is working to improve its fertility rate as the country is facing the risks of an aging population as well as losing its “golden population” phase that affect the socio-economic development.

Students from the Ngo Si Lien Secondary School in Hanoi won high prizes at the recent Japan Design, Idea and Invention Expo 2024 (JDIE).

VOV.VN - As many as 2,222 fires occurred in Vietnam in the first half of the year, killing 57 people, injuring 45 others, and resulting in a loss of more than VND127.9 billion, according to the Police Department of Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will brace itself for a complicated stormy season ahead as El Nino has ended its cycle and La Nina is coming soon, warned national meteorologists.

VOV.VN - The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the northern Bac Giang province confirmed that another local resident has contracted diphtheria, a disease that has dangerous complications and especially a high death rate.

The Investigation Police Agency of the Department of Public Security of the northern province of Thai Binh has announced decisions to launch criminal proceedings against and arrested Le Thanh Van, a deputy of the 15th National Assembly, for the charge of abusing position and power to influence others for personal gain in line with Article 358 of the Criminal Code.

The role of supreme audit institutions (SAI) in fighting corruption and promoting transparency and good governance was highlighted at a workshop held by the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) in Hanoi on July 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 10 said solutions should be stepped up to boost digital economy, thus spurring economic growth and contributing to achieving socio-economic targets.

A seminar empowering women and women-owned enterprises in the green transition took place in Hanoi on July 10, with nearly 100 delegates taking part.

VOV.VN - A fire broke out at Big C Thang Long shopping mall in Hanoi at around midday on July 10, causing a huge panic as people attempted to escape the blaze, according to details given by police of Trung Hoa ward in Cau Giay district of Hanoi.