VOV.VN - Localities in northern Vietnam, including capital Hanoi, are expected to endure a spell of heavy rain in the next 10 days starting from August 20, with rainfall in some areas likely to reach over 150 mm, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Vietnam is in a special position to lead artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in Southeast Asia, said Nguyen Duc Toan, Country Director of Google Cloud, at the GenAI Summit 2024, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19.

The first two first urban railway lines in Hanoi have attracted a large number of passengers, helping modernise the public transportation network and ease traffic congestion, which is an important prerequisite for the city to strongly develop this means of transport in the coming time.

The Association of Vietnamese Students in Queensland (AVSQ) has carried out a project to assist overseas Vietnamese students in Australia’s Queensland state in career orientation. ​

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a conference in Hanoi on August 19 to review the 2023-2024 academic year and launch tasks for the new year, during which he underscored the motto of “taking students as the centre and subject, teachers as motivation, schools as support, families as fulcrum, and society as foundation” for education-training activities.

The Generative AI Summit 2024, themed 'Uncharted Frontiers,' was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18.

VOV.VN - With the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declaring the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Vietnam has required localities to monitor and detect suspected cases at border gates as well as medical facilities.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam has urged educational institutions to focus on improving students' foreign language abilities, with the goal of gradually making English the second language in schools.

The Vu Lan Festival was held at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on the morning of August 18, with the attendance of representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy, associations of Vietnamese in Laos, and a large number of Vietnamese and Lao Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers.

A 500-day emulation campaign for completing 3,000km of expressways was launched at a ceremony held in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on August 18.

VOV.VN - Astronomy enthusiasts in Vietnam are counting down to the time when the first super moon of the year, a rare astronomical phenomenon, will rise to the fullest in the night sky early on August 20.

Vietnam's personnel service provider GEDU International GmbH and Infineon Technologies Dresden, Germany's largest semiconductor chip company, have recently signed a letter of intent on cooperation in recruiting young Vietnamese talents for both Infineon's dual training and direct recruitment programmes.

VOV.VN - Health professionals have asked people to stay vigilant though dengue fever is showing signs of waning across the country.

VOV.VN - Crowds of people converged on Nguyen Hue walking street in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17 evening, watching the cavalry mobile police corps under the Mobile Police Command stage a march there.

VOV.VN - The management board of Long Song-Da Bac protective forest in Tuy Phong district in the southern province of Binh Thuan have revealed images of 24 endangered, rare, and precious species of birds and mammals.

VOV.VN - Eighteen people have been hospitalised for emergency treatment after their passenger bus overturned in Gia Lai, a province in the Central Highlands.

Hanoi has been taking moves to 'green' public transport, especially when people in the capital city show their increasing interest in means of transport like electric vehicles and metro lines.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects that the Government of Japan will receive more guest workers, including those in the restaurant and food processing industries that are of Vietnam’s advantages.

Vietnamese workers have earned high praise from Republic of Korea (ROK) employers under the Employment Permit System (EPS), according to officials.

The Politburo has concluded that teachers' salaries must be placed on the top of the salary scale system for the administrative and non-productive sector, with additional allowances tailored to the work's nature and regions.

VOV.VN - The Health Department of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap announced on August 16 that samples collected from 149 people suffering from food poisoning after consuming baguette at Hong Ngoc 12 Bakery had contained Salmonella – the bacteria that may cause human death.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of monks, nuns, and Buddhists gathered together in Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10 of Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 to celebrate the Vu Lan Festival, a Buddhist ritual held annually to show people's great appreciation and gratitude to their parents and ancestors.

A war-time bomb weighing more than 100 kg was uncovered in Viet Tri City, the province of Phu Tho, on August 14.

The Investigation Security Agency under the Department of Public Security of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on August 15 said it has arrested a man and launched legal proceedings against him to investigate his attempt to “sabotage the solidarity policy”.​

Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and her entourage visited the central province of Quang Tri on August 15 to examine a project she is funding to enhance the life quality of children and adolescents in Asia-Pacific underway at Nguyen Tat Thanh Primary school in Dong Ha city.

The first regional thoracic surgery centre will be established in Vietnam under a partnership between FV Hospital, a member of the Thomson Medical Group, and O2 Healthcare Group, a specialised lung centre in Singapore.

VOV.VN - A research project on traditional Vietnamese medicine was highlighted at an international conference held in Milan, Italy, on August 12 - 13.

VOV.VN - The Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montréal arrived at Nha Rong wharf in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam.

Authorities of Co To district in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is testing a 360-degree virtual reality application to provide a new experience for visitors to the President Ho Chi Minh Special National Memorial Site on Co To island.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) will conduct a wage survey at 3,400 enterprises with 6,800 labourers to serve as a foundation for the adjustment of the regional minimum wage in 2025.