The chip-based ID cards have facilitated the implementation of the Vietnam Electronic Contract Development Axis (www.CeCA.gov.vn) by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency.

The body of a Vietnamese citizen killed in a recent landslide in Khammouane province of Laos was found on August 14, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said on August 17.

The Vietnam Journalists' Association in collaboration with the Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology on August 17 organised a workshop on the application of technologies in digital newsroom governance in Hanoi.

The aviation industry is facing a severe human resource shortage due to several factors such as the recovery of the tourism sector and the expansion of airports across the country, experts said.

Vietnam's energy sector plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17-26% by 2030 and around 90% by 2050 compared to the normal development scenario.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved a project on sending farmers abroad in order to learn and exchange experience in agricultural product processing, marketing, and selling in foreign markets in the 2023 to 2025 period.

VOV.VN - A Semaphore flag performance organised by the Central Council of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organisation in Hanoi on August 16 set a new Vietnamese record for attracting the largest number of performers.

VOV.VN - Following collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Public Security and US law enforcement entities to arrest two high-profile US fugitives, representatives of the US Marshals Service visited Vietnam from July 11-16, 2023 to identify ways to build on recent success and expand law enforcement collaboration.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested that localities proactively implement prevention and control measures for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, as well as steps to prevent the EG.5 coronavirus strain.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) and the United Nations for Population Fund (UNFPA) on August 16 co-chaired an international conference to seek consultations, study the feasibility, and implement effective data management, governance, and stewardship practices.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training kick-started a training course in Hanoi on August 16 for Vietnamese teachers overseas to improve their pedagogic skills.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on August 15 decided to allocate 185,000 doses of the DPT-VGB-Hib vaccine to 49 cities and provinces within this month.

VOV.VN - Between five to seven tropical storms or tropical depressions are likely to strike the East Sea till the end of the year, with two to three to batter Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The police at the Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang officially put four automatic entry systems (Autogate) into operation on August 15 to facilitate the entry of travelers and speed up immigration procedures.

In response to a programme on 1 million initiatives to overcome difficulties and fight the COVID-19 pandemic launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), trade unions at all levels in Hanoi had registered 130,569 initiatives as of August 3, surpassing the target of 130,000 proposed by the city Confederation of Labour.

A national workshop themed “Education, communication and food safety culture” was held in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on August 15, gathering over 100 delegates from ministries, sectors and localities nationwide.

The National Innovation Centre (NIC)'s new establishment in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park on the outskirts of Hanoi will be officially inaugurated in October this year, heard a press conference on August 15.

VOV.VN - A number of local projects claimed prizes at the Asia Architecture Design Awards 2023, which was held on August 14 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Vietnam’s Military Engineering Unit Rotation 1 has successfully accomplished its peacekeeping tasks at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and came back to a homecoming ceremony held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on August 15 morning.

VOV.VN - The 23rd France-Vietnam conference on gynecology and obstetrics opened on August 14 in Hanoi, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of both nations' diplomatic ties after beginning on April 12, 1973.

VOV.VN - A man who was heavily in debt was arrested on August 15 by police forces in Hanoi for kidnapping a seven-year-old boy for ransom money.

A scientific workshop on Islamic culture and the prospects of Halal industry in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on August 14.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Savannakhet, central Laos, along with the Vietnamese Association and the Vietnamese Business Association in the provinces of Savannakhet, Khammouane and Bolikhamxay, have recently offered gifts to those recently affected by floods and landslides there.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen on August 14 presented the insignia For the People’s Health to Caitlin Marie Unites, deputy director of the Office of Health under the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for her contributions to HIV/AIDS control in Vietnam.

The Da Nang People’s Committee on August 14 inaugurated an intelligent operation centre (IOC), an important component of the central city’s path to the smart city status.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi recorded 762 new cases of dengue fever over the past week, bringing the total number of infections this year to 3,512, according to data released by the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Police of the northern province of Bac Giang has launched a probe into and put a man into temporary detention for the charge of arranging foreigners’ illegal residence in Vietnam under Clause 2 of Article 348 in the Penal Code.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Labourers and Youth Support Centre said on August 13 that it will organise a mass wedding for 150 couples in order to help less well-off workers enjoy a proper ceremony.

Vietnam is currently devising a project to develop a domestic carbon market, focusing on the mandatory trading of GHG emissions quotas for industries and businesses in the domestic market, while also considering international market integration.

The Association of Vietnamese Students in Germany (SiviDuc) and its Frankfurt chapter organised a summer camp in the German city from August 11-13, gathering hundreds of participants from across the European country.