Ho Chi Minh City has decided to spend over VND7 trillion (US$304 million) from its budget on infrastructure and equipment of health care units under the mid-term public investment plans for the 2021-2025 and 2025-2030 periods.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has ordered strong actions to be taken in order to prevent the further spread of diphtheria following the country recording three deaths this year.

VOV.VN - Xuan Thuy National Park is set to prepare a dossier to submit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity for approval as ASEAN Heritage Park.

The Government has issued a decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of its Decree No. 152 dated 2020 stipulating regulations for foreigners working in Vietnam and foreign individuals’ and organisations’ recruitment and management of Vietnamese nationals in the country.

The Ministry of Transport has approved the document for a study project on the upgrade of the northern region’s inland waterway infrastructure under Aus4Transport, a technical assistance programme for Vietnam’s transport sector using non-refundable aid from the Australian Government.

The Vietnam Socio-Economic Forum 2023 will be held in a hybrid format on September 19 with the participation of 400 delegates as well as domestic and foreign scientists, heard a press conference on September 17.

VOV.VN - A digital exhibition opened on September 18 at Vo Van Ky secondary school in Khanh Hoa province, to offer students an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving the nation’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Participants to the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians, taking place in Hanoi on September 14-17, have been impressed by the host’s hospitality, robust development as well as meticulous preparation for the event.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has become a hot spot for dengue fever, with 2,000 cases detected last week, representing a two-fold increase compared to the previous weeks.

A delegation of the Vietnamese education and training sector’s trade union led by its President Nguyen Ngoc An attended the 37th ASEAN Council of Teachers plus the Republic of Korea (ACT + 1) Convention held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 15-17.

VOV.VN - All State agencies in Hanoi on September 18 morning observed a minute of silence for victims of last week’s mini apartment building fire.

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) has recently organised its annual dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

A ceremony to celebrate the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme was jointly held by Indian Embassy and National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on September 15.

A delegation of the National Assembly led by Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on September 15 offered incense and observed a minute of silence in tribute to 56 victims in a fire at a mini apartment building in Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi in late September 12.

More than 280 delegates attended a meeting to share information with foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held in a hybrid format by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on September 15.

The annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15.

VOV.VN - Young parliamentarians have a crucial role to play in pushing digital transformation towards sustainable economic development, heard the first session held on September 15 in Hanoi as part of the ongoing 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hanoi capital has decided to temporarily suspend all cultural events, sport games and entertainment activities from September 14 to 17 following the deadly mini apartment building fire on September 12 that killed 56 people.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 14 extended his deepest condolences to families of the victims of the recent tragic fire which burned a mini apartment building in Hanoi one day earlier.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will make more programmes to introduce Mongolia, its land, people, culture as well as cooperation achievements between Vietnam and Mongolia via its various broadcasting platforms, VOV President Do Tien Sy assured Mongolian Ambassador to Vietnam Jigjee Sereejav.

The book "Fidel Castro, Nuestra Sangre por Vietnam" (Fidel Castro, Our Blood for Vietnam) was launched by the Latin American News Agency, Prensa Latina, in Havana on September 13, marking the 50th anniversary of the leader's historic visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - As many as 56 people, including 10 children, have been killed in a mini apartment building fire in Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan district, local authorities confirmed on September 13 evening.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Science (VASS) held a seminar on Chinese studies in the new context in Hanoi on September 12, on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS).

The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13 coordinated with the French Embassy in Vietnam and the French Consulate General in HCM City to organise a celebration ceremony and a photo exhibition featuring the life and career of French scientist Louis Pasteur as well as his contributions to the science of humanity and Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain which hit on the night of September 12 caused flash floods and landslides to hit several areas, resulting in the deaths of three people, leaving seven others missing in Sa Pa district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Vietnam’s participation in and implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty will be useful to promoting the disabled’s access to a richer diversity of publications, said Pham Thi Kim Oanh, deputy director of the Copyright Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Vietnam Publishers Association (VPA) and the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City will organise an annual conference of the Executive Committee of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA) and sidelines activities from September 14-19, according to the VPA.

VOV.VN - Ngo Van Tuan, auditor general of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV), met with Pierre Moscovici, first president of the Cour des Comptes and French Supreme Audit Institution, on September 12 in Paris to discuss a host of measures to ramp up their co0operation in the audit.

VOV.VN - Former Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Pham Quang Vinh firmly believes that there will be breakthroughs made in economic co-operation, especially in areas such as digital transformation based on science and technology and innovation, green transformation, and climate change adaptation.

VOV.VN - Dozens of people were killed and injured following a fire breaking out at a mini apartment building in Hanoi at midnight on September 12.