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.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to partner with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthen Vietnam’s capacity for reducing carbon emissions.

An online interactive quiz on the Vietnam - Cuba friendship will take place from September 14 to 18.

The 10th Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam Women’s Forum, held by the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI) and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), took place in Seoul on September 12.

President Vo Van Thuong on September 12 attended the opening ceremony of the 2023-2024 academic year of the National Defence Academy - the leading military scientific research and training centre of the army and Vietnam at large.

VOV.VN - The first-ever Vietnam Digital Content Creation Awards was officially launched at a ceremony held in Hanoi on September 12, aiming to honour outstanding products, services, and solutions on data creating and sharing.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Company Limited and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding on smart water management technology cooperation at a ceremony held in Hanoi on September 12.

VOV.VN - The 14th International Water Supply, Sanitation, Water Resources and Purification Exhibition – Conference (VIETWATER 2023) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City in October and attract approximately 450 businesses from 25 countries and territories.

A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh paid a working trip to Switzerland from September 8-11.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Nguyen Ngoc He and Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Sarah Hooper discussed a cooperation plan in education and hi-tech agriculture, during a reception in Can Tho on September 11.

First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Bui Quang Huy, who is also Chairman of the National Committee on Youth, hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Matt Jackson.

The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on September 11 signed a funding agreement on technical support on building advanced concepts of operations (ConOps) and functional requirements for air traffic management automation system and requirements of air traffic flow management system in Vietnam.

The Science for Peace Parliamentary Meeting themed "Water security and insecurity: Rebuilding peaceful coexistence with science" opened on in the central province of Binh Dinh on September 11, attracting 60 scientists and young parliamentarians from 18 countries across the world.

VOV.VN - Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort has become the first Zero Plastic Waste Resort in Vietnam by utilising eco-friendly materials and completely eliminating plastic waste from the local environment, with no more single-use plastics being used on site.

Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium participated in the annual Manifiesta (Solidarity) Festival of the Workers’ Party of Belgium held in Ostende city from September 9-10.

VOV.VN - A Korean national wanted by police forces in the Republic of Korea (RoK) for robbing a branch of the National Credit Union Federation of Korea was arrested by authorities in the central city of Da Nang.

Nearly 400 women representing Vietnamese women's unions in nearly 20 European countries attended a founding congress of the Vietnamese Women Federation (VWF) in Europe, which was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, on September 9.

Education has been one of the most prominent areas of cooperation between Vietnam and the US, with both sides designing many policies to strengthen bilateral partnership in this field based on the shared view that education is the foundation of national development.

VOV.VN - A project to improve the lives of people with disabilities in provinces heavily affected by Agent Orange/dioxin has been effectively implemented in Binh Phuoc province, a locality that has suffered the consequences of landmines, unexploded ordnances, and Agent Orange since the war.

VOV.VN - No Vietnamese deaths have been reported following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Morocco on September 8, killing more than 2,000 to date.

For the community of nearly 6 million Vietnamese people living, studying, and working abroad, the Vietnamese language is a source of pride, a bridge connecting them with their homeland, and a factor preserving traditional culture and confirming their position and confidence in international integration, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

A number of Vietnamese individuals and collectives have been honoured at the 4th ASEAN Public Relations Excellence Awards, which aimed to celebrate outstanding actors in the public relations industry in the region.

The Architecture Expo 2023, the first of its kind in Vietnam, opened in Phu Quoc city, southern Kien Giang province, on September 8.

The 12 best innovative solutions, out of the 758 submitted to the 2023 Vietnam Innovation Challenge, were announced and honoured at an awarding ceremony held in Hanoi on September 8.