A delegation from the Ministry of Information and Communication on August 8 visited Techlab at Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to promote cooperation in digital technology and connectivity, and support businesses of the two countries.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has encouraged Vietnamese children to study harder and make more practical contributions to national development for a better future.

VOV.VN - Flashfloods and landslides caused by heavy rain for the past few days have wreaked havoc on Mu Cang Chai, a northern mountainous district of Yen Bai province, leaving three dead, damaging dozens of houses, and paralyzing local traffic.

The port authority of the northern city of Hai Phong on August 7 announced that their units together with several competent forces successfully rescued seven sailors aboard an aground vessel of China’s Hong Kong.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,753 natural disasters hit Vietnam during the first seven months of the year, leaving 267 dead, 78 missing, and 291 injured, a conference of the national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control heard on August 7.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, the first by Thuong to the conference as the State President.

An international conference “Windows on the Universe” opened on August 7 in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, with the participation of nearly 200 international scientists and presenters.

VOV.VN - The country is keen to upgrade the general quality of educational testing services in the near future, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said at a meeting with Rohit Sharma, senior vice president of Global Higher Education and Workskills at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) on August 7 in Hanoi.

The Union of Friendship Association of the northern midland province of Phu Tho has actively appealed for foreign aid and implemented many projects support local people and children funded by foreign organisations, helping improve living conditions for the disadvantaged people in Phu Tho.

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular guiding certain provisions of the Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control.