2023 Lunar New Year holiday could span 9 days
2023 Lunar New Year holiday could span 9 days

The proposal has been presented for feedback from ministries and departments, before being submitted to the prime minister for approval.

2023 Lunar New Year holiday could span 9 days
Vietnam, US expect stronger cooperation in climate change response
Vietnam, US expect stronger cooperation in climate change response

VOV.VN - The US and Vietnam have enjoyed sound relations in a multitude of fields and need to further cooperation in an effort to quickly carry out policies on climate change adaptation.

Vietnam, US expect stronger cooperation in climate change response
Green agriculture: Vietnam’s efforts to reduce carbon footprint
Green agriculture: Vietnam’s efforts to reduce carbon footprint

Businesses, especially start-ups, are focusing more on green agriculture, and the model has produced positive results and feedback from the community.

Green agriculture: Vietnam’s efforts to reduce carbon footprint
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate visits Ben Tre
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate visits Ben Tre

A delegation led by US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry paid a working visit to Ben Tre province on climate change situation on September 3.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate visits Ben Tre
Vietnamese in Thailand offer incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese in Thailand offer incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh

Representatives of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Khon Kaen and the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani province of Thailand on September 2 offered incense in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh at a memorial site named after him in Udon Thani.

Vietnamese in Thailand offer incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh
Engineering Unit Rotation 1 in Abyei celebrates National Day
Engineering Unit Rotation 1 in Abyei celebrates National Day

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) celebrated 77th National Day (September 2) with a get-together.

Engineering Unit Rotation 1 in Abyei celebrates National Day
Condolences extended to family of French communist over her death
Condolences extended to family of French communist over her death

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang on September 2 visited the family of French communist Raymonde Dien - a symbol of the fight against the war by French colonialists in Vietnam, who passed away on August 19 at the age of 93.

Condolences extended to family of French communist over her death
More activities held abroad to celebrate National Day
More activities held abroad to celebrate National Day

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba held a ceremony to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 77th National Day and his 53rd death anniversary.

More activities held abroad to celebrate National Day
Data centres to boost digital transformation in tourism sector: insiders
Data centres to boost digital transformation in tourism sector: insiders

The domestic tourism sector needs data centres, hosted by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to accelerate digital transformation of the industry, said Nguyen Quyet Tam, a member of Vietnam Software & IT Services (VINASA) and CEO of VietISO.

Data centres to boost digital transformation in tourism sector: insiders
Vallet scholarships granted to 230 students in Thua Thien – Hue province
Vallet scholarships granted to 230 students in Thua Thien – Hue province

The scientific and educational organisation "Meeting Vietnam" on September 2 presented 230 Vallet scholarships worth VND4 billion (US$170,484) in total to outstanding students in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vallet scholarships granted to 230 students in Thua Thien – Hue province
Waterspout sweeps through Tri An lake in Dong Nai
Waterspout sweeps through Tri An lake in Dong Nai

VOV.VN - A waterspout developed at Tri An lake in the southern province of Dong Nai on September 2.

Waterspout sweeps through Tri An lake in Dong Nai
Finland accepts Vietnam’s newly issued passport with added information
Finland accepts Vietnam’s newly issued passport with added information

VOV.VN - The Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to recognise Vietnam’s newly issues passport as long as information about the holder’s place of birth is properly added and stamped in the passport.

Finland accepts Vietnam’s newly issued passport with added information
Int’l organisations, experts call Vietnam a development success story
Int’l organisations, experts call Vietnam a development success story

International organisations and foreign experts have hailed Vietnam as a success story about economic development, social welfare and human rights guarantee.

Int’l organisations, experts call Vietnam a development success story
President Ho Chi Minh remembered on National Day in France
President Ho Chi Minh remembered on National Day in France

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang and representatives of Montreuil city authorities laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh’s Monument at Montreau park on September 1, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

President Ho Chi Minh remembered on National Day in France
COVID-19 caseload falls to over 1,500, one death reported in Hanoi
COVID-19 caseload falls to over 1,500, one death reported in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 1,548 coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, down more than 1,000 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update released on September 2.

COVID-19 caseload falls to over 1,500, one death reported in Hanoi
Hot air balloons carry giant national flag into sky on National Day
Hot air balloons carry giant national flag into sky on National Day

VOV.VN - Hordes of Ho Chi Minh City residents converged along the banks of the Saigon River on September 2 morning to watch two large-sized hot air balloons carry 1n 1,800-square metre national flag into the sky above the Thu Thiem tunnel.

Hot air balloons carry giant national flag into sky on National Day
Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day
Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Union held a mass wedding ceremony for 100 couples of workers on September 2 to mark National Day.

Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day
Seven more earthquakes recorded in Kon Tum in single day
Seven more earthquakes recorded in Kon Tum in single day

VOV.VN - The Central Highland province of Kon Tum on September 1 recorded seven earthquakes, with the biggest measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, reported the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Seven more earthquakes recorded in Kon Tum in single day
Authorities repatriate over 600 citizens lured to work illegally in Cambodia
Authorities repatriate over 600 citizens lured to work illegally in Cambodia

The Foreign Ministry and Vietnam’s representative agencies in Cambodia have coordinated with the two countries’ authorities to safely repatriate over 600 citizens who had been tricked or lured to Cambodia for illegal work so far.

Authorities repatriate over 600 citizens lured to work illegally in Cambodia
Deputy PM grants parole to 71 prisoners in Vinh Phuc
Deputy PM grants parole to 71 prisoners in Vinh Phuc

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on September 1 in Vinh Quang prison in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to mark the State President’s decision to grant parole to 71 prisoners, with the event taking place in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Deputy PM grants parole to 71 prisoners in Vinh Phuc
Hanoi orders efficient use of COVID-19 vaccines
Hanoi orders efficient use of COVID-19 vaccines

VOV.VN - Districts and towns across Hanoi must be responsible for keeping COVID-19 vaccination to schedule and efficiently use the COVID-19 vaccines they have received to avoid wastefulness, according to an official notice from the municipal People’s Committee.

Hanoi orders efficient use of COVID-19 vaccines
Hanoi extends Hoan Kiem pedestrian spaces during holiday
Hanoi extends Hoan Kiem pedestrian spaces during holiday

The pedestrian spaces in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district will be open from September 1 through September 4 to serve local residents and visitors during the National Day (September 2) holiday.

Hanoi extends Hoan Kiem pedestrian spaces during holiday
President meets cadres who once served late President Ho Chi Minh
President meets cadres who once served late President Ho Chi Minh

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with the cadres who once directly served and protected late President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on August 31.

President meets cadres who once served late President Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam takes steps toward a comprehensive child justice law
Vietnam takes steps toward a comprehensive child justice law

A workshop was organised in Hanoi on August 31 by the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and UNICEF with the support of the European Union Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme (EU JULE) to learn from the experience of countries that have adopted child justice laws.

Vietnam takes steps toward a comprehensive child justice law
Japan’s medical centre to open in Hanoi
Japan’s medical centre to open in Hanoi

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 31 hosted a reception for Medical Representative of Japan’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Matsuoka Yoshinori, who is in Vietnam to prepare for the opening of T-Matsuoka Medical Centre in Hanoi.

Japan’s medical centre to open in Hanoi
Vietnam records 70 deaths by dengue fever so far this year
Vietnam records 70 deaths by dengue fever so far this year

VOV.VN - Localities in Vietnam have logged as many as 179,011 dengue fever cases, including 70 deaths, since the beginning of an outbreak earlier this year, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Vietnam records 70 deaths by dengue fever so far this year
Prisoners with good records long to be granted parole on National Day
Prisoners with good records long to be granted parole on National Day

VOV.VN - Roughly 90 prison inmates currently serving sentences at Ninh Khanh Prison in the northern province of Ninh Binh are expected to be released ahead of the completion of their prison terms during this year’s National Day holiday.

Prisoners with good records long to be granted parole on National Day
Vietnam among top 4 nations with best HIV/AIDS treatment quality
Vietnam among top 4 nations with best HIV/AIDS treatment quality

Vietnam is currently one of four countries offering the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world along with Germany, the UK and Switzerland, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son at a recent fundraising event for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Vietnam among top 4 nations with best HIV/AIDS treatment quality
Gathering marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties
Gathering marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties

A friendship gathering was held by Vietnam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association (VUFA) on August 30 to mark the 30th anniversary of establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (1992-2022).

Gathering marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties
Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty popularised at Osaka fair
Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty popularised at Osaka fair

Vietnam has arranged a booth designated to popularise the protection of its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos at a Vietnamese food and consumer goods fair in Osaka, Japan.

Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty popularised at Osaka fair