VOV.VN - A tropical depression formed in the northern part of the East Sea on August 9 and is likely to strengthen into a storm in the next 24 hours, according to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The second “Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences” (VCEES-2022) officially opened on August 8 at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city in the south central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

VOV.VN - The Spanish Embassy in Vietnam issued a notice on August 8 stating that after finalising mandatory technical consultations with competent central agencies in Spain, these agencies have decided to officially recognise new-style Vietnamese passports which have a blue cover.

VOV.VN - The Vu Lan Festival opened on August 6 and saw thousands of Buddhist followers flock to the Kim Son Pagoda in Hoa Binh province in order to show their great appreciation and gratitude for their parents and ancestors.

The Vietnam National University - Hanoi (VNU) ranked 758th in the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, jumping 186 places from the previous list released in January.

Vietnamese Students in Australia (SVAU) convened its second congress in Canberra on August 6 to review its performance during the 2020-2022 tenure and map out plans for the next term from 2022 – 2024.

The construction of a Vietnam welcome gate on an overseas Vietnamese road in Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand, has begun.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Radio Festival 2022 was wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6 evening, with more than 100 outstanding broadcasters and works honoured at the closing ceremony.

VOV.VN - Greater Manchester Police have officially announced the identity of four Vietnamese citizens who have been reported as missing in a blaze which hit Bismark House Mill in Oldham on May 7.

VOV.VN - Chris Dwyer, a reporter for CNN, says he has loved Vietnamese fish sauce made in Phu Quoc (South Vietnam), though it was not easy to taste at the beginning.

VOV.VN - A breast milk bank, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, was inaugurated at Hung Vuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving a plan of action on reducing methane emissions to 2030 with the goal of cutting methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020.

Indian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi has called on Indian universities to create chances for educational cooperation, including exchanging students and lecturers, with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A funeral and memorial service was held in Hanoi on August 5 for three firefighters who sacrificed their lives after rescuing eight people from a karaoke palour blaze in the capital several days ago.

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is estimated to have prevented 232,766 deaths in Vietnam, an independent assessment of vaccine effectiveness showed.

Copyright infringement has been running rampant in Vietnam, causing great damage to the video industry, according to insiders.

The Ministry of Health has asked localities nationwide to monitor foreign arrivals from countries with monkeypox as an early response after infections were spotted in the region.

Eni Vietnam BV, a unit of Italian energy group Eni, has presented 129 sets of desktop computers to Ho Chi Minh City to help with the COVID-19 prevention and control work at communal-level health stations.

Labour, employment and social cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea since the two countries established diplomatic relations 30 years ago was reviewed at a workshop in Hanoi on August 3.

Major universities need to become a role model in terms of management - an environment in which all good values are spread and expressed in society, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam spoke at the University Autonomy Conference 2022 on August 4.

VOV.VN - The National Radio Festival 2022 was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4 evening to honour radio broadcasters and especially works that address pressing social issues of public concern.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on August 4 asked the environment sector to make breakthrough changes in mindset and enhance public awareness of sustainable and environmentally-friendly lifestyle, thus harmonising the relationship between economic development and environmental protection.

VOV.VN - A total of seven blue whales have been seen swimming off the coast of De Gi beach in Phu Cat district in the southcentral province of Binh Dinh.

September 8 will become an annual day for honouring the Vietnamese language under a decision signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the approval of a project to honour it among the Vietnamese community abroad in the 2023-2030 period.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 treatment hospital being run by the Hanoi Medical University Hospital typically receives six to eight F0 cases each day, the majority of them being elderly people or those with underlying illness.

VOV.VN - A Japanese businessman has lent a helping hand to Vietnamese primary schools by introducing the Mizuno Hexathlon programme which has successfully changed the mindset of how to run physical education classes in the country.

VOV.VN - A low-pressure zone area over the East Sea has developed into a tropical depression and is forecast to make landfall in China, bringing with it heavy rains to northern Vietnamese localities, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security will coordinate with ministries and sectors to study legal provisions so that the citizen’s place of birth can be added to the identity section of the new passport, according to Lieutenant General To An Xo.

UN Women Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan on August 2 announced a one-year project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls.

Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 of Vietnam, which perform duties at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Bentiu, has inaugurated an obstetrics clinic, according to the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations.