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.

The Ministry of Information and Communications reported that the number of Mobile Money subscribers has quadrupled since the service was launched in January this year, 67% of whom were from rural, mountainous, border, island and remote areas.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 3 asked the Ministry of Public Security to devise solutions to issues relating to the new passport model in order to avoid adverse impacts, especially when Vietnam is reopening to the world.

Vu Thi Bich Ngoc, wife of the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, and spouses of the Vietnamese Ambassador and diplomats to Cambodia on August 2, visited and presented gifts to students of the Khmer-Vietnam friendship primary school in Prey Veng province.

Three firefighters who died while on their duty in Hanoi's Cau Giay district on August 1 afternoon were posthumously promoted to higher rankings under a decision signed by Minister of Public Security, General To Lam, on August 2.

A workshop was held in the central city of Da Nang on August 2 to kick off the second phase of a project on waste classification at source and waste recycling funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the locality.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on August 2 reported that Vietnam has registered as many as 2,017 coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, a record high figure in the past three months.

VOV.VN - After falling in love with Vietnamese banh mi, a popular type of local sandwich, British chef Luke Farrell on August 2 decided to open a banh mi pop-up shop on New Oxford street in London.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic has yet to officially recognise new Vietnamese passports after stating that they fail to meet International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) specifications, according to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 1 held an online training session to guide medical facilities nationwide on the diagnosis and treatment of monkeypox in the context that the number of the cases worldwide is topping 22,000.

FPT Software and NCS of Singapore signed a cooperation deal for developing a strategic delivery centre in Vietnam on August 1.

The Partnership for Higher Education Reform (PHER), which involves some Vietnamese and US universities, was launched on August 1 with a view to improving the academic quality, governance, and market relevance of Vietnam’s higher education institutions.

Vietnam Summer Camp 2022, which brought together more than 100 young Vietnamese expats aged 16-24 from 25 countries and territories, wrapped up in the city of Vung Tau in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on August 2.

From now to 2025, about 400 cadres will be sent to training courses abroad each year. From 2026 to 2030, the figure will be 500.

As many as 79,567 people participated in an online quiz on the special Vietnam-Laos relations during its seventh week, from 4pm on July 25 to 3pm on August 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed People’s Committees of cities and provinces to immediately issue instructions on the prevention and control of monkeypox.

VOV.VN - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested the Ministry of Public Security and the Hanoi administration to identify the cause of a blaze that ravaged a 6-storey karaoke parlor and killed three firefighters in the capital on August 1.

VOV.VN - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested the Ministry of Public Security and the Hanoi administration to identify the cause of a blaze that ravaged a 6-storey karaoke parlor and killed three firefighters in the capital on August 1.

From now to 2025, about 400 cadres will be sent to training courses abroad each year. From 2026 to 2030, the figure will be 500.

VOV.VN - More than 136,000 people have so far this year tested positive for the dengue virus in Vietnam, including 45 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported (MoH).

VOV.VN - Broadcasters and technicians nationwide have completed the final preparation ahead of the 15th National Radio Festival which will be held from August 2 to August 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The United States, through US Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a US$14.2 million partnership with three leading Vietnamese universities on August 1.

VOV.VN - The Association of Vietnamese Communities in Korea (AVCK) recently launched a writing contest on relations between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City needs to develop a specific roadmap to improve access to public transport, limit the use of personal vehicles, and speed up progress of metro lines, BRT (bus rapid transit), and others, experts have said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on August 1 to discuss measures to expand social housing facilities for workers and low-income earners.

VOV.VN - The Association of Vietnamese Communities in Korea (AVCK) recently launched a writing contest on relations between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam.

The United Association of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales, Australia, (UAVS) has hosted the UAVS Career Fair 2022 in Sydney, providing an opportunity for Vietnamese senior university students and fresh graduates to connect with enterprises from both countries and seek job vacancies.