A delegation of officials from nine Vietnamese localities are joining the 8th World Cities Summit (WCS) at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from July 31 - August 3.

Central Military Hospital 108 is among the five to receive the Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award and Innovation Award 2021 for excellently performing hand hygiene at the recent Hand Hygiene Excellence Award Ceremony 2022 in Singapore.

Four coastal provinces have completed the installation of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) equipment on all fishing boats with a length of 15m and more, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Germany has announced that it is ready to issue a confirmation in German about the place of birth for Vietnamese citizens using new-style passports, in case they need it to present to German authorities.

VOV.VN - International visitors to the country reached 954,600 during the opening seven months of the year, representing a 10-fold increase compared to the same period from last year, according to figures revealed by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A roundtable, entitled “Finance and Governance Accelerators for a Just Energy Transition", took place in Hanoi on July 29.

Impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of rights of vulnerable groups were discussed at a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Hanoi on July 29.

Top scholars from Columbia University presented prospects for the burgeoning field of Vietnamese Studies at a conference in Hanoi on July 29 titled "Understand the Past - Transform the Future."

The US-funded Summer Conference 2022 opened in Hanoi on July 29 with the participation of more than 200 experts.

The Blockchain Global Day 2022, themed “Into the Infinity Con-Verse convened”, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 as the first in a series of the annual blockchain exhibitions intended to maximise conditions to facilitate the development of the industry in Vietnam.

So far, more than 138,300 labourers in Ho Chi Minh City have received housing rent support under the Prime Minister’s decision, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnamese are the fourth tallest people in Southeast Asia, only after Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, thanks to improvements in maternal and child nutrition, heard a workshop held by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on July 28.

Vietnamese passports are designed in line with international regulations and practices, and arising problems will be settled in conformity with the law to ensure the interests of citizens, stated leaders of the Immigration Department of Vietnam under the Ministry of Public Security on July 28.

VOV.VN - The final round of the 15th National Radio Festival will open in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4, and broadcasters in the southeastern region are now ready for the big festival of radio journalists.

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC)’s automatic monitoring system has so far detected more than 450 domain names, including 357 international ones, with signs of violation related to e-commerce and banking.

Vietnamese passports are designed in line with international regulations and practices, and arising problems will be settled in conformity with the law to ensure the interests of citizens, stated leaders of the Immigration Department of Vietnam under the Ministry of Public Security on July 28.

With the new multi-dimensional poverty line approved last year, the near poor and poor household rate in Vietnam increases from 5.2% in 2020 to 9.35% this year, meaning an additional 10 million people to benefit from the Government’s social protection and poverty reduction policies and programmes.

Ho Chi Minh City has proposed the Ministry of Health permit it to impose health declaration on arrivals in local ports of entry to early detect suspected cases of monkeypox.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on July 28 in Hanoi to send off 150 Vietnamese nurses and caregivers as they go to work in Japan under the terms of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students won big with two gold, one silver, and one bronze medals at the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC)’s awards ceremony held in the United States on July 28.

The Roadmap on the ASEAN Higher Education Space 2025 and its two-year implementation plan were launched at the 15th SHARE Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on July 27.

The 17th Studying in France Forum 2022 takes place in Hanoi on July 28, Hue and Danang on July 29 and Ho Chi Minh City on July 30.

Police have officially commenced criminal proceedings against Nguyen Son Lo, residing in Hanoi, for the charge of “abusing the rights of freedom and democracy to violate the State’s interests, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals” under Article 331 of the Penal Code.

A book telling the famine in Vietnam in 1945 has just hit the bookshelves.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with martyr remains search and repatriation teams in Ho Chi Minh City on July 27 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947-2022).

An airplane of Vietnam Airlines made an emergency landing at Da Nang International Airport on July 27 due to a technical warning, the national flag carrier said.

A delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh offered flowers and incense in tribute to fallen soldiers at the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery in the northern province of Ha Giang on the occasion of the 75th War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27.

VOV.VN - The 2022 Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day (AI4VN) will run with the theme of highlighting economic recovery and future shaping, with the event scheduled to take place on September 22 in Hanoi.

Vietnam is basically assessed as a COVID-19 ‘green zone’ – an area where the coronavirus is under control, the Ministry of Health has announced.

VOV.VN - Incense offering and candle-lighting ceremonies took place across the country on the night of July 26 to mark the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day, which was first held on July 27, 1947.