A webinar on measures to optimise the exploitation of solid waste potential in Vietnam in order to turn waste into resources, has been held by the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition, bringing together experts, and representatives from environment organisations and development partners.

VOV.VN - A Press Award in “Mitigating Marine Plastic Debris” was launched in Vietnam on July 20 to raise public awareness about ocean plastic pollution and the need to prevent it.

The Ministry of Justice is considering the application of lighter sentences for corruption criminals who pay back money and assets, according to Deputy Director General of the General Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement Nguyen Thang Loi.

VOV.VN - The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue said it will dispatch a helicopter to assist in the search for missing fishermen on request of Binh Thuan province.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to open 22 more pedestrian streets in its downtown districts to better accommodate residents and tourists.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy and Cyprus Duong Hai Hung praised the great contributions of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Cyprus to the homeland during a recent meeting with the Vietnamese community here.

An e-identification app (VNEID) was officially launched by the Ministry of Public Security’s police department for administrative management of social order at a press conference in Hanoi on July 18.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang and his Lao counterpart Aly Vong Nor Bun Tham chaired a meeting in Hanoi on July 18 to review the cooperation agreement between their agencies for the 2018-2023 period.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has been warned to brace for a rise in influenza A cases following an outbreak detected at a Hanoi industrial complex infecting over 100 people in a fortnight.

The carcass of a huge whale has been washed ashore onto a mangrove forest in Quan Lan commune in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don district.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An has held a memorial and re-burial services at Vinh Hung - Tan Hung martyrs cemetery in Vinh Hung district for the remains of 42 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the battlefields in Cambodia.

A migrant health handbook, which provides information, advice and guidance for health needs of migrant workers, has been introduced at a workshop held by the General Office for Population and Family Planning (GOPFP) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Inoculation sites across the capital have seen double the number of local residents receiving their second booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested making a list of troublemakers who violate aviation regulations so they can be banned from flying.

VOV.VN - Local students claimed one silver and three bronze medals at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2022, according to details given by the Ministry of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - All five Vietnamese students have won medals, including three golds, at the recent International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2022 hosted by Switzerland, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Garden’s staff and a group of students at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) are making eco-friendly paper from elephant dung every weekend.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh chaired a meeting of the Government's Steering Committee for the implementation of Long Thanh International Airport project on July 16, during which he asked for more efforts to ensure the project’s progress.

The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) on July 15 held a ceremony to celebrate the 46th founding anniversary of Cuba's friendship associations with Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

VOV.VN - A hot low pressure area in the West is developing and moving across the northern and central regions, sending temperatures rising quickly.

VOV.VN - Three people were killed and 10 others were injured when a shuttle bus carrying 28 passengers flipped over at a national park in northern Vietnam on July 15 night.

Two former major generals of the Coast Guard High Command on July 15 were sentenced jail terms of 27 years in total for “receiving bribes” in a case of smuggling 200 million litres of RON 95 petrol worth around VND2.8 trillion (US$130 million) into Vietnam.

Vietnam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on July 13.

A delegation of the Ministry of Science and Technology paid a working visit to France and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva from July 7 to 14 to promote cooperation in science, technology and innovation.

VOV.VN - Six members of the Vietnamese team participating in the 63rd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2022 brought home medals, including two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, thereby finishing fourth out of 104 participating countries and territories.

VOV.VN - The nation has been ranked seventh out of the leading 10th best places in the world for expats, according to the Expat Insider 2022 Ranking released by InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with over 4.5 million members.

In recent years, authorities and people of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have taken drastic measures to fight cross-border human trafficking.

Construction of a house for preserving remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who had laid down their lives during wartime in Cambodia started in the Cambodian province of Battambang on July 13.

Medical equipment donated by the Australian Department of Defence for Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control was handed over to the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 13.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to build about 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space in 2021-2025, and nearly 58,000 units with a floor space of 4.08 million square metres by 2030.