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.

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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).

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.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on August 30 presented the insignia “For the cause of natural resources and environment” to UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen in recognition of her contributions to the sector.

VOV.VN - As many as 34 workers were injured following a gas pipe explosion hitting a factory belonging to Seojin Auto Co. Ltd of the Republic of Korea in Dai Dong Industrial Park in Tien Du district of Bac Ninh province on August 30.

VOV.VN - As many as 34 workers were injured following a gas pipe explosion hitting a factory belonging to Seojin Auto Co. Ltd of the Republic of Korea in Dai Dong Industrial Park in Tien Du district of Bac Ninh province on August 30.

The Ministry of Transport has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to promptly study the investment and operation of non-stop toll collection using camera recognition technology at airports.

Medical interventions are now non-obligatory for people who want to be recognised as transgender, and trans men are eligible for maternity leave should they be pregnant.

VOV.VN - Streets throughout the capital have been decorated with flags and banners in the lead-up to the 77th anniversary of the National Day (September 2, 1945-September 2, 2022).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese community residing in Slovakia is to be recognised as the 14th ethnic minority in the Central European country, a testament to the active role and ability of the Vietnamese community to deeply integrate when studying and working abroad.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister Major General Nguyen Van Long is attending the Regional Anti-Corruption Conference for Law Enforcement Professionals in Southeast Asia from August 29-31 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training, have held a ceremony to hand over certificates to Vietnamese teachers abroad who attended a training course on Vietnamese language teaching.

The Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI), a member of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has applied artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to quickly identify the presence of fractured granite basement, with an accuracy rate of over 80%, helping save exploration time and costs.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha had a meeting with visiting President for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) Alok Kumar Sharma in Hanoi on August 29.

Border guards in the northern province of Cao Bang on August 28 detected and prevented 38 Vietnamese citizens from illegally entering Vietnam from China.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) and UNICEF on August 29 jointly launched a back-to-school COVID-19 vaccination campaign to ensure children will feel safe when they return to school after a long summer holiday.

Various actions have been taken to bring a new face for the Vietnamese railway system in the future.

The "Vietnam Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation in Agriculture through Private Sector Transformation” (VN-ADAPT) is expected to greatly contribute to supporting the resilience of the Mekong Delta region against the severe impacts of climate change.

The innovation week and startup festival of Hai Phong (Techfest Haiphong 2022) will take place from September 27 to October 4, according to Tran Quang Tuan, head of the northern port city's Department of Science and Technology.

VOV.VN - The executive board of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) made its debut during a recent ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

More than 339,000 employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have received a total of VND963 billion (US$41.12 million) from the unemployment insurance fund as of 5:30 pm on August 25.

Most of the 320,758 Vietnamese speakers in Australia resided in Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) states, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)’s 2021 Census.

VOV.VN - Three more tremors were reported in Kon Plong district of Kon Tum Province on August 27, raising the total number of earthquakes striking the area over the past four days to 16.

UN Special Adviser to the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team Selwin Hart has hailed Vietnam’s seriousness and efforts in fulfilling its commitments at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).