Hot air balloons carry giant national flag into sky on National Day
Hot air balloons carry giant national flag into sky on National Day

VOV.VN - Hordes of Ho Chi Minh City residents converged along the banks of the Saigon River on September 2 morning to watch two large-sized hot air balloons carry 1n 1,800-square metre national flag into the sky above the Thu Thiem tunnel.

Hot air balloons carry giant national flag into sky on National Day
Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day
Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Union held a mass wedding ceremony for 100 couples of workers on September 2 to mark National Day.

Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day
Seven more earthquakes recorded in Kon Tum in single day
Seven more earthquakes recorded in Kon Tum in single day

VOV.VN - The Central Highland province of Kon Tum on September 1 recorded seven earthquakes, with the biggest measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, reported the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Seven more earthquakes recorded in Kon Tum in single day
Authorities repatriate over 600 citizens lured to work illegally in Cambodia
Authorities repatriate over 600 citizens lured to work illegally in Cambodia

The Foreign Ministry and Vietnam’s representative agencies in Cambodia have coordinated with the two countries’ authorities to safely repatriate over 600 citizens who had been tricked or lured to Cambodia for illegal work so far.

Authorities repatriate over 600 citizens lured to work illegally in Cambodia
Deputy PM grants parole to 71 prisoners in Vinh Phuc
Deputy PM grants parole to 71 prisoners in Vinh Phuc

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on September 1 in Vinh Quang prison in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to mark the State President’s decision to grant parole to 71 prisoners, with the event taking place in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Deputy PM grants parole to 71 prisoners in Vinh Phuc
Hanoi orders efficient use of COVID-19 vaccines
Hanoi orders efficient use of COVID-19 vaccines

VOV.VN - Districts and towns across Hanoi must be responsible for keeping COVID-19 vaccination to schedule and efficiently use the COVID-19 vaccines they have received to avoid wastefulness, according to an official notice from the municipal People’s Committee.

Hanoi orders efficient use of COVID-19 vaccines
Hanoi extends Hoan Kiem pedestrian spaces during holiday
Hanoi extends Hoan Kiem pedestrian spaces during holiday

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.

Hanoi extends Hoan Kiem pedestrian spaces during holiday
President meets cadres who once served late President Ho Chi Minh
President meets cadres who once served late President Ho Chi Minh

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

President meets cadres who once served late President Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam takes steps toward a comprehensive child justice law
Vietnam takes steps toward a comprehensive child justice law

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.

Vietnam takes steps toward a comprehensive child justice law
Japan’s medical centre to open in Hanoi
Japan’s medical centre to open in Hanoi

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.

Japan’s medical centre to open in Hanoi
Vietnam records 70 deaths by dengue fever so far this year
Vietnam records 70 deaths by dengue fever so far this year

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).

Vietnam records 70 deaths by dengue fever so far this year
Prisoners with good records long to be granted parole on National Day
Prisoners with good records long to be granted parole on National Day

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.

Prisoners with good records long to be granted parole on National Day
Vietnam among top 4 nations with best HIV/AIDS treatment quality
Vietnam among top 4 nations with best HIV/AIDS treatment quality

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.

Vietnam among top 4 nations with best HIV/AIDS treatment quality
Gathering marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties
Gathering marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties

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).

Gathering marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties
Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty popularised at Osaka fair
Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty popularised at Osaka fair

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.

Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty popularised at Osaka fair
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam honoured
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam honoured

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.

UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam honoured
Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 workers
Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 workers

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.

Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 workers
Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 workers
Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 workers

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.

Bac Ninh gas pipe explosion injures 34 workers
Non-stop toll collection proposed for airports
Non-stop toll collection proposed for airports

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.

Non-stop toll collection proposed for airports
Revolutionary changes proposed to draft Gender Affirmation Law
Revolutionary changes proposed to draft Gender Affirmation Law

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.

Revolutionary changes proposed to draft Gender Affirmation Law
Hanoi Streets brightly decorated ahead of National Day celebrations
Hanoi Streets brightly decorated ahead of National Day celebrations

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).

Hanoi Streets brightly decorated ahead of National Day celebrations
Slovakia set to recognize Vietnamese community as the 14th ethnic minority
Slovakia set to recognize Vietnamese community as the 14th ethnic minority

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.

Slovakia set to recognize Vietnamese community as the 14th ethnic minority
Vietnam attends regional anti-corruption conference in Thailand
Vietnam attends regional anti-corruption conference in Thailand

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.

Vietnam attends regional anti-corruption conference in Thailand
Training course helps OV teachers better mother language teaching
Training course helps OV teachers better mother language teaching

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.

Training course helps OV teachers better mother language teaching
Artificial intelligence, machine learning applied to petroleum exploration
Artificial intelligence, machine learning applied to petroleum exploration

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.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning applied to petroleum exploration
Vietnam promotes int’l cooperation for completing climate commitments
Vietnam promotes int’l cooperation for completing climate commitments

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.

Vietnam promotes int’l cooperation for completing climate commitments
Cao Bang border guards prevent 38 illegal migrants
Cao Bang border guards prevent 38 illegal migrants

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

Cao Bang border guards prevent 38 illegal migrants
MoH launches back-to-school COVID-19 vaccination campaign
MoH launches back-to-school COVID-19 vaccination campaign

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.

MoH launches back-to-school COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Ministry of Transport looks to revamp railway network
Ministry of Transport looks to revamp railway network

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

Ministry of Transport looks to revamp railway network
Project helps strengthen Mekong Delta’s resilience against climate change
Project helps strengthen Mekong Delta’s resilience against climate change

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.

Project helps strengthen Mekong Delta’s resilience against climate change