Cuba's friendship associations with Indochina countries mark 46th anniversary
Cuba's friendship associations with Indochina countries mark 46th anniversary

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.

Cuba's friendship associations with Indochina countries mark 46th anniversary
Hot weather returns before heavy rain falls next week
Hot weather returns before heavy rain falls next week

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

Hot weather returns before heavy rain falls next week
3 dead, 10 injured as shuttle bus turns turtle in northern Vietnam
3 dead, 10 injured as shuttle bus turns turtle in northern Vietnam

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.

3 dead, 10 injured as shuttle bus turns turtle in northern Vietnam
Two former major generals of Coast Guard sentenced to 27 years in prison
Two former major generals of Coast Guard sentenced to 27 years in prison

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.

Two former major generals of Coast Guard sentenced to 27 years in prison
Vietnam needs US$368 billion to develop climate-resilient, low-carbon economy
Vietnam needs US$368 billion to develop climate-resilient, low-carbon economy

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.

Vietnam needs US$368 billion to develop climate-resilient, low-carbon economy
Vietnam enhances cooperation in science, technology, innovation
Vietnam enhances cooperation in science, technology, innovation

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.

Vietnam enhances cooperation in science, technology, innovation
All Vietnamese students win medals at Int’l Mathematical Olympiad 2022
All Vietnamese students win medals at Int’l Mathematical Olympiad 2022

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.

All Vietnamese students win medals at Int’l Mathematical Olympiad 2022
Vietnam ranks seventh in world’s best destinations for expats
Vietnam ranks seventh in world’s best destinations for expats

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.

Vietnam ranks seventh in world’s best destinations for expats
Central Highland province works to prevent cross-border human trafficking
Central Highland province works to prevent cross-border human trafficking

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

Central Highland province works to prevent cross-border human trafficking
Work starts on house for preserving Vietnamese martyrs’ remains in Cambodia
Work starts on house for preserving Vietnamese martyrs’ remains in Cambodia

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.

Work starts on house for preserving Vietnamese martyrs’ remains in Cambodia
Ministry recieves Australian-donated equipment for COVID-19 response
Ministry recieves Australian-donated equipment for COVID-19 response

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.

Ministry recieves Australian-donated equipment for COVID-19 response
HCM City accelerates social housing development
HCM City accelerates social housing development

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.

HCM City accelerates social housing development
Two Vietnamese white-hat hackers honoured by Apple
Two Vietnamese white-hat hackers honoured by Apple

VOV.VN - Vietnamese white-hat hackers Ngo Minh Hieu and Pham Tien Manh have been recognised among security experts who have significantly contributed to Apple’s development over the last month.

Two Vietnamese white-hat hackers honoured by Apple
Trial of 14 accused of smuggling petrol worth US$130 million begins
Trial of 14 accused of smuggling petrol worth US$130 million begins

Fourteen defendants, including high-ranking officials from the Border and Coast Guards, stand accused of smuggling 200 million litres of RON 95 petrol worth around VND2.8 trillion (US$130 million) into Vietnam.

Trial of 14 accused of smuggling petrol worth US$130 million begins
Cases of post-COVID related osteonecrosis of the jaw rise in Vietnam
Cases of post-COVID related osteonecrosis of the jaw rise in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Over the past months, several hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have received an increasing number of patients suffering osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), with some deaths reported.

Cases of post-COVID related osteonecrosis of the jaw rise in Vietnam
Supermoon of 2022 to appear above Vietnam
Supermoon of 2022 to appear above Vietnam

Astronomy lovers in Vietnam are in an extremely favourable position to observe the “super buck moon”, which will turn full at 1:38 am on July 14 (Vietnam time).

Supermoon of 2022 to appear above Vietnam
Youth Union recruits international volunteers
Youth Union recruits international volunteers

The International Department of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee has launched a programme to recruit members to an international volunteer club.

Youth Union recruits international volunteers
Hundreds of locals in HCM City given second booster against COVID-19
Hundreds of locals in HCM City given second booster against COVID-19

VOV.VN - Hundreds of local people flocked to inoculation sites across Ho Chi Minh City to receive their second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Hundreds of locals in HCM City given second booster against COVID-19
Health Ministry sets guidelines for classification of dengue fever cases
Health Ministry sets guidelines for classification of dengue fever cases

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) issued guidelines on July 12 regarding the classification of dengue fever patients in a bid to improve the overall effectiveness of treatment and reduce the mortality rate caused by the disease.

Health Ministry sets guidelines for classification of dengue fever cases
Large blaze destroys 120 stores in traditional market in Bac Ninh
Large blaze destroys 120 stores in traditional market in Bac Ninh

VOV.VN - A massive fire engulfed Do Xa market in Bac Ninh City at midnight on July 13, destroying all 120 stores and four kiosks at the site, with the estimated damage standing at over VND33 billion.

Large blaze destroys 120 stores in traditional market in Bac Ninh
Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed
Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed

The People’s Court of Hanoi on July 12 sentenced three women and one man to a total 18 years in prison for illegally transporting and trading 984kg of pangolin scales, one of the largest cases of wildlife trafficking detected so far in Vietnam.

Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed
Fines set for not sorting trash
Fines set for not sorting trash

Solid household waste must be sorted and put in trash bags, according to a new Government decree.

Fines set for not sorting trash
Hanoi to complete COVID-19 booster vaccination in July
Hanoi to complete COVID-19 booster vaccination in July

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi is speeding up COVID-19 booster vaccination for local residents and striving to complete the campaign in July amidst the recent emergence of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in the community.

Hanoi to complete COVID-19 booster vaccination in July
70 turtles released at Sao La Nature Reserve
70 turtles released at Sao La Nature Reserve

A total of 70 rescued turtles were released back to the wild on July 12 at the Sao La Nature Reserve in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, the biggest number of the species received here so far.

70 turtles released at Sao La Nature Reserve
Thuy Tien helps build clean water wells for locals in Angola
Thuy Tien helps build clean water wells for locals in Angola

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, the winner of the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant, has completed a project to build clean water wells for local residents in Angola as part of ongoing charity activities during her term.

Thuy Tien helps build clean water wells for locals in Angola
Nine face punishment for spreading false information about Vingroup Chairman
Nine face punishment for spreading false information about Vingroup Chairman

The Ministry of Public Security is investigating nine people in seven cities and provinces for spreading rumors saying Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup, a private conglomerate, had been banned from travelling abroad.

Nine face punishment for spreading false information about Vingroup Chairman
Over 36,500 people join fourth week of history quiz on Vietnam-Laos ties
Over 36,500 people join fourth week of history quiz on Vietnam-Laos ties

A total of 36,537 people, including 36,363 Vietnamese, participated in the fourth week of an online quiz on the history of Vietnam-Laos special relations from 4pm on July 4 to 3pm on July 11.

Over 36,500 people join fourth week of history quiz on Vietnam-Laos ties
Vietnam intensifies efforts to implement COP26 commitments
Vietnam intensifies efforts to implement COP26 commitments

VOV.VN - Vietnam has drastically implemented its commitments at the recent 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) and made initial progress, says a Government official.

Vietnam intensifies efforts to implement COP26 commitments
Vietnam records important achievements in population work over 60 years
Vietnam records important achievements in population work over 60 years

Vietnam has successfully controlled the rapid population growth, maintained a reasonable population size, and kept the total replacement fertility rate for nearly 15 years, as results of population work over the past six decades.

Vietnam records important achievements in population work over 60 years
IT, telecoms development trends identified
IT, telecoms development trends identified

Cloud computing services, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G technology, fixed broadband internet, and blockchain technology are expected to lead the information technology and telecommunications sector in the time ahead, according to a recent survey.

IT, telecoms development trends identified