VOV.VN - The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has requested that localities actively respond to the impending arrival of Typhoon Saola, the third to enter the East Sea this year, during the National Day holiday on September 2.

VOV.VN - A graduation ceremony for students of a German standard training programme on metal cutting (MC) was held on August 30 by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the General Directorate of Vocational Training in the southern province of Dong Nai.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney and the University of Sydney co-organised a symposium on Australia - Vietnam innovation on August 29 in both in-person and online format, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 30 cut the red ribbons inaugurating the second phase of Vinh Tuy bridge (Vinh Tuy 2) in the capital city of Hanoi, helping to ease traffic load between the two banks of the Red River.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 29 for Governor of Japan's Nagasaki prefecture Oishi Kengo, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from August 27-31.

The 10th Tripartite Meeting between the Supreme Audit Institutions of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam with the theme of "Follow up on audit recommendations” was held in central city of Da Nang on August 29.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on August 29 chaired a teleconference with 28 coastal localities on solutions to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and make preparations for the EC’s fourth inspection in October.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Saola, is expected to enter the East Sea ahead in the next 48 hours, with another storm Haikui being formed and situated at about 1,500 km east of storm Saola, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong held a meeting on August 29 in Hanoi with 30 youth delegates of the two countries.

VOV.VN - A workshop on gender equality and comprehensive development in plastic waste management was jointly held on August 29 in Hanoi by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).