An international conference “Windows on the Universe” opened on August 7 in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, with the participation of nearly 200 international scientists and presenters.

VOV.VN - The country is keen to upgrade the general quality of educational testing services in the near future, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said at a meeting with Rohit Sharma, senior vice president of Global Higher Education and Workskills at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) on August 7 in Hanoi.

The Union of Friendship Association of the northern midland province of Phu Tho has actively appealed for foreign aid and implemented many projects support local people and children funded by foreign organisations, helping improve living conditions for the disadvantaged people in Phu Tho.

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular guiding certain provisions of the Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control.

All the 45 Vietnamese people stranded due to landslides on a road linking Bolikhamxay province in central Laos with Ha Tinh province in central Vietnam have been rescued by Lao authorities.

Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam is going to leave for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Abyei region in the next few days, with about 300 tonnes of supplies to be brought along.

The seventh National Children’s Forum opened in Hanoi on August 6, with the participation of 188 children representing 25 million peers across the country.

HanoiKids, a voluntary English tour guide club, has provided free tour guide services for foreign tourists over the past 20 years in the hope of promoting Hanoi tourism to foreign friends.

VOV.VN - Prolonged heavy rain in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau over the past few days has triggered landslides in Than Uyen district, killing four locals and injuring three others.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked localities to take strong measures to fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the visit by the European Commission’s inspection team in October to assess Vietnam’s progress in combating IUU fishing.