The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 in Vietnam is expected to attract around 2,000 participants, including 1,000 international delegates from 80 countries.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Hanoi on September 28 to review and draw lessons on storm prevention and control following the recent landfall of typhoon Yagi as well as the severe consequences it caused.

VOV.VN - Twelve individuals and organisations were honoured with the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Awards 2024 (VCA 2024) at the awards ceremony in Hanoi on September 27.

VOV.VN - A freight train derailed near Lang Co town of central Thua Thien-Hue province on September 28 morning, disrupting the North-South rail service.

The Lai Chau provincial Border Guard and the Honghe border management team under the Jin Shuihe border immigration checkpoint of China conducted a joint law enforcement patrol along their shared border on September 27.

Mayor Pierre Garzon bestowed the title of "Honorary Citizen of Villejuif," the city's highest honour, upon Tran To Nga, an 82-year-old French-Vietnamese who has fought tirelessly for justice for millions of Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims.

The south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh will provide one-time financial support for the installation of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) for boats that are 12-15 metres in length, as part of the efforts to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - Australian education experts have made a working trip to Vietnam from September 25-27 to explore potential partnerships in education and training across Government, academia, and industry, focusing on the transition to net zero and advancing green economy priorities, according to the Australian Embassy in Hanoi.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has emphasised the need for Vietnam to pay heed to both innovation input and output, thus maintaining and improving its ranking on the Global Innovation Index (GII).

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$2 million grant to assist the Government of Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the super Typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.