Social Sciences Academy head receives warning for wrongdoings
The Politburo on September 30 decided to give a warning to Bui Nhat Quang, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), as a disciplinary measure for his wrongdoings as the head of the Standing Board of the Party Committee of the VASS in the 2015-2020 and 2020-2025 tenures.
Foreign tourists unite in effort to clean up Hoi An after Typhoon Noru
VOV.VN - Many international visitors joined hands to help residents in Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam collect garbage and clear mud following the devastation caused by the recent impact of Typhoon Noru, impressing grateful locals in the process.
Local and foreign universities discuss higher education governance reform
A workshop on building common development strategies for higher education was held at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) in Belgium on September 29, attracting representatives of eight Vietnamese and Cambodian universities and the Francophone University Agency (AUF).
Floods and landslides leave thousands of residents in central region isolated
VOV.VN - A series of floods and landslides in the aftermath of Typhoon Noru have caused thousands of households throughout the central region to become isolated.
Appeal trial of former deputy minister of health held
The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on September 29 held an appeal trial over the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled as Health 2000 Canada involving former Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong.
Vietnam, Laos foster education cooperation
Vietnamese and Lao education-training leaders, representatives from 50 universities and 55 agencies as well as teachers and students gathered at a forum in Vientiane on September 29 to discuss cooperation between the two countries in enhancing training quality.
Six unidentified bodies washed ashore on Phu Quoc beach
VOV.VN - Six unidentified bodies were discovered on September 29 washed up on a beach in Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.
Typhoon Noru dissipates, 60 people injured in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Typhoon Noru that battered central Vietnam on September 28 has left at least 60 people injured in provinces from Nghe An to Binh Dinh and two Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum.
German Unity Day celebrated in HCM City
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a meeting on September 28 to celebrate the 32nd German Unity Day (October 3).
Lao Cai receive 110 Vietnamese nationals from Chinese authorities
Border guards at the Lao Cai International Border Gate, the northern province of Lao Cai, received 110 Vietnamese nationals handed over by the Hekou border checkpoint of China on September 28.