The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has issued a travel warning over Hong Kong (China)'s ongoing protests to departments of culture, sport and tourism; departments of tourism of cities and provinces nationwide.

At least 30 representatives from tour-related businesses in the Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, Malaysia, and India will visit the cities of Hue and Danang, Hoi An Ancient Town, and Ba Na Hills from September 3 to 6, in a bid to sound out tourism opportunities in Vietnam’s central region.

The prices of about 1,900 different services offered at public hospitals have increased, according to the Ministry of Health.

The 19th Meeting of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) Standing Committee took place in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 27.

Drivers of "xe om" – or motorbike taxis – carrying passengers and goods and drivers of non-motorised vehicles will have to register with authorised agencies, according to a new draft regulation on the management and use of non-motorised vehicles and motorcycles in the capital city of Hanoi.

A workshop on cluster munitions remnant survey was held in Dong Ha city of the central province of Quang Tri on August 27.

VOV.VN - Wipro Consumer Care Vietnam (Wipro), a leading international personal care company, has been recognized as one of the top employers in Vietnam after receiving HR Asia’s Best Companies to Work For in Asia 2019 (Vietnam edition) award for the second consecutive year.

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on August 27 to celebrate the centenary of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

A Japanese researcher has just announced a project on training Vietnamese health workers in addressing problems related to Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin chemical that was sprayed on the country during the war.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) worked in co-ordination with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to host an international workshop in Hanoi on August 27 aimed at exploring the future of remote production for live sports events.

VOV.VN - A low-pressure system located to the east of the Philippines is likely to transform into tropical storm Podul, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Although locals in the central city of Da Nang are now having water supply in a rotary fashion, they still face the risk of a relapse of water shortage as the salinity in input water for Cau Do waterwork – one of the major water plants of the city – has increased sharply.

Archaeologists have found a lot of artefacts in Oc and Dong Hang caves in Huu Lung district, in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son.

Over 40 leading experts and scientists from Australia, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam shared experience in applying micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and nano-materials to build a safe and friendly city at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27-28.

VOV.VN - Over 4,200 cases of dengue fever with 217 separate outbreaks have been reported in the south-central province of Binh Dinh since the beginning of the year, according to the Binh Dinh Centre for Disease Control.

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Alive & Thrive on August 26 announced two hospitals as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding, including Tran Van Thoi Hospital in southern Ca Mau province and Can Tho Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

The Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has begun legal proceedings against another five officials of the State-owned telecommunication giant Mobifone for their role in a major corruption case.

Hundreds of old people from 60 to 80 years old have queued outside of Thuy Loi University in order to apply for a free bus pass.

Hanoi has opened many sanitary waste collection points, but the capital city is still at risk of being flooded with garbage.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has recommended a seven-day break for the next Lunar New Year holiday.

All organisations and individuals will have the right to refuse spam calls and messages to their phone numbers if a new draft decree is passed.  

VOV.VN - Five districts in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa have declared free from African swine fever, according to the provincial Animal Health and Husbandry sub-department.

VOV.VN -Two Vietnamese nationals have been arrested by border guards at the Chi Ma border gate following their attempts to smuggle a newborn baby into China.

VOV.VN -More than 500 Vallet scholarships worth a total of VND10.5 million (US$452.34) each have been presented to a number of outstanding students from 58 high schools across the north, in addition to six SOS villages.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has visited the southernmost province of Ca Mau to inspect landslide points along a sea dyke route in Tran Van Thoi district, which is at risk of breaking.   

US agricultural company Cargill has funded construction of a school in Ba Don town in the central province of Quang Binh.

VOV.VN -A Laotian citizen has been arrested following his attempts to illegally transport a large quantity of drugs into Vietnam.

VOV.VN -The LF-WAO team from Lac Hong University were awarded third prize following the final round of the ABU Robocon 2019 which took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on August 25.

Viettel has announced that it has been officially recognised by Apple as an eSim (embedded SIM) provider for iPhone device brands XS, XS Max and XR.   

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, led by its President Tran Thanh Man, visited the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on August 25 to inspect the aftermath of a historical flood that took place earlier this month.