President Ho Chi Minh’s 50th death anniversary was commemorated at a ceremony held at the Kim Lien national special relic site in Nam Dan district, central Nghe An province on August 21 (the 21st day of the 7th lunar month). 

Veterinary experts from the Netherlands shared experience in preventing African swine fever during a roundtable discussion held in Hanoi on August 21.

VOV.VN - Outbreaks of African swine fever are continuing to increase in the northern province of Lao Cai with 200 pigs being culled each day, according to Hoang Chi Hien, chief of the office of the provincial People’s Committee, during a press conference held on August 20.

VOV.VN -One person has been killed, with an additional 40 others hospitalised, following a major road traffic collision that occurred between two passenger coaches at the intersection between Vo Nguyen Giap road and National Highway 1A in Dien Khanh district in Khanh Hoa province on August 21.

VOV.VN - A heavy downpour that hit Hanoi on the morning of August 21 caused severe traffic congestion on many streets across the capital.

The Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF) has announced 124 billion VND (5.32 million USD) in investment for 20 science and technology projects.

VCCorp has informed that the pilot version of its “Lotus” social network will officially be launched on September 16.

A new cargo transport service under the method of "from home to home" has been launched by the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (HARACO) across the Vietnam railway network.

The Australian Human Rights Commission and Ho Chi Minh Political Academy have collaborated to launch Rights App, a free Vietnamese-language reference guide to international human rights law.

The EU Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) has been compared to a highway which allows businesses to go faster and boost their exports.

A visiting delegation from Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture had a working session with Can Tho’s authorities in the Mekong Delta city on August 20 to look at possibilities of bilateral collaboration across fields.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal television HTV will co-organise a music show on August 29 to raise funds for the national sea and islands foundation. 

Hanoi is striving to have no households living under the poverty line by the end of this year.

VOV.VN - The Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has directed Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An provinces to take drastic measures in anticipation of heavy rainfall, flashfloods, and landslides.  

VOV.VN -The Tien Giang province People's Committee granted Certificates of Merit to nine Vietnamese fishermen from the TG-90983 TS fishing vessel on August 20 following their rescue of 22 Filipinos from a sinking boat.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 20 received 303 scholarships worth over 2 billion VND (about 85,950 USD) granted to local students from the Pacific Links Foundation of the US.

VOV.VN - With the mid-Autumn festival just around the corner, Hang Ma street in Hanoi has been lit-up by colourful ornaments, allowing visitors to enjoy the festive atmosphere when wandering around the area.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi recently saw the launch of a photo exhibition themed “50 Năm Thực Hiện Di Chúc Chủ Tịch Hồ Chí Minh”, or the 50-year implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament in 1969.

A string of measures have been carried out in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh to realise the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction.  

The Meet Vietnam Association, the Loyola University Chicago and the International Geographical Union held an international symposium in the central province of Binh Dinh on August 19 on reducing ocean plastic waste: education model for educationalists. 

The Vietnam-Cambodia border friendship exchange programme at the level of High Command will take place in the southern province of An Giang from August 27 to 28.

A seminar was held in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 19 to discuss a project to support people with disabilities caused by Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin sprayed on seven localities of Vietnam during the war.  

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Home Affairs on August 19 presented an insignia “For the cause of the State organisation sector” to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s Representative in Vietnam, Astrid Bant, in recognition of her contributions during her tenure in Vietnam. 

VOV.VN - “Bac Hong house” by architect group Lab Concept, was awarded a gold medal in the rural house category in the National Architecture Awards 2018.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi has experienced a boom in the number of dengue fever cases from several places across seven districts, according to the municipal Department of Health.

FPT Software of Vietnam and Taiwanese system integration solution provider ThinkPower have inked an agreement on the distribution of the former’s digital transformation solution and platform in Taiwan.

The project for adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta (AMD project) funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has helped create sustainable livelihood models in Tra Vinh province. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document on protecting the environment and limiting the use of plastic bags, straws and cups.

The association of Vietnamese people in the central-southern region of Japan was established in Higashi Hiroshima city of Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture on August 18.

Technology and science is key to coping with future natural disasters, it was agreed at a recent workshop in Hanoi organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.