A delegation of the Bangladeshi Government led by Md. Shahidul Alam from the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, had a working session with officials of Ha Nam province on August 5 to learn about administrative management experience in the northern locality. 

The commute to or from downtown Hanoi during rush hours can be stressful to say the least.  

A training course has been organised in Odessa, Ukraine, to provide Vietnamese expatriates in the country, especially students and young people, with knowledge related to Vietnam’s foreign affairs and international integration.  

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has warned of possible disruptions of flights from/to Hong Kong International Airport in the wake of demonstrations in Hong Kong (China) going on since last month.

VOV.VN -The northern province of Son La has been forced to cull approximately 11,000 pigs, weighing a total of 400 tonnes as of August 5, all of which had been infected by the African swine fever (ASF).

VOV.VN - A 10-minute series of flash floods swept through Sa Na village in Na Meo commune of Quan Son district in the central Thanh Hoa province on August 3, destroying over 30 homes in the process and leaving a number of local people missing.

More measures are set to be taken by Hanoi authorities in the time ahead to improve the local population quality.

Five people have died and 14 remain missing as storm Wipha brought torrential rains and strong wind to northern and north central localities for several days from August 1.

A Filipino sailor, who was hit by a stroke, was brought to shore by a ship of the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre for Region III on August 4 to receive medical attention.

Vietnam’s third most important city after Hanoi and HCMC, Da Nang could be the pioneering aerotropolis in the country, an architect suggested.  

Former Russian military experts who worked in Vietnam during the war met at the 49th traditional gathering in Moscow on August 4. 

Rescuers on August 4 managed to reach Sa Na village in Na Meo commune in Quan Son district of the central Thanh Hoa province, which was isolated by floodwater from August 3 due to impacts of Wipha, the third storm hitting the country this year.

Twelve outstanding Vietnamese teenagers on August 4 concluded their friendship trip to Japan, which was organised by the Japanese-based conglomerate Kyocera Group.

More than 500 Buddhist monks, nuns and followers registered for blood donation while 150 people put their names on the list of organ donors at a festival in Hanoi on August 4.

The Capital Aid Fund for Employment of the Poor (CEP) has said it will provide 2,253 scholarships and 9,610 gift packages worth nearly 8 billion VND in total (344,000 USD) to children of labourers during the 2019-2020 school year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been a member of many new-generation Free Trade Agreements and the FTA membership requires the country to revise its Labor Code and reform the Trade Union.

Vietnam has vowed to prevent and discover origin fraud in an effort to protect domestic production.

VOV.VN - Over the past year, residents in Rach Gia City have become familiar with the young people of Saving Green, an environmental protection group, collecting garbage in public places. 

Hanoi’s race track is a combination of racing in tight and twisty streets with super-speedway, which has been designed in a way that could deliver astonishing moments for F1 fans from all over the world.

More than 294,000 customers of the power sector suffered blackouts as power went out in northern localities of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Hung Yen and Hanoi on August 3 due to storm Wipha, which landed in Quang Ninh on August 2 evening.

The operational deadline for Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station metro line has been pushed back a year to December 2022.

Vietnam Railway (VNR) has issued several preventative solutions in response to the increasing number of train accidents, with 27 train accidents left 17 people dead and 23 others injured in July 2019 alone.

With the number of cars and bikes on the rise, Hanoi should accelerate planning for underground parking, experts have said.

Improved international regulations and standards are needed to protect the rights and welfare of migrants, including thousands of Vietnamese guest workers, speakers said at an international conference on migration and labour held  in HCM City on August 3.

VOV.VN - As storm WIPHA spread across Quang Ninh province on the morning of August 3, Ha Long city saw little rain, with many tourists returning to Bai Chay beach in order to swim and enjoy their vacation.

VOV.VN - Storm Wipha, the third tropical storm to hit Vietnam this year, brought with it an array of rain, strong winds, and caused flooding in the northeast, north, and central regions of the country on August 2 and 3.

VOV.VN - The signing of a number of bilateral agreements will open up a wealth of opportunities for Vietnamese guest workers to work abroad and enjoy higher salaries between now and the end of the year, according to Nguyen Gia Liem, deputy director general of the Department of Overseas Labour Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VOV.VN - The Mekong River Commission last month said the Mekong water levels during this early flood season from June to July are at historical low, wreaking havoc on hundreds of millions of inhabitants in downstream countries.

Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday inaugurated an artificial intelligence-powered center to simulate and predict socioeconomic patterns and trends.

Storm Wipha weakened into a tropical depression on Saturday after making landfall in Quang Ninh Province Friday night with winds of up to 75kph.