The Vietnam – Laos border friendship exchange took place in the central province of Quang Tri on July 29.   

A 145,000-ha botanical garden will be built on the Huong River, in Huong Vinh commune, Huong Tra town, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.  

Numerous challenges are facing Vietnam in its efforts to realise the commitment to doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022.

Hanoi’s secondary school students grabbed gold medals for their two inventions at the World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO) in the Republic of Korea.

The Vietnam–Cambodia and Cambodia–Vietnam friendship associations on July 29 issued a joint statement, strengthening friendly neighborliness, traditional friendship and long-term cooperation between the two nations. 

Hanoi’s young people on July 29 headed towards the Lao capital city of Vientiane for an annual volunteer programme. 

The successful organisation of the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak earlier this year helped demonstrate Vietnam’s respect for the freedom of belief and religion, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said at a meeting on July 29.  

Police and competent forces in the northern port city of Hai Phong have busted an international online gambling ring involved about 400 Chinese nationals. 

Nguyen Dinh Khang, a Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the Party Organization of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), was elected President of the VGCL at the fourth meeting of the 12th-term VGCL Executive Committee convened in Hanoi on July 28-29.

The central province of Phu Yen began construction on the second stage of the first solar-powered public lighting system for Tuy Hoa city’s walking street, which will make it the first urban area in central Vietnam lit by renewable energy.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression which formed in the East Sea on the morning of July 29 is likely to develop into a typhoon by the middle of the week and affect the mainland, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Research on a vaccine against dengue fever has been completed in Vietnam and the vaccine still needs ethical approval from the Ministry of Health before being popularized, according to the vaccine research group from the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.

Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn weighing 125.15kg were discovered hidden in plaster at Noi Bai International Airport recently, Hanoi Customs have announced.

The Thai Embassy in Vietnam on July 28 organised some charitable activities in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Thailand’s King Rama X. 

The first Vietnam-Russia Youth Forum wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on July 28, vividly illustrating the close friendship between the two countries.

Buddhist followers’ engagement in national sustainable development was highlighted at a symposium in Hanoi on July 28.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has requested the organization of a conference in the fourth quarter to announce the official results of the national population and housing census, which was kicked off on April 1.

The Vietnamese communities in Laos and the Republic of Korea on July 27 held grand requiems to pay tribute to soldiers who sacrificed their lives to the nation on the occasion of the 72nd War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

The Ministry of Home Affairs is drafting a national programme on foreign language training for cadres and civil servants to help them improve their language proficiency and performance at work.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense to war heroes at a temple on Que mountain, the central province of Quang Nam, on July 27, marking the 72nd anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27). 

VOV.VN - The US State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report names Vietnam to trafficking in persons watch list. 

Keeping the Con Dao National Park clean and conserving biodiversity is the top priority for its management board.

Viet Tech Day 2019, the largest Vietnamese tech symposium in Japan, took place in Tokyo on July 27, attracting nearly 400 young tech lovers. 

Bio-technology is increasingly used in agriculture, medicine, environment, and food, including Vietnam, according to Dr Dang Thanh Dung of the Ho Chi Minh City Open University’s bio-technology faculty.

The Red Journey blood donation campaign 2019 has received over 85,000 units of blood via 265 locations, the organising board told a conference reviewing its result in Hanoi on July 27. 

The Quang Binh – Khammoune friendship youth meeting took place in the central province of Quang Binh on July 25-27. 

A delegation led by Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan laid wreaths and offered incense at the municipal martyrs’ cemetery in District 9 and the Ho Chi Minh City cemetery in Thu Duc district on July 27, on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Vietnam Invalids and Martyrs Day. 

VOV.VN - A tragic accident occurred in the area around Bai Chai bridge in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 27, resulting in two people dead and a further three injured.

VOV.VN - A less expensive thyroid surgery technique that leads to less scarring has been recognized as Vietnam’s most commonly used thyroid endoscopic technique.

Hanoi University (HANU) and Switzerland’s International Management Institute (IMI) on July 26 introduced a hospitality management training course to mid and high-level managers for Vietnamese travel agencies and hotels.