VOV.VN - At around 9:30 p.m. on July 19, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha arrived at the scene of the tourist boat capsizing in Ha Long Bay and directly oversaw the ongoing rescue operations.

VOV.VN - A sudden squall on the afternoon of July 19 caused tourist boat QN 7105, carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, to capsize while touring Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh province.

The sixth Global Forum for Young Vietnamese Intellectuals officially opened in Hanoi on July 19, drawing 201 official delegates and over 300 observers and guests from cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, nuclear physics, green economy, and digital transformation.

VOV.VN - The Center for Disease Control in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak (CDC Dak Lak) confirmed on July 19 the province’s first dengue-related death this year.

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang on July 18 sent a letter of congratulations to Vietnamese-French professors Tran Thanh Van and Le Kim Ngoc, who were recently promoted to the rank of Officer in the National Order of the Legion of Honour by the French President.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang has emphasized the growing role of overseas Vietnamese intellectuals and outlined policies aimed at encouraging their greater contributions to national development.

VOV.VN - All six students on the Vietnamese national team have won medals at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in 2025, including two golds, three silvers, and one bronze.

As part of its broader urban redevelopment strategy, Ho Chi Minh City is working to relocate nearly 40,000 households living on and along canals by 2030, with almost 3,000 already resettled as of mid-July 2025.

A legal knowledge contest for the Vietnamese community in Japan was launched in Tokyo on July 18.

The National Traffic Safety Committee has called on provincial and municipal Traffic Safety Boards to review and strictly handle violations involving Jeep and UAZ vehicles that do not meet safety regulations or legal requirements for passenger transport services.

A delegation from the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) led by its Vice President Tran Trong Dung is paying a visit to Thailand from July 16 to 20 at an invitation of the Thai Journalists Association.

The Hanoi People's Committee has approved an investment project worth VND383 billion (US$14.63 million) to prevent local flooding in some areas in the inner city.

A ceremony to hand over the remains of 156 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia was held at the Binh Hiep International Border Gate in Binh Hiep commune, the southern province of Tay Ninh, on July 18.

Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up its shift to green public transportation, aiming to make buses run on electricity or other forms of green energy by 2030, said Ngo Hai Duong, head of Road Transport Management under the municipal Department of Construction.

VOV.VN - Vu Quang National Park in central Ha Tinh province has collaborated with the Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development under Cuc Phuong National Park and the wildlife NGO Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) to return 58 masked palm civets to their natural habitat.

VOV.VN - Authorities are urging heightened vigilance as Typhoon Wipha shows similarities in trajectory and strength to Typhoon Yagi, which struck Vietnam in September 2024.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C. has held a ceremony to receive wartime memorabilia from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the US.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Directive No.109, calling for urgent and coordinated measures to prevent and control African swine fever (ASF) nationwide.

A tropical depression over the eastern waters of the Philippines has strengthened into Storm Wipha early on July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Raising public awareness and encouraging active community participation are critical to controlling disease outbreaks, especially the current surge in dengue fever cases in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces, health officials warned.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has voiced strong support for accelerating the Vietnam–Japan University project during a reception in Hanoi on July 17 for Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on July 16 signed an official dispatch instructing ministries and localities to strictly implement the second round of the 2025 amnesty.

VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese agencies are working on citizen protection after Cambodian authorities in Phnom Penh on July 14 detained more than 140 Vietnamese citizens for their alleged involvement in online fraud activities, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) Vice President Ngo Minh Hien on July 17 received a Chinese delegation from the Radio and Television Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China to discuss future cooperation plans between the two broadcasters.

VOV.VN - The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team EOD1 from PeaceTrees Vietnam recently safely handled hundreds of explosive devices found in a residential garden in central Quang Tri province.

VOV.VN - Experts attending a forum in Hanoi on July 17 agreed that digital transformation in the public sector not only optimises the operations of government agencies but also facilitates faster access to public services for businesses, including state-owned enterprises, and citizens.

VOV.VN - Border guard units in collaboration with the Tay Ninh Provincial Police have received 45 citizens deported by Cambodian authorities for illegal residence.

Vietnam is facing a growing public health emergency as diabetes cases have tripled since 2000, with more than half of patients unaware they have the disease, health experts warned at a recent medical conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Phu Quoc, the "Pearl Island" of southern An Giang province and Vietnam, is ramping up key technology-driven initiatives aimed at transforming into a smart, world-class maritime urban centre.

The Vietnam Summer Camp 2025 officially opened on July 16 at the World Coffee Museum in Dak Lak province under the theme “Together, let's write the Next Chapter of Peace.”