Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has praised the Korea International Exchange Fund (KF) and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) for co-organising the Republic of Korea – Vietnam Forum for the Future to deepen the relations between the two countries’ Governments and peoples. 

A statue of Vietnam’s late President Ho Chi Minh was presented to Mimasaka city of Japan’s Okayama prefecture on November 21.

Vietnam’s first electric vehicle quick charger system opened on November 20 in the central city of Da Nang.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) launched a ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (V-KIST) in Hanoi on November 21.

Seven dams and reservoirs in Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces have begun releasing water as the central region experiences torrential downpours.

As many as 1,250 dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers attended the eighth congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) that opened in Hanoi on November 21.

Vietnam has made progress after more than 30 years of doi moi (reform), with reduced poverty rate, increased income and changing life and career of residents, said international experts.

VOV.VN - Ha Thu, who finished among the Top 16 finalists of Miss Earth 2017, has presented gifts worth VND100 million (US$4,545) to flood-stricken families in Phong Dien District in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnam is advised to quickly develop the model of family doctors, as well as improve the capability of hospitals and medical centres that specialise in taking care of the elderly, in order to meet increasing demand from senior citizens.

Situated along Nhieu Loc Canal in HCM City’s District 1, Van Tho (Longevity) Pagoda has been a trusted place for free traditional cures for sprains, fractures and muscle and bone injuries for more than 30 years.

Director General of the Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) Nguyen The Ky has pledged to popularise the beauty, traditional customs and people of Laos during the Lao Tourism Year 2018. 

VOV.VN - Torrential rains over the last two days have caused serious flooding in Thua Thien-Hue Province and, as a result, many parts of roads in lowland areas are inundated and isolated.

Half of Hanoi’s 30 districts reported fewer people infected with dengue fever last week, while the figure for the remaining half was unchanged compared to the previous week.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine held a cultural exchange in Kiev on November 20 gathering 40 teachers and students in Kremenchuk city of Poltava province.

A delegation of young officers from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) joined an exchange with staff, lecturers and students of an officer training school for the Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) on November 20. 

A scientific symposium was held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on November 20, seeking to win UNESCO recognition for its volcanic park as a global geographical park.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Damrey, which hit Vietnam’s central coast and central highlands early this month, has left more than 100 people dead or missing and damaged 115,000 houses, thousands of hectares of crops, and large portions of the electric grid.

The eighth National Congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) for the 2017-2022 tenure will open in Hanoi on November 21. 

Vietnamese women now account for more foreign brides in the Republic of Korea (RoK) than any other country for the first time, according to new data on multicultural marriages.

Da Lat University in Da Lat city, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, has presented the honorary doctoral degree to Hwang Kyo Ahn, the Governor of Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea (RoK). 

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs launched a 12-year project on alternative care for disadvantaged children on November 20. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a resolution to sustainably develop the Mekong Delta as part of efforts to cope with climate change.

Ho Chi Minh City wishes to cooperate with Russia’s autonomous Republic of Tatarstan in machinery manufacturing and high technology, said Vice Standing Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed the government's great efforts to adopt appropriate policies for teachers as well as artists.

A training course to improve Lao journalists’ public relations (PR) and professional skills, the 20th of its kind, opened in Vientiane on November 20. 

Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and People’s Committee had a meeting last week with educators in the city on the 35th anniversary of Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20).

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Committee of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) Committee of Attapeu province held an exchange on November 20.

The first-ever river bus route in Ho Chi Minh City will be put into operation on November 25 with the hope of easing road traffic loads.

VOV.VN - The Lao Government has donated 20 tons of rice, and one ton of dried pork and beef to Phu Yen province to help the local people in their recovery from the impact of storm Damrey.

VOV.VN -Miss Globe 2017 Khanh Ngan has presented gifts worth VND200 million to flood-stricken families in Dong Xuan district, south-central Phu Yen province.