The health authority in the central province of Quang Nam has played an active role in ensuring food safety and environmental sanitation, and preventing disease outbreaks ahead of a series of APEC events held in the province from October 18 to November 11.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thanh Tung, a representative from the Vietnam Embassy in Laos, on October 9 handed over US$9,546 to Lao Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Baykham Khatthiya to support the victims of the recent Typhoon Sonca.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression is situated in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, around 450km east of the central province of Quang Binh and Da Nang City, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting announced on October 9.

 A coach carrying 28 Vietnamese tourists had an accident in Taipei of China’s Taiwan on October 6 but luckily the tourists escaped without any serious injuries, according to Vietnamese Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.

After years of being held captive at illegal facilities in Vietnam for their bile, hundreds of bears have been rescued and given a second chance to live thanks to the tireless work of local sanctuaries.

An increasing number of youths in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta are seeking job opportunities in Japan for a better future.

The 13rd ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards 2017 honoured 26 leading Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs) with outstanding contributions in information technology (IT) and information security in Vietnam and Southeast Asia on October 6 in Hanoi.

The central city of Da Nang, in cooperation with Daegu City, the Republic of Korea, will build a book park for the community in Hoa Cuong in Hai Chau district next month.

Unfortunate kids are born with facial deformities across the world, including Vietnam. 

Authorities of Hanoi held a meeting on October 8 to honour the 10 outstanding citizens of the capital city in 2017 and 790 role models in all aspects of life.

VOV.VN - There are more than 10 million elderly people in Vietnam accounting for 11% of its population. Caring for and promoting social security policies for the elderly are priorities in the Action Month for the Elderly from September 25 to October 31.

An alley in a Ho Chi Minh City neighborhood is always inundated, no matter whether it rains or not, causing hardship and frustration for local residents.

Hanoi will take over three delayed transport projects from the Ministry of Transport to speed up efforts in curbing traffic jams in the city.

Seven out of every ten informal workers did not know about employment policies and more than 40 percent of freelance workers had never heard about voluntary social insurance.

Salary increases this year at both multinationals and major local companies have in general been higher than inflation rates, a survey by Mercer, a global provider of human resource services, and Talentnet Corporation, its associate in Vietnam, has found.

Over 124,000 households in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have escaped poverty thanks to State preferential loans over the past 15 years. 

Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd and Vemba5 charity fund on October 7 handed over a friendship kindergarten to Khun Ha commune, Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

Nearly 100 Vietnamese alumni and over 60 teachers at the National University of Laos (NUL) gathered in Vientiane on October 6. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Vuong Thua Phong, head of the Vietnamese mission to the EU, took part in the 4th International Our Ocean 2017 Conference in Malta on October 5-6.

The unemployment rate is on the increase among young people in Vietnam, however, many companies are facing difficulty in recruiting unskilled labourers in the final months of the year.

The ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) on October 6 handed over a cheque worth 50,000 peso (US$2,800) to the Mexico Red Cross to support victims of two historical earthquakes on September 7 and 19 in the country’s central southwest region.

VOV.VN - Thirteen Vietnamese youngsters left Hanoi today (October 7) for Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to join the world’s largest vocational skills competition, WorldSkills.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa has called on PUM, a non-profit organisation of the Netherlands, to turn its eyes towards poor and remote localities in Vietnam.

How to improve the efficiency of public asset management was tabled at a conference jointly held by the Ministry of Finance and the International Data Group, Inc. (IDG) in Hanoi on October 6.

The Terry Fox Run 2017, which aims to raise funds for cancer patients, will take place on Tan Trao street, Phu My Hung urban zone, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on November 5.

The Techfest Vietnam 2017 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in mid-November to promote start-up businesses.

VOV.VN - The Electricity Vietnam (EVN) and the World Bank (WB) convened on October 6 a joint technical discussion to highlight the important role of gender equality. 

Vietnam Railway plans to operate extra trains for Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) from February 2 to March 4 next year.

Domestic airlines operating on the popular Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route have reduced the number of their flights due to technical and staff difficulties, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) reported on October 5.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) plans to open a Consulate Office in the central city of Da Nang to boost tourism and investment.