The National Fund for Vietnamese Children has supported over 6,600 disadvantaged children nationwide with VND2.6 billion on the occasion of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Prime Minister has approved a proposal to upgrade Tan Nam auxiliary border gate in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh into an international one, a local official has said.

VOV.VN - The draft Law on Planning is currently under preparation by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and is being consulted with ministries and relevant stakeholders, and discussed at the National Assembly.

Investing in a green factory is a strategic factor in achieving sustainable growth, both bringing tangible benefits to investors and enhancing their public image, experts have told a workshop.

 Investment in health literacy would be a useful initiative in Vietnam and other ASEAN countries to help reach health goals, according to Asian Health Literacy Association.

A tuberculosis prevention project was launched in the port city of Hai Phong on October 1 by the city’s Department of Health.

Japan has provided US$727,400 to two grassroots social projects in central Vietnam: optical coherence tomography (OCT) equipment for the Hue Eye Hospital and a mine clearance project, managed by the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in the central province of Quang Binh.

 A charitable art programme, themed “Sympathy and Love”, was held in Hanoi on October 1 by the Fund for Vietnamese Children with Disabilities on the occasion of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

At least six people including the driver from one bus were killed when it crashed into another from the opposite direction in Tay Ninh Province on October 2.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong handed over scholarships and gifts to disadvantaged children in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on October 1 on the occasion of the Mid-autumn festival. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Friendship Week was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1 to mark the RoK’s National Foundation Day and 25 years of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties (1992-2017).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association (VJFA)’s chapter in Hanoi (VJFA Hanoi) held its ​fifth congress on September 30 to outline operational orientations for 2017-2022. 

The Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has proposed that the Prime Minister privatise State-owned hospitals to reform the healthcare system and improve the quality of health care services.

Carlsberg Vietnam has granted 4,000 gifts worth over VND1.6 billion ($72,720) for residents who heavily suffered from storm No.10 in four central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri in an effort to help them overcome the aftermaths.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on September 30 presented gifts to primary and secondary students in Son Duong district of the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed on a proposal to improve social welfare for the elderly, especially cultural institutions to serve their spiritual life.

As part of its first anniversary celebrations, FWD Vietnam Life Insurance Company Ltd gave gifts to inmates at the Thanh Loc Paralyzed Elder Nursing Centre in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 12 and the Centre for Social Protection No 4 in Ba Vi, Hanoi.

Three more top officials of the PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) will be investigated for “property embezzlement” under Article 278 of the Penal Code, police have said.

VOV.VN - A conference was held on September 29 in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss how community-based organisations (CBOs) continue helping vulnerable groups on the back of reducing amount of foreign financial aid.

VOV.VN - Teacher Nguyen Van Minh of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Vietnam National University of Agriculture has created many initiatives to create employment opportunities for his students. 

VOV.VN - Located in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thanh Oai, Canh Hoach village, also known as Vac village, is home to two Trang Nguyen, top doctorate winners during feudal times. The village’s Nguyen clan is renowned for nurturing many talents.

The Building Information Modeling (BIM) will be a vital solution for the construction sector to approach the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), said Tran Hong Mai, deputy head of the Ministry of Construction’s BIM Steering Committee.

The Government of Laos hosted a ceremony to inaugurate and hand over a memorial house dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in the late President’s home province of Nghe An on September 29.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications on September 29 opened a training workshop in the central city of Danang  to update journalists with an overview of APEC 2017 and the APEC Summit set to take place in November.

A new road-rail freight transportation route officially opened on September 28, delivering international cargo from Southeast Asia to Europe via China’s Chongqing city.

The National Committee on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has agreed to support funding for the building and improvement of provincial service centers for people with disabilities in 77 provinces, to provide them with thorough access to government welfare.

The best way to improve the quality of university education in Vietnam is to provide students with practical experience through collaboration with employers, an education ministry official told university representatives in the southern city of Can Tho on September 28.

Belarusian agencies on September 28 handed over a wanted Vietnamese man to the Vietnamese police for extradition.

Construction of the Thinh Long bridge across the Ninh Co River in the northern province of Nam Dinh began on September 29.

A ground-breaking ceremony for a school in Banlung commune of Ratanakiri province, 600km northeast of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh was held by the overseas Vietnamese community in the province on September 27.