An event, entitled “Dao Hieu va Dan Toc” (Filial Piety and Nation), took place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 31 to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vu Lan, or Ghost Festival, a time for Vietnamese people to show gratitude to their parents and the deceased.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien has stressed the need for the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to be a pioneer in boosting regional connectivity.

President Tran Dai Quang has congratulated education workers and students nationwide on the occasion of the new academic year 2017-2018.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Consulate General in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand held a ceremony on August 30 to mark the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

Networks Asia under the global media content company A+E Networks in partnership with Vietnam’s content provider Thaole Entertainment recently launched a new TV channel in Vietnam called History.

The organisation Rencontres du Vietnam (Meeting Vietnam) on August 31 presented 273 scholarships worth VND2.4 billion (US$105,576) to poor students with outstanding academic performance in central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Ha Tinh.

The Vietnam Social Insurance on August 31 launched its centres for IT management and customer services, aiming to improve the effectiveness of serving people and employers.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has raised nearly VND340 billion (US$14.7 million) in support of more than 1.8 million Agent Orange (AO) victims from 2013-2017. 

VOV.VN - The central province of Thua Thien – Hue on August 31 hosted a conference discussing the protection and resilience of the marine ecosystem in the waters in the four central regions that suffered from mass fish deaths last year.

Canon Vietnam Ltd Company handed over an upgraded facility for the ethnic semi-boarding primary school No.1 in Bac Son district of the northern province of Lang Son on August 31.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children presented 50 bicycles, each worth over VND1.7 million (US$75), and 50 school bags to needy children in the central province of Quang Ngai at a ceremony on August 31 ahead of the new school year.

Shrinking and degrading wild elephant habitats in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have led to a shortage of food and more conflicts between wild and domestic animals, according to Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre Huynh Trung Luan.

A delegation from the General Directorate of Energy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Global Green Growth Institute on August 30 held a working session with the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on the planning for biomass power development in the locality.

VOV.VN - A young drug dealing couple were arrested in the southern Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang Wednesday, August 30, as part of an investigation into organized transnational drug smuggling.

VOV.VN - Transnational and national companies alike doing business in Vietnam can't get enough workers with this job skill.

VOV.VN - Crews are searching for the cause of a massive fire at a commercial building in the city of Thu Dau Mot in southern Binh Duong Province, reports the Zing online newspaper.

VOV.VN - Nearly 150 exhibits by publishers, book sellers and libraries will highlight the fourth annual book fair at the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre on Friday, September 22.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression intensified into the eighth storm in the East Sea today (August 31), according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

The Executive Board of the Buddhist Sangha of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum will offer over 2,000 gifts to disadvantaged people on the occasion of the major Buddhist festival, Vu Lan (Ullambana).

The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than US$189,157 sponsored by the Save the Children International (SCI) organisation to improve educational quality and equality for ethnic minority children.

At most aerodromes across the country, drivers of any four-wheel vehicle are required to pay a fee of between VND10,000 (US$0.44) and VND20,000 (US$0.89) upon entering the facilities.

He claimed he was upset that his villa was being taken away for a tourism project in Da Nang, so he wanted to hit back at authorities.

VOV.VN - Since it was implemented in 2011, the project “600 young communal Vice Chairmen” has developed competent cadres for many remote communes. 97% of the project’s cadres have fulfilled their assignments of contributing to the communes’ socio-economic targets and security.

The PM urges inspectors to take the issue 'seriously' as it has chipped away at public trust in the health care sector.

VOV.VN - The 25-storey German House in District 1 in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is set to open on September 5 aiming to enhance the connectivity between German businesses and other foreign partners in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Government leaders of Vietnam took a public stand Wednesday, August 30, against the ivory trade by signing on to a pledge to never purchase, possess, or give ivory to anyone as a gift. 

VOV.VN - Without a doubt, the Vo Nguyen Giap expressway linking Noi Bai Airport to metropolitan Hanoi is one of the most scenic paths in Vietnam, says Vnexpress Online.

Vietnam's internet speed slowed to a snail's pace on August 27 after the three internet cable systems connecting the country with the rest of the world went down.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has presented the title of “For the Course of Capital Construction” to two Frenchmen for their contributions to the capital’s development. 

Authorities in Hanoi have come up with a plan that would involve all the 19,000 taxis currently operating in the city to be repainted in one of two colors.