VOV.VN - More than 20 fire-trucks and hundreds of fight fighters battled a blaze that occurred at 8.45am today (August 28) at a Bach Dang Port warehouse in Hai Ba Trung Precinct, Hanoi.

 A group of university students from the southern province of Dong Nai have won the Asia-Pacific robot contest, known as Robocon, held in Tokyo, Japan.

The Women’s Union of Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 presented 140 gifts to poor Vietnamese and Cambodian women and children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The New York-based Institute for Vietnamese Culture and Education (IVCE) has called for donations to support poor students in rural villages of Quang Ngai and Lam Dong provinces for the new school-year.

Three international submarine cables, the Asia-America Gateway (AAG), the Intra Asia (IA) and the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SMW3), have broken down, affecting Vietnam’s external internet connection.

The south central province of Binh Thuan has taken actions to stop local fishermen fishing in foreign seas, a problem which has cropped up often recently.

Toyota Vietnam will start recalling 20,015 cars, including Vios and Yaris models, across the country from August 28 to replace airbags produced by the Japanese firm Takata, said the car manufacturer.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has a 227 km borderline with 442 markers. There, together with border guards, local people are joining efforts to protect the country's territorial sovereignty and border security.

An art troupe from Vietnam’s Military Zone 9 had a friendly music exchange on August 26 at Laos’ Ministry of Defence in the capital city of Vientiane, celebrating the “Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017”.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to increase cooperation programmes to support the city in enhancing human resources quality.

The Vietnam-France Friendship Association’s Hanoi chapter convened its fifth congress on August 27, during which it set to strengthen the introduction of the city’s culture and people to foreign friends.

The northern province of Hoa Binh and the Lao province of Luang Prabang have agreed to strengthen their friendship and cooperation.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines decided to adjust the departure time of its flights from Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong/Guangzhou of China on August 27 to ensure safety for its passengers as storm Pakhar landed China’s Guangdong.

The municipal administration of HCM City aims to keep the rate of overweight and obese children under five years at less than 12% by 2020.

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) urged that the management and oversight of websites using international domain names be strengthened to prevent violations.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked relevant authorities to develop a master plan on natural disaster prevention and mitigation in mountainous regions. 

VOV.VN - The 4th industrial revolution with the rapid advancement of the cyber network and digital technology has brought great changes.

Pegfilgrastim, a chemotherapy drug made in Vietnam, is expected to hit the market in 2018.

The former CEO of a private pharmaceutical company in Ho Chi Minh City has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for smuggling medicine and forging paperwork.

Customs officers in Ho Chi Minh City Friday (August 25) said they had just seized the largest postal package of iPhones and iPads smuggled from the US.

The number of new dengue fever cases in Hanoi has dropped in the recent two weeks but is still high, heard a meeting of the Steering Committee on Epidemics Prevention and Control in Hanoi on August 25.

VOV.VN -The 5th National Child Forum transpired on August 26 in Hanoi, giving children an opportunity to raise their voice on violence against children and child abuse. 

VOV.VN - In the first eight months of 2017 more than 5,400 people died on the country’s roads and highways, roughly 23 fatalities a day, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

The women’s union of Da Nang and UN Women jointly launched a Asia-Pacific regional project on enhancing measures to end violence against women and girls in the central city on August 25.

Outcomes of the Food Security Week, which took place in Can Tho from August 18-25, have contributed to materialising one of the four priorities of the APEC Year 2017 that is enhancing food security and sustainable development in response to climate change.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes Quang Binh province to bring a new strong wind of change for the tourism sector.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on August 25 presented the Friendship Order to History Professor Odon Vallet from the world-renowned Sorbonne University in France.

VOV.VN - A driver had a frightening experience Friday, August 25, when his minibus began spewing black smoke and flames, and moments later, became completely engulfed in southern Phu Yen Province.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Pakhar, the 14th tropical storm this year,has formed near the Philippines and could bring even more flooding to northern Vietnam, following the destruction caused by Hato this past week.

Police in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district have arrested a Malaysian man for his alleged involvement in burglaries in hostels in the city.