Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are set to prohibit high-rise construction along several streets in a bid to ease regular congestion at local traffic hotspots.

A number of low-cost air carriers have announced the opening of air routes between Vietnam and Japan, while Japanese travel firms are planning to promote tours to Vietnam, raising hope about a new wave of Japanese travelers.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association and its chapters at all levels will continue trying their utmost to nurture the friendship and special solidarity between the two countries, said a VUFO official.

Solutions to improve the teaching and learning of Vietnamese language among overseas Vietnamese people were proposed at a seminar in Hanoi on August 22.

Establishing social organisations is a significant stride in the management of social affairs, heard a workshop in Hanoi on August 22.

The Philippines’ navy handed over to the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines a Vietnamese sailor who was recently rescued from the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf by the host country’s military.

The Vietnam-Spain Friendship Association’s Hanoi chapter will continue organising numerous activities during 2017-2022 to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between the two peoples.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price signed a memorandum of understanding on August 23 on developing a national reference medical laboratory for Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Over the past week, health officials in the central highlands Dak Lak Province have identified more than a dozen cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, an illness commonly seen in children.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Thailand is promptly preparing all necessary procedures to bring nine Vietnamese fishermen home next week.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) and the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) will increase delegation exchanges and cooperation in training officials in charge of religious work while supporting the two countries’ Buddhist Sanghas in conducting their activities.

APEC officials shared the views that finance remains one of the biggest challenges to the health sector at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.

Experts gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on August 22 to discuss a project on management of natural resources and biodiversity preservation in socio-economic development.

The Southern Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (SVPHEOC) was inaugurated at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Paster Institute on August 23.

The biggest and most comprehensive-ever book collection on the history of Vietnam has just hit bookcases throughout the country.

The Vietnamese government has recently issued Resolution No.81/NQ-CP on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on education cooperation with the Indonesian government. 

A representative from the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines on August 22 visited Do Trung Hieu, a kidnapped sailor who was recently rescued by the host country’s agencies, affirming that the embassy is working to bring him home.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VA) plans to adjust its schedule for flights between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Hong Kong and Guangzhou due to the impacts of storm Hato in China. 

Several groups of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) met in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 23 to discuss how to coordinate their activities in terms of food security and climate change.

VOV.VN - Naman Conference Hall designed by Vo Trong Nghia has received International Architecture Award 2017 in recognition of its traditional and modern architectural style.

Construction delays at new river bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City mean that the new ferries will be docked until October.

The former director of Vietnamese pharmaceutical firm VN Pharma is facing 10 to 12 years in prison for importing and distributing substandard cancer medicine.

VOV.VN - In the past few days, several northern mountain provinces have suffered severe floods and landslides, causing great loss of human lives and property.

The APEC Health Working Group (HWG) held a policy dialogue on August 22 to discuss the acceleration of action on tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the region.

The Health Working Group (HWG) hosted a policy dialogue on promoting healthy aging and non-communicable diseases (NCD) control for a healthy Asia - Pacific region.

The Noi Bai Catering Services Joint Stock Company (NCS), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, has received a “Certificate of Appreciation” from Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) for its excellent in-flight meals offered on the ANA’s flights.

The Vietnam Migration Profile 2016 was released by the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi on August 22.

As many as 183 houses will be built near Dau Tieng lake in the southern province of Tay Ninh for Vietnamese expatriates returning home from Cambodia.

Representatives from the central province of Quang Nam and Laos’s Sekong province had a working session in Tam Ky city on August 22 to discuss coordination in conducting a survey on undocumented migration and marriage in their border areas.

VOV.VN - It is a proud moment for a Lac Hong University team from Dong Nai Province that jetted off for Japan today (August 22) to represent the country at ABU Robocon 2017 Tokyo, reports the Vietnam News Agency.