The lotus flower and Ngu Hanh Son Mountain in the central city of Da Nang have been chosen as designs for postage stamps celebrating the APEC Year 2017 in Vietnam.

Two bombs weighing over 1,600kg left from the US war in Vietnam have been safely removed from the gardens of local families in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, the Military High Command said.

With Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities considering an increase in the number of hours that mini trucks are banned in the inner city, businesses are worried about its fallout.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the aviation industry to tighten security and safety as they are important issues currently.

The mastermind of an extensive drug ring in Vietnam has been sentenced to death.His seven accomplices are given 20-years to life imprisonment. 

The Prime Minister’s decisions on establishing the Directorate for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Water Resources Directorate were announced in Hanoi on August 16.

A workshop discussing a project on strengthening non-State sectors’ (NSAs) voices for improved forest governance in the Mekong region took place in Hanoi on August 16.

VOV.VN - Thong Nhat (or Reunification) Park will host its 6th book fair on August 23-27, reports the Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) to continue revamping its operation based on the community, and in a pragmatic and sustainable fashion. 

 The Vietnam Press Museum has been set up with Tran Thi Kim Hoa, head of the management board for component projects of the Vietnam Press Museum project, appointed as its Director, according to the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA).

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Yen Bai chapter vowed to continue building the national great unity during its second congress, the 2017-2022 tenure, on August 16.

All officers and policemen in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will be mobilised to ensure security and safety for the APEC 2017 Food Security Week and High-Level Policy Dialogue on Enhancing Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change scheduled for August 21-25.

VOV.VN - Security experts have gathered to discuss recent technologies and best practices at the 9th Security & Fire Safety Exhibition & Conference, August 16-18, at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

 A recent landslide along the Tien River in Dong Thap province’s Hong Ngu district caused a coffee shop and 2,400 square metres of land to sink into the river.

LG Electronics Vietnam showed off “wallpaper” thin LG Signature OLED W Television for the first time in HCM City on August 15, announcing its 2.57mm-thin panel is the thinnest in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Health and the private sector are collaborating to develop biopharmaceutical innovation in a bid to position Thailand as the hub of international medicine. 

The Ministry of Public Health is set to hire more than 1,200 people with disabilities in an effort to promote employment. 

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training held an online conference with universities and colleges to review the 2016-2017 academic year and launch activities for next year.

A training course on defence affairs was opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on August 14 by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 30 military officers from Laos.

A new toll station connected to a BOT project in southern Vietnam has recently come under fire because of what drivers are calling its unreasonable rates.

The Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland (HTMi) will send teachers and transfer education programmes to the Da Nang-based Dong A University as part of their recent cooperation deal.

Students from Daegu, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City are taking part in an exchange programme at the university’s campus in Thu Duc district.

A seminar to introduce a life skills programme used in preschools and primary schools, called POKI, was held on August 15 in Ho Chi Minh City.  

A pilot project using low carbon emission light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs will light up 19 main downtown streets in Da Nang as the central coastal city prepares for the high-profile 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Economic Leaders Week.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and its Yen Bai chapter held a requiem on August 15 for heroes and martyrs and for the victims of the recent historic flood which claimed the lives of at least 30 people in Yen Bai province and other northern mountainous localities.

Representatives of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies discussed investment in dynamic and healthy aging for sustainable growth at a multilateral forum opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15.

All the communes in the Central Highlands have been linked with the national power grid, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.

A charity programme “Vietnam – Laos hearty meal” for poor patients took place in Laos’ Medical Hospital 103, Vientiane on August 14, as part of activities celebrating the Year of Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship. 

Sam Son city in the north central province of Thanh Hoa is set to become a second-tier urban area by 2025 and the first-tier coastal tourist urban area of world class by 2040 under the province’s master plan. 

Hanoi’s Transport Department and the Hanoi Transport Corporation have proposed to the municipal People’s Committee a pilot programme on using an electronic transportation cards on BRT route 01, connecting Kim Ma and Yen Nghia bus stations.