VOV.VN - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced on August 7, on behalf of the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, that Canada will support a new scholarship program for ASEAN.

VOV.VN - The 11th Buddhist Youth Summer Camp themed "Sentiment toward the southwestern region" took place at Phuong Nam Zen Monastery in Can Tho city on August 4 involving 1,200 Buddhist youths from 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta.

Trade unions of the Presidential Office and the Government Office have raised funds in support of north-western provinces hit by the recent floods and landslides. 

The National Wage Council has agreed to propose a region-based minimum wage increase of 6.5 percent for 2018 to the Government for consideration.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on August 7 said that it has issued a temporary detention warrant for Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC).

Vietnamese and Lao female legislators met at a seminar in the central city of Da Nang on August 7 to discuss women deputies’ role in National Assembly activities. 

Recent heavy rains and flash floods have taken the lives of 26 people and left 15 others missing and 27 injured in the northern mountainous provinces.

VOV.VN - Barely an hour after four people were rushed to a Hoa Binh Province hospital on Sunday, August 6, after two motorbikes collided in the district of Lac Son, another person was fatally killed at the exact same place.

The headquarters of the former Party committees at civil, political and Party agencies of the Central Bureau for South Vietnam in Chang Riec forest of Tan Bien district, Tay Ninh province, have been recognised as a national historical relic site.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has allocated more than VND13.7 billion (US$602,800) to provide clean water for some 10,500 local households, mostly impoverished Khmer ethnic minority families.

A section of My Khe beach in the central city of Da Nang, considered one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in Vietnam, has been heavily polluted by untreated waste water illegally discharged from a construction project.

Vietnam is one of the top 20 countries that are at great risk of malware attacks on personal computers through USB flash drives, CDs and DVDs, according to Kaspersky Lab’s quarter two report on global security.

The central province of Ha Tinh has asked the Government not to resume activities of the Thach Khe iron mine, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty urged the northern mountainous province of Son La to focus resources on addressing the consequences of floods during a working session with local authorities on August 6.

A landslide triggered by prolonged rains over the past days killed a man in Ron Ru village, Tam Kim commune, Nguyen Binh district of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on August 6. 

Canada has pledged to continue supporting Vietnam to increase capacity to cope with non-traditional security challenges, including climate change and environmental issues.

Domestic mobile carriers VinaPhone and Viettel have slashed charges for data roaming services for subscribers, helping them stay connected at an extremely low rate when going abroad.

The line remains open, but police are investigating the incident.

A fire gutted a cathedral dating back to the 19th century in northern Vietnam late Saturday night, destroying its interior, with no casualties reported.

About 3,000 people in Hanoi took a walk for Agent Orange/Dioxin victims along streets around My Dinh National Stadium on August 6 to mark the 56th anniversary of the Vietnamese Orange Agent Day.

A new centre that will offer rehabilitation and post-surgery care to Agent Orange victims will open by the end of the year in HCM City, according to the HCM City Association of Victims of Agent Orange. 

As of August 5, heavy rains and floods took the lives of five people and left nine other missing in Yen Bai. 

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines rescheduled seven flights from Japan to Vietnam on the morning of August 6 due to Typhoon Noru.

The Government of Vietnam has attached importance to and implemented numerous concrete measures to promote gender equality and women empowerment, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at a seminar in the Philippines on August 6.

The embassies of Vietnam and Laos co-organised friendship get-togethers, featuring musical performances and sports events, in Moscow, Russia and Geneva, Switzerland on August 5 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of their countries’ diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962).

VOV.VN - In 2006 newborn Thien Nhan was abandoned by his teenage mother in a deserted park in Quang Nam province for three days. The baby’s right leg and genitals were taken by wild animals.

VOV.VN - Situated on the outskirts of the ancient city of Yogykarta, Indonesia, the DX Museum&Library is considered a miniature version of radio stations around the world, including Voice of Vietnam. 

Fulbright has received a lot of public attention as the first private non-profit American university licensed in Vietnam, and many are curious what it is going to teach. 

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in the southern province of Dong Nai has rejected rumors on social media that dioxin was found under the bed of the local Dong Nai River.

Customs officers at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have discovered an animal product trafficking case, seizing nearly 3kg of goods suspected to be bone glue of rare animals.