VOV.VN - The historic flood over the last 40 years that recently hit northeastern Thailand caused serious damage to many overseas Vietnamese living there.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung directed flood recovery efforts in Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on August 3. 

The Baha’i community has made significant contributions to the country’s development via activities to improve living conditions of needy people and enhance the public’s intellectual standards.

Costs of repairing roads damaged by floods and storms in the first seven months of 2017 had amounted to almost VND244 billion (US$10.7 million) by the end of July, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam reported on August 3.

A photo exhibition on ASEAN countries and people is scheduled to take place at Ly Thai To square in downtown Hanoi from August 5 to 11.

VOV.VN - The Ha Nam Province People’s Committee declared a state of emergency on Thursday, August 3, to deal with a growing outbreak of dengue fever, spread by infected mosquitoes, with 100 cases confirmed year-to-date.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has invested US$$167,162 to repair the Trang Tien Bridge crossing Huong River, in Hue city.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc has paid great attention to the prevention of HIV/AIDS spreading in the community, especially the transmission of HIV from mothers to newborns.

Quang Ninh authorities will sponsor households classified in the multidimensional poverty category to obtain health insurance, starting from January 1, 2018.

The Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration (VIWA) has launched a free mobile phone application, called Viwa Alert, which allows users to report water traffic law violations.

VOV.VN - Authorities say a crash involving two motorbikes has killed one person and seriously injured three others in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City, reports the Zing online newspaper.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and southern provinces of Laos have enjoyed fruitful partnerships in recent years through Party, State and people-to-people cooperation.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has decided to splash out more than US$18.5 million on a school milk programme for more than 557,000 pre-school and primary pupils during 2017-2020.

 All sources of funding, including state and local government budgets and the public, should be mobilised to maintain power supply for new-style rural areas, according to the Electricity of Vietnam’s Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC).

VOV.VN - After being held for a year, 27 Vietnamese fisherman who were arrested while fishing illegally in Thai waters were handed back to the Vietnam Embassy after successful talks with the local authorities in the Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.

Fishermen in the central province of Quang Tri released a rare turtle that became trapped in their net on August 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a plan to enhance communications about Vietnam’s international integration through major events from 2017 to 2020.

VOV.VN - Earlier today (August 3), torrential rain and flashfloods killed at least five people and left 12 missing in the Muong La District, northern Son La Province and Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province.

The construction of a flood control lake has begun in Ho Chi Minh City and is expected to be finished within a week.

They come from different backgrounds but have joined together for a community project in Vietnam northernmost province of Ha Giang.

Duc Thuan of Hanoi’s Ha Dong district bought a car with a Euro 4 emission standard after specific regulations were issued for such models in Vietnam. However, he said, finding Euro 4 fuel is “a whole other challenge”.

Promoting legal access for communes, wards and towns across the country is crucial for enhancing authorities’ responsibility in creating favourable conditions for local people to approach to legal regulations.

VOV.VN - The 12th National Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology opened in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on August 2, attended by leading scientists and experts from domestic and foreign research institutes, universities, hospitals and organisations.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has underscored labor cooperation among Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam as part of the partnership within ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Authorities in the northern province of Hoa Binh said they seized 30 kilos of heroin concealed in the body of a pickup truck during a routine traffic stop on Tuesday, August 1.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi is reporting a dengue fever fatality in a man who lived in the district of Ha Dong, according to a statement by the city department of health on Wednesday, August 2.

Credits provided by the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies have helped 179,100 households in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho escape from poor and near-poor status over the past 15 years, heard a conference in the city on August 1.

 The first 65km road section of the 140km Da Nang – Quang Ngai Expressway in central Vietnam opened to traffic on August 2.

The confederations of Labour of central Binh Thuan and Quang Ngai provinces presented 1,000 national flags to members of commune-based Fishery Trade Unions in Ly Son Island district, on August 1.

VOV.VN - A father and son in the northern province of Lai Chau on their way to work in their terraced fields were buried in a landslide early on the morning of Wednesday, August 2, report local officials.