PM inspects Formosa’s waste treatment facility
PM inspects Formosa’s waste treatment facility

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 24 paid a working session with leaders of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company (FHS).

PM inspects Formosa’s waste treatment facility
Vietnam aims to cut road accidents, death tolls by 5-10 percent
Vietnam aims to cut road accidents, death tolls by 5-10 percent

 Vietnam aims to cut the number of traffic accidents and deaths by 5-10 percent every year and lower the number of severe crashes related to coaches and motorbikes between 2016 and 2020.

Vietnam aims to cut road accidents, death tolls by 5-10 percent
Deputy PMs visit revolutionary contributors ahead of martyrs’ day
Deputy PMs visit revolutionary contributors ahead of martyrs’ day

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam visited and presented gifts to national revolutionary contributors in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on July 24 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947).

Deputy PMs visit revolutionary contributors ahead of martyrs’ day
VOV, China Radio spearhead cross-cultural exchange initiatives
VOV, China Radio spearhead cross-cultural exchange initiatives

VOV.VN - China and Vietnam have a strong relationship, said Vu Hai, vice president of VOV, at a reception today (July 24) in Hanoi for his counterpart Hu BangSheng of China Radio International.

VOV, China Radio spearhead cross-cultural exchange initiatives
Coping with an aging population in Vietnam
Coping with an aging population in Vietnam

VOV.VN - To manage the trend of the aging Vietnamese population it’s important for people to rethink their education, work, and retirement plans, says the General Department of Population and Family Planning.

Coping with an aging population in Vietnam
Dengue fever on the rise in Mekong Delta
Dengue fever on the rise in Mekong Delta

Dengue fever cases in the Mekong Delta increased by 125% in the first 15 days of July 2017 compared with the same period last year. 

Dengue fever on the rise in Mekong Delta
More than 88,500 cases of smuggling in first half of 2017
More than 88,500 cases of smuggling in first half of 2017

In the first six months of 2017, authorities uncovered 88,560 cases of smuggling, prosecuting 1,100 cases involving 1,372 people.

More than 88,500 cases of smuggling in first half of 2017
Ministry stops operation of new double-decker buses
Ministry stops operation of new double-decker buses

The Ministry of Transport has asked seven cities and provinces to halt the operation of double-decker buses, the first of their kind that began their trial runs early this month.

Ministry stops operation of new double-decker buses
Vietnamese cities aim at waste-to-energy future
Vietnamese cities aim at waste-to-energy future

Several Vietnamese cities are striving to recycle and reuse waste, with waste a growing concern in the country and around the world.

Vietnamese cities aim at waste-to-energy future
Charity gala in Moscow raises money for Children’s Heart Foundation
Charity gala in Moscow raises money for Children’s Heart Foundation

VOV.VN - A charity music performance was held on July 22nd in Moscow to raise funds for the Children’s Heart Foundation (CHF).

Charity gala in Moscow raises money for Children’s Heart Foundation
Two dead, 10 injured in multiple-vehicle crash in HCM City
Two dead, 10 injured in multiple-vehicle crash in HCM City

At least two people have been killed and 10 others injured after a pile-up involving a dozen cars and motorcycles in Ho Chi Minh City.

Two dead, 10 injured in multiple-vehicle crash in HCM City
Hanoians give out free hugs to share love in Int’l Free Hugs Day
Hanoians give out free hugs to share love in Int’l Free Hugs Day

An estimated 600 people, aged 18-25, gave out free hugs to friends, brothers and sisters, and strangers during an event to celebrate the International Free Hugs Day at Savico Megamall in Long Bien District, Hanoi, on July 23.

Hanoians give out free hugs to share love in Int’l Free Hugs Day
Incense offering event commemorates heroic martyrs in Laos
Incense offering event commemorates heroic martyrs in Laos

The Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese people in Laos offered incense to heroic martyrs at the Laos-Vietnam Fighting Alliance monument in Keun village of Thoulakhom district, Laos’s Vientiane province, on July 23.

Incense offering event commemorates heroic martyrs in Laos
Vietnam Airlines delays flights from/to China due to storm
Vietnam Airlines delays flights from/to China due to storm

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced to delay eight flights on air routes between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City and Chinese Hong Kong/Guangzhou on July 23 due to Roke, the third storm in the East Sea.

Vietnam Airlines delays flights from/to China due to storm
Free cleft palate surgery for poor ethnic minorities in Central Highlands
Free cleft palate surgery for poor ethnic minorities in Central Highlands

The Children’s Fund in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on July 23 coordinated with the Operation Smile Vietnam to provide free examination and surgery for 140 needy people who suffer from cleft lip and cleft palate.

Free cleft palate surgery for poor ethnic minorities in Central Highlands
Stroke-struck Chinese sailor saved in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
Stroke-struck Chinese sailor saved in Ba Ria – Vung Tau

A Chinese sailor suffering a stroke was saved off the southeastern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 23.

Stroke-struck Chinese sailor saved in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
Lao mother saves life of Vietnamese soldier
Lao mother saves life of Vietnamese soldier

In international relations, there are not many relationships as special, solid and loyal as between Vietnam and Laos. This story will further illustrate the special ties between the two nations.

Lao mother saves life of Vietnamese soldier
Son La police arrest three drug dealers, seize 28 heroin bricks
Son La police arrest three drug dealers, seize 28 heroin bricks

Police of the northwestern province of Son La arrested on July 22 three persons involved in a cross-border drug trafficking ring, seizing 28 bricks of heroin.

Son La police arrest three drug dealers, seize 28 heroin bricks
PM wants more good deeds for revolutionary contributors
PM wants more good deeds for revolutionary contributors

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 22 attended a meeting reviewing the 20-year implementation of policies towards revolutionary contributors in the central province of Quang Nam, home to the biggest number of contributors in Vietnam.

PM wants more good deeds for revolutionary contributors
Tropical depression strengthens into fourth storm in East Sea
Tropical depression strengthens into fourth storm in East Sea

A tropical depression on July 23 afternoon intensified into the fourth storm in the East Sea so far this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Tropical depression strengthens into fourth storm in East Sea
Embassy marks War Invalids and Martyrs Day in Ukraine
Embassy marks War Invalids and Martyrs Day in Ukraine

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine marked 70 years of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947) with a celebration held at the Concert Hall in Odessa city on July 21.

Embassy marks War Invalids and Martyrs Day in Ukraine
Vietnam suspends double-decker tour pilot program
Vietnam suspends double-decker tour pilot program

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has requested a temporary hold on tourism services using double-deckers in several big cities, pending new guidelines from the prime minister.

Vietnam suspends double-decker tour pilot program
Another tropical depression and third storm of the year develop over East Sea
Another tropical depression and third storm of the year develop over East Sea

A tropical depression and the third storm of the year have formed over the East Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Another tropical depression and third storm of the year develop over East Sea
Forest protection and afforestation
Forest protection and afforestation

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims to increase forest coverage to 42% of its land area in 2020. 

Forest protection and afforestation
Vietnamese spending more money on travel
Vietnamese spending more money on travel

The lucrative tourism market is being exploited massively by domestic and foreign travellers through internet-based tools. 

Vietnamese spending more money on travel
IT recruitment to rise 20-fold in 2018 against 2016
IT recruitment to rise 20-fold in 2018 against 2016

IT recruiters will be seeking up to 350,000 programmers in 2018, a 20-fold increase compared to 2016, according to the Salary, Welfare and Trends in the IT Sector in Vietnam Report for the second quarter from TopDev Vietnam.

IT recruitment to rise 20-fold in 2018 against 2016
Preserving traditional family values among OVs in Czech Republic
Preserving traditional family values among OVs in Czech Republic

VOV.VN - Though living in the Czech Republic, many Vietnamese families there have retained traditional customs.

Preserving traditional family values among OVs in Czech Republic
A veteran’s search for fallen comrades
A veteran’s search for fallen comrades

The family of martyr Luong Khanh in Nha Trang city couldn’t hold back the tears when they received a letter from a stranger informing them of the location of Khanh’s grave.

A veteran’s search for fallen comrades
Ba Ria – Vung Tau signs wastewater deal
Ba Ria – Vung Tau signs wastewater deal

Dutch-owned company Royal Haskoning DHV has recently signed a contract with the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Company (BUSADCO) for a complete wastewater solution benefiting over 175,000 residents of the Phu My New Urban Area.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau signs wastewater deal
Deputy PM asks for multi-reservoirs’ safety
Deputy PM asks for multi-reservoirs’ safety

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered relevant agencies to conscientiously maintain the dyke system and supervise flood developments in the Hong (Red) River basin multi-reservoir operation.

Deputy PM asks for multi-reservoirs’ safety