The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has concluded its 2017 High-level Segment (HLS) by approving a minister-level statement on commitments of participating countries to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a focus on poverty eradication.

 The People’s Committee of Thua Thien- Hue province decided to move the grave of the bulldozed king wife’s tomb, augmenting the conflict between local government and the royal family committee.

VOV.VN - Rescuers were scrambled on Friday, July 21 to reach areas in the north central district of Ky Son in Nghe An Province hit by flash flooding with at least nine houses swept away after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks.

VOV.VN - One person was killed and two seriously injured Friday, June 21, when a wrong-way driver slammed into three motorbikes on the Hoa Khanh Bridge in the city of Sa Dec in Dong Thap Province.

VOV.VN - With four gold medals, one silver and one bronze, Vietnamese students have ensured themselves a third-place finish among the 111 participating countries at the 58th International Mathematical Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At least 15 million of the country’s 52-million workforce is suffering the consequences of severe noise levels, the Institute of Occupational Health and Environment, said on July 20.

The Media Training Centre of the Vietnam Journalists Association has organised a training course in the central coastal city of Da Nang for 30 reporters and editors who will cover the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting later this year.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An on July 21 held a ceremony to rebury the remains of 21 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died in Cambodia during wartime.

Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich and other officers on July 21 paid homage to martyrs in the central province of Quang Tri on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyr Day (July 27).  

 A seminar on building plans in response to drought, saline intrusion and flooding which are consequences of climate change in the Mekong Delta region was held in Can Tho city on July 21. 

Taiwan (China) will open 70 vocational training courses for 2,234 Vietnamese students in 2017, Taiwanese Deputy Minister of Education Lin Teng-Chiao said at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21. 

Representatives of over 200 tourism businesses attended a conference on improving management of tourism operations on July 21 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Hepatitis B and C viruses, the silent killers that cause millions of deaths worldwide a year, are estimated to affect over 8.7 million Vietnamese people in 2017, as heard a conference jointly held by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Hanoi on July 21.

VOV.VN - A special exhibition opened at Book Road in Ho Chi Minh City today (July 21) to commemorate the women who sacrificed so much during the country’s wars and were forced to endure the loss of their children serving in the military.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed the establishment of a steering committee to prevent traffic jams in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a plan to implement phase II of the Vietnamese youth development strategy, from 2016 to 2020.

 Strong winds, torrential rain and lightning in the northern province of Ha Giang’s Hoang Su Phi district killed one man and damaged property in the district.

A dengue patient who was recently brought from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Tropical Diseases went into shock in the ambulance.

VOV.VN - The Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee saluted 71 all-star blood donors at a ceremony today (July 21) for their help ensuring that lifesaving blood and platelets are available for anyone in need.

The Southern Institute of Ecology has discovered three new plant species unknown to the world in the Son Tra Nature Reserve during a three-year research and revaluation of its biodiversity, Dr Luu Hong Truong told a recent scientific conference in Da Nang.

The central province of Quang Ngai has asked for State support to improve the health centre in Ly Son island district.

Vietnam’s urban environment, especially in big cities, is facing numerous challenges, including air and water pollution, solid waste treatment and flooding, according to the 2016 National Environmental Report issued in Hanoi on July 20.

Internet security firms are cashing in on the increasing number of cyberattacks targeting entities in Vietnam. But all that glitters is not gold, experts have warned.

The Vietnamese population is getting older, a problem expected to continue well into the coming years.

The Vietnam Administration of Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AnimalsAsia on building plans to better protect bears.

VOV.VN - Cities consume 70% of Vietnam’s total energy and discharge 70% of the country’s total carbon dioxide emissions, a policy dialogue announced in Hanoi on July 19.

The Ministry of Health’s Medical Examination and Treatment Department and Vietnam Initiatives at Indiana University, will pilot a patient satisfaction telephone survey. Similar surveys conducted previously were done online.

The British Council in partnership with the Hanoi Grapevine and Creative Lab by UP will jointly launch a report and host a discussion on the role of creative hubs in Vietnam in developing a thriving creative economy. 

The Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, the Steering Committee for Northwestern Region and the Transport Ministry held a conference in Hanoi on July 20 to discuss developing transport infrastructure in the northwest. 

The People’s Court of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh on July 20 sentenced a man to death and gave two others a life sentence on charges of trafficking and transporting 30 bricks of heroin.