Vietnam has launched its first energy efficiency network in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Journalists Association held on July 20 a seminar with revolutionary reporters to share their experiences of war journalism in observance of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

VOV.VN - Divers found the body of one of three missing from general cargo ship VTB 26, carrying 4700 tons of coal and 13 crew members that capsized and sank on Monday, July 17 in Cua Lo anchorage, Gulf of Tonkin, amid relentless waves caused by typhoon Talas.

VOV.VN - All lanes of National Highway 1 in Ho Chi Minh City are now open after a semi-truck crash blocked traffic most of the day Thursday, July 20, reported the Zing Online Newspaper.

VOV.VN - A crisis is rapidly unfolding in Vietnam as the number of people killed by the dengue outbreak in the Southeast Asian country has now reached 15, says the Ministry of Health.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau has actively devised comprehensive measures to preserve and develop its 92,000 ha of concentrated forests.

A consultation workshop took place in Hanoi on July 20, focusing on a draft action plan on rural-urban development to strengthen food security and quality growth in APEC economies.

VOV.VN - A motorist ploughed his car into pedestrians at Ben Sung Market in the northern province of Thanh Hoa Wednesday (July 19), killing one and injuring four people, reported the Zing Online Newspaper. 

VOV.VN - FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, the world’s largest express transportation company, in collaboration with Junior Achievement on July 18 announced the winners of the FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge in Vietnam.

An endangered pygmy slow loris found by a local 16-year-old boy is now in the care of the Bien Hoa city Forest Protection Sub-department in Dong Nai province.

A summer camp for expatriate Vietnamese youth is underway in HCM City and some Mekong Delta provinces until July 31.

The Transport Ministry has chosen a lotus-inspired design for a terminal at Long Thanh international airport in the southern province of Dong Nai. 

Vietnam's government signed an agreement on July 19 to work with animal activists to shut down all notorious bear bile farms and free the remaining 1,000 bears stuck in captivity over the next three years.

Over 50,000 dengue fever cases have been reported nationwide, with 15 deaths so far this year, according to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

The country’s first patient transplanted with his own stem cells, frozen for preservation, to replace stem cells destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation is well on the way to full recovery from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, local doctors have said.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has proposed measures to prevent diseases during the rainy season.

Although Vietnam is a relative late comer to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it can be confident of catching up if it adopts correct policies and measures, Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum, told the Vietnam CEO Summit in Hanoi on July 18.

Vietnam’s latest technology achievements in electricity and electrical equipment are being introduced at the 10th International Exhibition on Electrical Technology & Equipment (Vietnam ETE 2017) and the 7th International Exhibition on Technologies of Energy Saving (Enertec Expo 2017).

The Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 will celebrate the 70th War Invalids and War Martyrs Day (July 27) from July 21-30 with the theme “When Drinking Water, Think of its Source”.

Tropical storm Talas, which wrecked havoc in the northern and central regions of Vietnam, claimed seven lives and left four others missing by 5pm on July 18. 

Urban citizens, especially children, are being exposed to higher risks of respiratory diseases as air pollution worsens, experts have said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) to continue promoting its role in ensuring the country’s social welfare at a working session with the association in Hanoi on July 19.

Marketed later than other tourism products, combo tours have quickly become the favorite choice for travelers as they can reduce costs.

Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has suggested Incheon city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) help the Vietnamese city set up a start-ups support centre, towards promoting scientific and economic exchange.

The En Xanh (Green Swallow) 2017 programme, which aims to promote business solutions to social and environment issues, was introduced by the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP)  in central Da Nang city on July 18. 

The central province of Khanh Hoa will allocate VND8.7 billion (US$382,821) to provide vocational training for more than 4,200 fishermen by 2020.

President Tran Dai Quang has signed a decision to present gifts to Vietnamese heroic mothers, war martyrs’ relatives and invalids on the occasion of 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

VOV.VN - Heavy downpour over the last three days has made the water level on Nam La stream in Son La City rise dangerously high, submerging many locals’ houses and large areas of crops.

VOV.VN - Hanoi police have reported two dead and one injured after a fire swept through a house on Path 41, Vong Street on the night of July 18th.

VOV.VN - Former Vietnam Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky had an exchange with her fans on July 18th and presented gifts to orphans and children with disabilities at Tam Binh Center for Child Nourishment and Protection in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City.