NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 17 presented 106 savings books each worth US$88 to Vietnam Heroic Mothers and policy beneficiaries in the central province of Quang Nam on the occasion of the upcoming Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung chaired a teleconference in Hanoi on July 17 with ministries, agencies and localities to direct response to the consequences of storm Talas, the second hitting Vietnam this year. 

VOV.VN - Hundreds of trains throughout Vietnam have been suspended due to the destructive force of Talas, which has now been classed a tropical storm, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

More than 1,473,000 ethnic minority households across the country have been benefiting from preferential credit programmes with total loans worth up to VND40 trillion (over US$1.76 billion), reported the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

Experts have called for more buses, bus routes and controls on private cars and motorcycles to help ease traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Talas brought heavy rain to Hanoi on July 17, adversely affecting local lives as many streets in Nam Tu Liem, Thanh Xuan and Cau Giay Districts were flooded.

Ho Chi Minh City is creating favourable conditions for investors to reuse and recycle garbage to produce electricity, according to Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

 Nearly 200 scientists, biologists and conservationists, have unanimously agreed that the construction of all buildings in the Son Tra Nature Reserve should be stopped immediately.

Vietnamese labourers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) were advised to return home when their labour contracts expire at a workshop in Incheon on July 16. 

Tropical storm Talas landed in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at around 1 am on July 17, bringing strong wind and heavy rains to the region and is gradually weakening on its way westwards.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Talas moved through the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh this morning (July 17) with a wind speed of 90 kilometres per hour, uprooting numerous trees, causing power outages and blowing off house roofs.

VOV.VN - Hosting Lao students with difficulties, who are studying in Vietnam, is one of five action programs implemented by the Vietnam-Lao Friendship Association in Nghe An Province.

VOV.VN- Vietnam is among the globe’s top 10 countries most negatively affected by climate change and extreme weather events, said the Asian Development Bank in a report released on July 13.

BPhone 2, a high-end product of BKAV and the first made-in-Vietnam high-end smart phone, is expected to be marketed in August. 

Thousands of Vietnamese fishermen are stranded offshore with a major tropical storm expected to hit the region on July 17 morning. However, authorities say they were all given fair warning and urged to find shelter.

Hanoi residents are suffering the city’s worst air quality ever, with alarming pollution readings spooking attendees at a recent seminar.

Candles were lit at the Vietnam-Laos martyr cemetery in the central province of Nghe An on July 15 to remember more than 11,000 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is devising a scheme to export high-skilled labourers abroad to tackle domestic unemployment.

The 24th Mua he xanh (Green Summer) Volunteer Campaign kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16, attracting over 60,000 youngsters.

The Vietnamese and Lao embassies in the Republic of Korea (RoK) organised a get-together in Seoul on July 15 to celebrate the two countries’ 55th diplomatic relations anniversary (September 5, 1962-2017) and 40 years of signing their Friendship and Cooperation Treaty (July 18, 1977-2017).

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Thang chaired a teleconference with representatives of 24 cities and provinces on July 16 to discuss response to the upcoming storm, the second this year. 

More than 1,500 blood donors have taken part in a festival in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh as part of the  Hanh Trinh Do (red journey),  a nationwide annual blood donation drive.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung held working sessions with authorities, business community and Harvard University in Boston city, the US state of Massachusetts during his visit from July 12-14. 

Protected marine areas (MPAs) in the country face the serious threats of pollution, dynamite and electric shock fishing and haphazard infrastructure construction for tourism.

Vietnam’s telecom revenue is estimated at VND213.36 trillion (US$9.36 billion) in the first six months of the year, excluding Viettel’s business overseas, equal to 47.41% of the plan for the year.

VOV.VN - The summer youth volunteer campaign 2017 from June 1st to August 31st encourages young people to build new-style rural and civilized urban areas.

VOV.VN -The Law on Children and a series of child-related policies, which have begun to take effect this year, aim to improve children’s lives and better protect their rights. 

Following Hanoi and Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City has also come up with a roadmap to limit private vehicles in order to ease traffic congestion.

The Vietnamese team has claimed the second spot at the International Chemistry Olympiad this year by winning three gold and one silver medals, their best achievement ever.

VOV.VN - Breakups are difficult and sometimes feel like the end of the world. For many people, nothing starts the healing process faster than immediately getting rid of all ex-related items.