Children of fallen Vietnamese soldiers participated in a meeting in Washington on May 26 with their peers of American soldiers who had been killed or wounded in battles during the Vietnam war.

Prosecutors of Japan’s Chiba prefecture on May 26 decided to prosecute Yasumasa Shibuya, a suspect in the March killing of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl. 

The Ministry of Construction held a national conference in Hanoi on May 26 to review the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Decision No.22/2013/QD-TTg on housing support for those who made contributions to the national liberation revolution.

VOV.VN - Paul George Harding, an American teacher at an elementary English school in Hanoi and members of his class are on a mission to keep Hanoi clean by devoting themselves to projects to the capital city.

VOV.VN - June is recognized as National Child Abuse Awareness Month in Vietnam and over the next few weeks the Vietnam government will undertake many initiatives publicising its dangers.  

VOV.VN - Vietnamese agencies have detained some people for spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, an act prohibited by Vietnam’s Criminal Code.

VOV.VN - Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze at a store and pharmacy since early this morning (May 27) in the town of Dong Xoai in the province of Binh Phuoc, reports the Vietnam News Agency.

A three-day exhibition on historical and legal evidence affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes opened in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan on May 26.

Almost 10 reports on operations of networks for community like Civil Society Inclusion in Food Security and Poverty Elimination Network (CIFPEN) and Vietnam’s non-government organisations (NGOs) were presented at a conference held in Hanoi on May 26.

Ho Chi Minh City will coordinate with Lao localities, including Xiengkhouang province, to well organise events celebrating the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation, a local official said.

A Japanese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) began carving out a tunnel for the metro line 1- Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien section in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.

The Party and State always pursue a consistent policy of protecting, caring for and educating children, President Tran Dai Quang said, stressing that investing in children is to invest in the nation’s future. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) treasures the relationship with the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia’s Motherland and the Lao Front for National Construction, said  VFF Vice President and Secretary General Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN -  Google has announced it will support the Vietnam Farmer’s Union to establish training courses on internet skills for over 30,000 farmers in nine provinces across the country over the next three years, reports Dantri Online Newspaper. 

The Central Highlands provinces have halted licensing projects involving the use of natural forests for other land needs, particularly for industrial tree plantations, and those likely to overexploit forest products in converted forest areas.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested Google open an official representative office in Vietnam to jointly handle issues that may arise while receiving Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of the US's Alphabet Inc, Google’s parent company, in Hanoi on May 26.

A visiting delegation from the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia’s Motherland led by its Vice Chairman and Acting General Secretary Nhem Valy, has met with officials from the Hanoi Party Committee.

Some 1,222ha of protective forests in the central province of Ninh Thuan has been planted, contributing to biodiversity preservation and poverty reduction in mountainous localities. 

The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved FPT Information System (FIS)’s proposal to develop an intelligent transport system (ITS) to improve traffic flow in the city.

VOV.VN - A commuter train was quickly evacuated after it caught fire after slamming into a passenger minibus Friday (May 26) at a railroad crossing in the city of Tuy Hoa, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - A couple from the city of Quy Nhon in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, have been identified as the victims of a fatal collision between a motorbike and a tractor trailer today (May 26).

Two Tibetan bears which were illegally possessed in southern Tay Ninh province were sent to Hon Me Rescue Centre in the southern province of Kien Giang.

EDoctor, a mobile app developed by a Vietnamese tech startup that connects users with medical professionals, has been selected to receive free mentorship and monetary support from Google.

Vietnamese people are zinc deficient at an alarming rate, especially pregnant women and young children.

Vocational education and training must be reformed to meet the requirements of the fourth industrial revolution, experts said on May 25 at a meeting held in HCM City.

The family of late Japanese archaeologist Nishimura Masanari, an expert on Vietnamese archaeology, has donated his entire library – in all, 7,000 items – to the National University of Hanoi.

The Prime Minister has decided to establish a National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and Toxic Chemical Consequences.

VOV.VN - Recently in Hanoi, young people are creating more and more DIY workshops so that people can come to learn some new skills and experience a creative environment.

Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong has called on local district administrations to continue fortifying their efforts to reclaim the city’s sidewalks.

Police have launched criminal probes into five Vietnamese for violating regulations on protection of endangered animals and illegal possession of drugs, after the five were arrested earlier this month while attempting to kill a live tiger in Hanoi.