The Minister of Education and Training has sent a dispatch to leaders of provinces and cities on preparations for the new school year amid the complicated pandemic situation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hailed the medical sector, including medicine scientists, for bringing their brainpower to fight the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years.

The 27th Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) was held in Abidjan city of Ivory Coast from August 9-27 in both in-person and online formats, during which Vietnam was elected as a member of the UPU Postal Operations Council (POC).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a get-together on September 1 to celebrate the 76th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

The PathetLao Daily on September 1 published on the front page an editorial hailing Vietnam's achievements and the Laos-Vietnam relationship on the occasion of Vietnam's National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Three batches of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, consisting of a total of 2,016,460 doses, touched down in Ho Chi Minh City by air on September 1.

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco, California, and the local government on August 31 jointly held a Vietnamese flag hoisting ceremony to mark the 76th founding anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2).

Vietnam will need to do more if it wants to become a digital powerhouse as envisioned in the socio-economic development strategy adopted by the Party in February 2021, said a report of the World Bank.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested that exemplary models who have made great sacrifice and contributions to the nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, including volunteers and philanthropists, be identified and honoured.

The Embassy of Spain in Vietnam is organizing a series of cultural programs to promote creativity and help people in Vietnam de-stress while staying at home amid the spread of COVID-19.