VOV.VN - The Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to recognise Vietnam’s newly issues passport as long as information about the holder’s place of birth is properly added and stamped in the passport.

Hanoi will host a festival of craft villages and streets at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long from October 13 – 16, aiming to promote and preserve local traditional handicrafts, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 31 hosted a reception for Medical Representative of Japan’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Matsuoka Yoshinori, who is in Vietnam to prepare for the opening of T-Matsuoka Medical Centre in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Lotte expects to receive additional Vietnamese support and favourable conditions to undertake its long-term investment projects in the country, Shin Dong-bin, chairman of Lotte Holdings Co. Ltd. at a meeting with State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 31.

VOV.VN - The 60th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations (1962-2022) and 45 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (1977-2022) were marked on August 30 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Streets throughout the capital have been decorated with flags and banners in the lead-up to the 77th anniversary of the National Day (September 2, 1945-September 2, 2022).

The 6th congress in the 2022 – 2027 tenure of the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association’s Hanoi chapter (VCFA Hanoi) has held in Hanoi, electing a 30-member executive board.

"Princess Anio" - a joint opera performance between Japan and Vietnam will be held at Hanoi Opera House in September 2023, heard a press conference in the central city of Da Nang on August 27.

VOV.VN - The number of cases of dengue fever being recorded in the capital has increased sharply in recent days due to spells of heavy rains, leading to several people being hospitalised in a serious condition, according to information given by the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - Hong Kong media outlet South China Morning Post (SCMP) has published an article advising international visitors not to miss out on three wonderful Vietnamese noodle dishes, including cao lau in Hoi An, bun ca in Hanoi, and Phu Quoc’s ‘stirring noodles’.