After several rounds of feedback from ministries, sectors, and experts, the Ministry of Transport is finalising the proposal for the construction of the North-South high-speed railway, as the funding plan for the project has shown positive signs, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 stressed law building as a key task for ministries and agencies this month, urging great efforts to complete the draft laws that are slated to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at its eighth meeting, scheduled for October.

More than 17,100 apartments and land plots of real estate projects across the country remain in the market in the second quarter of this year, with land plots and houses doubling that of apartments, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) reported on August 14.

VOV.VN - Nha Trang city in the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa ranked fourth in the list of the most popular overseas destinations for Korean travelers on their Liberation Day holiday, which falls on August 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam on August 14 paid a courtesy visit to Senator Simon Birmingham, the opposition's Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Classical music lovers in Hanoi will be offered a treat as internationally renowned trumpet virtuoso Sergei Nakariakov and conductor Olivier Ochanine headline a special concert titled “Brilliance in Harmony: A Night of Musical Mastery”, with the event slated for August 16 at the Ho Guom Opera House.

VOV.VN - A total of nearly 900 cases of dengue fever have been recorded across Thua Thien-Hue province since the beginning of the year, with this figure representing a five-fold increase in comparison to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Head coach Cristiano Roland has announced his 23-player squad for the upcoming Peace Cup 2024 friendly tournament, which is being organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) to take place from August 16 to August 20 in China.

VOV.VN - The 10th Da Lat Flower Festival is scheduled to take place in December and will last until the end of the year, as announced by the Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman, chief of Malaysia’s Defence Force, is currently paying an official visit to Vietnam from August 13 to August 16 at the invitation of Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).