A department head at the Government Office was arrested on September 20 on the charge of receiving bribe in connection with the case at the Consular Department under the Foreign Ministry.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of National Defence to work closely with ministries, agencies and localities to review the enforcement of legal regulations related to post-war bomb and mine clearance.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has been told to finalise the National Power Development Plan VIII (PDP VIII) for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045, focusing on reducing coal power plants.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on September 17 issued a detainment and prosecution decision against former Secretary of the Party Committee of Hai Duong province Pham Xuan Thang and former director of the provincial health department Pham Manh Cuong.

Although the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the fisheries sector have strived to adjust their management over the fishing activities by fishermen in a bid to remove the "yellow card" warning imposed by the European Commission (EC) over IUU fishing, more efforts are still needed.

VOV.VN - An initial shipment of 20 containers of durian are due to be exported to China via official channels on September 17, according to the authorities of Dak Lak province.

Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang attended the annual meeting among the defence ministers of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in Vientiane on September 14 to strengthen the countries’ defence ties.

VOV.VN - A shipment of 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-10 vaccine arrived in Vietnam on September 14 to support the ongoing national vaccination campaign, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology reported.

VOV.VN - Petrol prices fell further as of 3 p.m. on September 12 following the latest price review conducted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced on September 8 that the Vietnam-RoK lantern festival to be held in Hanoi from September 9 to 11 will kick-start a wide range of activities to mark 30 years of bilateral diplomatic ties between the Rok.