The Party and State has issued many policies and created the best conditions for the comprehensive growth of children, an official has said.

Hanoi has focused resources on infrastructure construction, especially transport infrastructure, with many important projects rolled out and put into service, contributing to ease traffic congestion in the capital city.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has targeted to complete the restoration of the Da Lat –Thap Cham railway and put it into operation by 2030.

Hanoi, which has joined the UNESCO's Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for four years, is actively implementing its committed initiatives, including three at local level and three at international level.

The entire process for granting e-visas, from applying for, processing requests to issuing visas and paying fees, is now carried out online, said the Vietnam Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision approving a master plan for the development of a network of social assistance facilities for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The northern port city of Hai Phong is paying attention to developing golf tours as one of its advantageous tourism products in order to attract more domestic and foreign visitors.

The Industry and Trade Department of Hanoi on August 17 judged entries sent to the city’s handicraft product design contest in 2023 which was launched in the locality from March this year.

The new visa policy, coming into force on August 15, is believed to open up various opportunities for tourism development, and stakeholders in this industry are taking actions to seize those chances.

The chip-based ID cards have facilitated the implementation of the Vietnam Electronic Contract Development Axis (www.CeCA.gov.vn) by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency.

The body of a Vietnamese citizen killed in a recent landslide in Khammouane province of Laos was found on August 14, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said on August 17.

Local businesses, tour operators, and accommodation providers in the southern region have been diversifying travel products to attract more holiday-makers in the coming National Day holiday from September 1-4.

The aviation industry is facing a severe human resource shortage due to several factors such as the recovery of the tourism sector and the expansion of airports across the country, experts said.

The Ministry of Transport proposed a ban on driving continuously for more than eight hours a day and more than three hours at night in a bid to raise road safety.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi reopened to the public from August 15 after an annual maintenance.

An exchange was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 16, gathering representatives of Lao and Cambodian families whose children are adopted by Vietnamese families, and representatives of those Vietnamese families.

Residents in the capital city of Hanoi can experience public bicycle-sharing service in inner districts from August.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed off a dispatch on August 16, requesting actions be taken to guarantee textbooks and teachers for the coming 2023 - 2024 academic year.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan had a meeting with female ethnic minority students who received scholarships from the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund, in Hanoi on August 16.

A training course on Vietnamese language teaching opened in Hanoi on August 16 for over 60 Vietnamese teachers from 17 countries and territories.