The Vietnam Summer Camp 2023, which brought together 120 outstanding young overseas Vietnamese people from many countries and territories around the world, wrapped up its journey but left a strong impression on solidarity among participants.

Strong measures must be taken to resolutely eradicate illegal fishing in foreign waters in order to address the European Commission (EC)’s warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, stressed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen Nguyen Duy Ngoc on August 11 suggested major solutions for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to raise the efficiency of anti-drug cooperation.

As of July, the tourism sector had achieved 83% of its yearly target in the number of international visitors, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

As many as 250 domestic and international scientists are taking part in the Fourth International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Devices (IWAMD 2023), which opened on August 11 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

The United Nations in Vietnam marked the International Youth Day (August 12) with a ceremony in Hanoi on August 11, with over 50 young people taking part.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has submitted a proposal to the Government to issue a resolution on toll collection for the use of state-invested expressways.

With the North-South high-speed railway in planning, experts are raising concerns about how the line should be connected to the city centre for the interest of the passengers.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has so far this year imposed fines worth 3.6 billion VND (151,674 USD) for ship owners violating regulations on installing and operating vessel monitoring systems (VMS), a key work in Vietnam’s efforts combating Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

After 15 years of expanding its administrative boundaries, the capital city of Hanoi has shown a new face, becoming greener, cleaner, more beautiful, civilized and modern.

The south-central province of Phu Yen is targeting an average annual gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 8.5% in the period 2021-2025.

After 15 years of administrative boundary adjustment under Resolution No 15/2008/QH12 dated May 29, 2008 by the National Assembly, Hanoi has made great strides, contributing to the overall achievements of the country.

There are few skilled Vietnamese guest workers in Europe in recent years, according to deputy head of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Gia Liem.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang requested localities to make strategic and focused investments under the three national target programmes for greater efficiency while chairing a teleconference with 14 northern mid-land and mountainous provinces in Yen Bai province on August 10.

Hanoi’s Vinh Tuy Bridge phase 2 is expected to open for traffic before September 2 (National Day), thanks to the efforts of the Hanoi People's Committee to expedite the disbursement of public investment capital for key projects.

The steering committee for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang held a conference on August 10 to review the fight against IUU in seven months of this year and launch future tasks.

Multiple activities were held on August 10 at the general hospital of the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen, the first stop of the US-led Pacific Partnership 2023 (PP23).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged speeding up the implementation of key transport projects to create regional connectivity in service of national development, while chairing a working session of the State steering committee for such projects held in Hanoi on August 10.

Over the past years, thanks to joint efforts by the entire society and support from international friends, victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin in Vietnam have seen their material and spiritual life being improved.

Chris Geyskens, a Belgian woman, has worked dedicatedly over the past decade in a bid to improve living conditions of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam.