From 2007 to now, HCM City Children's Hospital 1 together with humanitarian organisation Smile Train has supported and provided free surgery for 10,000 children with cleft lip and palate.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)’s strong performance in connecting kind hearts to multiply acts of kindness, spreading the humane values of the country’s society and regime.

The explosion happened at around 9am at the gas treatment pipeline at the third floor of the company.

Religions in Vietnam have supported the nation in all difficulties and challenges, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing a conference praising religious organisations that have made contributions to national construction and defence in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30.

Vietnam has arranged a booth designated to popularise the protection of its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos at a Vietnamese food and consumer goods fair in Osaka, Japan.

The scientific and educational organisation "Meeting Vietnam" on August 30 presented 155 Vallet scholarships worth 2.4 billion VND (102,476 USD) in total to outstanding pupils and students in five Central Highlands and two south-central provinces.

Asian visitors made up the majority with nearly 997,000 arrivals, accounting for 69.18 per cent of the total in the eight months.

The 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) officially opened in Hanoi on August 30, with the participation of 500 delegates.

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria is the largest global financing mechanism for ending HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, investing US$4 billion a year to defeat these infectious diseases and ensure a healthier, safer, equitable future for all.

The Hung Yen Power Company (Hung Yen PC) is striving to complete the installation and replacement of existing meters by electronic meters for all customers in the northern province by the end of this year, according to Hung Yen PC Vice Director Ngo The Tuyen.

Hanoi’s public security units are now ready to carry out the amnesty round on the occasion of National Day (September 2), as all necessary preparations had been completed by August 29.

Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal is on an official visit to Vietnam for the seventh political consultation between the two foreign ministries from August 28 - September 1 at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hailed President of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) Alok Kumar Sharma, who is also British Minister for the Cabinet Office, for his contributions to stepping up the delivery of COP26 commitments.

The Ministry of Transport has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to promptly study the investment and operation of non-stop toll collection using camera recognition technology at airports.

Medical interventions are now non-obligatory for people who want to be recognised as transgender, and trans men are eligible for maternity leave should they be pregnant.

Vietnam always considers the US one of its top important partners, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told visiting Senior Aid to US Senator Tim Rieser at a reception in Hanoi on August 29.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has welcomed COP26 President Alok Kumar Sharma, who is also British Minister for the Cabinet Office, for visiting again to discuss cooperation in climate change responses and pushing for the establishment of a Just Energy Transition Partnership between Vietnam and its development partners.

Outstanding models have contributed to building a humanitarian ecosystem at hospitals, heard a forum on the ecosystem held within the framework of the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) for the 2022-2027 period on August 29.

The Vietnam Day in Slovakia was jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Association in the Central European country on August 28 in Bratislava.