The Prime Minister has recently issued a decision on the National Plan of Action on prevention and control of money laundering, terrorism financing and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction for the 2021-25 period.

Two are being held on suspicion of holding a person in slavery or servitude, production and supply of a controlled drug and cultivating cannabis. The third suspect was arrested on suspicion of arranging the travel of another person with a view to exploitation.

Prices of plane and train tickets to tourist destinations for coming National Day (September 2) holiday have cooled down, and many are still available.

The central city has boosted tourism promotion activities in building links with South Korea and India – two hopeful markets in Asia – and Malaysia in an ambition of fully recovering its hospitality industry in 2023-24.

The Department of Public Security of An Giang province said on August 21 that the case in which 40 Vietnamese had illegally entered the country after an escape from a Cambodian casino shows signs of human trafficking and organisation of illegal migration for others.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission led by its standing vice chairman Lai Xuan Mon paid a working visit to Mexico from August 15-20 to exchange experience with local political parties in information and education as well as strengthen bilateral friendship and cooperation.

Twice a week, on Thursday and Sunday, the volunteers including bankers, lecturers, and businesspeople, prepare and deliver free lunch to a hundred people.

Demand for people to travel and visit relatives is expected to increase considerably during the holidays, which will give people a four-day weekend from September 1 to 4.

The ancient city of Hội An will host its 18th “Hội An – Japan Cultural Exchange” from August 26 to 28.

The solo exhibition themed Kiến (Ants) is a unique event in which one Vietnamese young sculptor introduces his very special works through modern installations with surrealism to reflect the natural life of ants.

The Government has approved a national programme on digital transformation in building new-style rural areas, towards smart rural development, for the 2021 – 2025 period.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chaired an online conference on public health yesterday in Hà Nội, suggesting solutions to address a number of challenges to improve the quality of health services.

A cheque was presented by head representative of Thai Binh Corporation Tran Thien Minh to Cuban Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Déborah Rivas Saavedra.

The central province of Thanh Hoa has trained thousands of Laos students over the past years, contributing to the development of the friendship between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan hosted a gathering on August 20 to celebrate the 77th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, agencies and localities to step up their coordination with the Ministry of Health to deal with urgent issues in the medical sector while addressing a national teleconference on August 21.

The Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in coordination with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recently organised a writeshop to update the Special Report “Youth for Climate Action in Vietnam.”

Solutions to improve the teaching and learning of Vietnamese language among overseas Vietnamese children were tabled for discussion at a seminar in Hanoi on August 20.