Police in Hà Nam Province have arrested a 25-year-old man, for the attempted murder of a three-year-old boy after beating him unconscious and hiding him in a freezer.

With a gold and three silvers, Việt Nam ranked ninth in the medal table, after China, Japan, the US, the Republic of Korea, Iran, Ukraine, Croatia and Taiwan (China)

The Government has approved a project on designating September 8 as the Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad. Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) and Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu talked to the press about the goals of the project and reasons to choose the date.

Vietnam Airlines Group, which manages Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO, has opened ticket sales for Lunar New Year (Tet) Holiday in the period from January 6 to February 5, 2023.

Through the Strategic Framework for Sustainable Development Cooperation (CF) between the Government of Vietnam and all UN resident and non-resident agencies in Vietnam, the UN hopes to show that it is ready and poised to serve the ever-changing needs of the Vietnamese Government, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis told Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 attended a conference reviewing the 30-year cooperation between the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board and the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR) in preserving the corpse of the late Vietnamese leader.

The Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises has begun working on the annual 2022 foreign direct investment report.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Ngo Minh Tien wished Vietnamese teams competing at the ongoing 2022 International Army Games the best possible performances, when visiting them on the outskirts of Moscow on August 14 morning (local time).

Vietnamese labourers who are working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) within the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme raised questions relating to their rights, interests and obligations at a meeting on August 14.

As of August 8, more than 177,989 labourers in Hanoi have received housing rent support under the Prime Minister’s decision with a total amount of over 92.8 billion USD (3.966 million USD), equivalent to 63.6% and 51% of the set plan, respectively.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi will reopen to the public from August 16 after an annual maintenance since June 13.

Four people have been killed and four others remain missing after heavy rain caused by the Mulan typhoon.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) is planning adding many trains to popular tourist destinations to serve high travel demand during the National Day holiday, which will last from September 1 to 4.

The ASEAN Family Day 2022 demonstrates joint efforts to respond to the pandemic, as well as strong support and commitment to ASEAN. 

Nguyen Van Uoc was one of four Vietnamese nationals, the others are Chu Van Cuong, Nguyen Van Duong, and Le Thanh Nam, who were reported missing to the police on Thursday July 21, 2022, and may have been inside the mill during a fire on Saturday May 7, 2022.

HCM City Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee is organising a festival for children in Việt Nam, Laos and Cambodia to foster friendly relations between the countries.

New music productions about mothers and children have been released to celebrate the annual Buddhist holiday of Vu Lan, an event that eulogises motherly love and is held annually in the seventh month of the lunar calendar.   

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.

Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region have managed to maintain economic stability and growth despite COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to experts.