A full-line test run began on Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien) in Ho Chi Minh City on August 29, including both elevated and underground sections from Suoi Tien Coach Station in Thu Duc city to Ben Thanh Station in District 1.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has held a ceremony to congratulate the Vietnamese community there on being recognised as the 14th ethnic minority group of the host country.

Supermarkets and wet markets are now busy as the Vu Lan festival is only three days away.

To protect children and keep them safe in cyberspace, there should be a "digital immune system and digital vaccine", or knowledge and skills that help them protect themselves.

In Vietnam, many types of fruit peels are considered waste and are thrown away, such as mangosteen peels, cocoa pods and rice husks. But in fact, they are very precious as can treat diseases and be processed into useful products.

The cancer incidence in Vietnam is estimated to triple after 30 years and the current urgent situation is that more and more young patients have been suffering from cancer.

On the morning of August 25, Vietnam Partnership Auction (VPA) announced that following the first unsuccessful car license plate auction, the next auction will be re-conducted in September 2023.

HCM City authorities have submitted a plan for the USD5.5-billion Can Gio International Transshipment Port to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for consideration.

A baby sister has been given a life sentence and another a 20-year jail for allegedly murdering a 17-month-old baby in an unlicensed kindergarten in Thuong Tin District.

The opening ceremony took place in the German town of Wernigerode on August 24.

The population in Hanoi has been increasing very rapidly, but the number of schools has not increased proportionally because of limited available land.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has been assigned to urgently gather public opinions and streamline procedures for granting work permits to foreign nationals working in Vietnam.

The ninth opening ceremony of the Vietnam Youth Student Summer Camp in Europe took place on August 24 at the Vietnam Cultural Center in France.

The public bike rental service was officially launched in Hanoi on August 24 in six inner districts.

To reduce labour and enhance agricultural productivity, one farmer has devoted nearly two decades to tireless research and developing more than 50 types of automated agricultural machinery.

Ongoing heavy rainfall is projected to persist, heightening the potential for floods and landslides in various parts of Vietnam and raising concerns about further damage and displacement.

Party and State leaders mourned and paid their tributes to Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh at his funeral held in Hai Phong City on August 24 morning.

Police in Khanh Hoa Province are investigating the deaths of a woman and her three daughters at their home in Cam Lam District.

As many as 21 flights both from and to Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on August 23 had to either be diverted, delayed, or canceled due to unfavourable weather conditions.

A teacher has been detained by police after a child died in a swimming pool at Vietnam International School in Hanoi.