The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission met in Hanoi on August 14, proposing disciplinary action over violations involving Party organisations at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and in Dong Nai city.

The Road Accident Damage Reduction Fund (RADRF) will begin providing financial support from September 1 to accident victims and families of deceased victims facing financial hardship, as well as people and organisations involved in rescue efforts.

Hanoi’s art institutions will stage a series of performances for residents in communes and wards across the capital to mark the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945–2026) and National Day (September 2, 1945–2026).

A new decree will expand the national e-ID app to include 206 categories of personal and organisational documents while enabling direct welfare payments.

The ancient Co Loa Relic Site, regarded by many international experts as the largest-in-scale and oldest capital city in Asia, will be nominated to join the UNESCO World Heritage list.

A Hanoi delegation led by Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang held talks in Moscow and St. Petersburg on railway development and broader cooperation with Russian localities.

Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully performed 4,278 robotic surgeries over the past decade, setting a Vietnam record as the country’s first and leading hospital in robotic surgery by number of cases.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Gau held talks with the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on August 14.

Vietnamese and New Zealand research institutions have agreed to deepen regular cooperation, including a proposal to establish a Vietnam Centre at the New Zealand Asia Institute (NZAI) at the University of Auckland.

Facing a virtually hopeless prognosis due to terminal lung cancer, Pham Van An has achieved a miraculous recovery. After nearly five years of treatment, he now can swim, play sports, and live like a fully healthy man.

Vietnam’s first pilot Smart Police Station has been installed by Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, offering 24/7 multilingual services ranging from incident reporting to emergency SOS calls.

A Russian woman was killed after a passenger bus slammed into a truck that had stopped in the emergency lane of the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway.

Agricultural exporters must adapt to diverging sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements as the European Union (EU) tightens food safety controls, with compliance increasingly critical to maintaining access to key markets.

A spell of torrential rain is forecast to sweep northern Vietnam and parts of north-central Vietnam from August 17-21, with some areas expected to receive more than 450mm.

The capital city of Hanoi is piloting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to detect traffic and urban order violations and help ease congestion, initially in Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho wards.

Vietnam needs $227-231 billion in exports in the final five months of 2026 to meet its annual growth target, as exporters grapple with rising trade barriers, costs and competition.

Vietnam Airlines flight VN34 from Munich (Germany) to Hanoi returned to Munich Airport shortly after takeoff on August 15 due to a technical issue, with all passengers and crew safe, the national flag carrier said.

As an increasing number of young people are delaying marriage, the issue has ceased to be merely a personal decision for individuals or couples and has become a national demographic challenge.

Recent police cases across Vietnam have uncovered thousands of counterfeit fashion products, exposing a supply chain stretching from shops and social media to warehouses and factories.

Flight after flight, patience, understanding and genuine love have helped a Vietnamese flight attendant and an Italian pilot build a happy home together.

Growing up in a remote mountain village without electricity, NT One spent more than a decade pursuing one ambition: bringing Vietnamese Hmong music into the global contemporary music scene.

There were no brides at these three weddings, but there was no shortage of love as families came together to celebrate and bless the couples’ unions.

Customer deposits at 30 Vietnamese banks reached VND16.02 quadrillion ($608.7 billion) by end-June, while outstanding loans climbed to VND17.04 quadrillion ($647.5 billion), leaving a gap of more than $38 billion.

Resolution 21 is expected to resolve bottlenecks in renovating old apartment buildings while establishing a foundation to safeguard citizens' property rights when structures reach the end of their operational lifespan.

Rooftop solar is gaining momentum across northern Vietnam, with more than 13,000 customers installing systems as several provinces roll out financial support.