Mexican rescuers on Wednesday labored for a second night amid the rubble to save possible survivors of the country’s most lethal earthquake in a generation, including a girl trapped under a school in Mexico City,

 The APEC 2017 National Committee convened its ninth meeting in Hanoi yesterday under the chair of its President, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh. 

 The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on September 20 meted out punishment on two officials for their serious violations of Party rules and lax management resulting in great losses to State assets. 

 The Vietnamese National Assembly and the Argentina-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group need to promote experience sharing in holding elections, NA organisation and training for parliamentarians.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the Slovakian Government to continue to create the best conditions for Vietnamese businesses in Slovakia and ensure equality for hundreds of Vietnamese workers in the country. 

“Fly in the Skies” is a harmonious combination of music and painting, which promises to bring a space filled with emotions so that audiences can fully appreciate the artworks on display.

 Truong Thi Kim Tuyen will be Vietnam’s sole representative competing at the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix to be held in Rabat, Morocco on September 22-24.

 Ten-man Vietnam kicked off their campaign to qualify for the AFC U16 Championship with a comprehensive 5-2 victory over Cambodia on September 20 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

 Books are one of humanity’s oldest communications technologies, and this year’s Hanoi Book Fair seeks to highlight their role in the digital age with the theme “Books and Start-ups”.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee agreed to the Government’s proposal on joining the 1990 Istanbul Convention on Temporary Admission, NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said at the committee’s meeting on September 20. 

Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin of Italy Sandra Scagliotti debuted her Italian-language book entitled “Golden sands, Vietnam and archipelagoes in the East Sea" on September 19. 

The Electricity of Vietnam and the WB will join hands to install five solar power calculating stations nationwide as part of a joint campaign to promote the development of renewable energies in the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the World Bank (WB) to intensify its coordination and mobilisation of capital from international donors in order to develop suitable projects that meet Vietnam’s development investment demands. 

 Vietnam wants to attract more investment from the US, especially in finance, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former US Secretary of the Treasury Tymothy Geithner, who is President of Warburg Pincus during a reception in Hanoi on September 20. 

The application of IT is a crucial tool to enhance trade promotion activities nationwide by strengthening information exchange between trade organisations, officials said during a seminar held in Hanoi on September 20.

 American pianist Ory Shihor will perform with Vietnamese pianist Nguyen Bich Tra at the Soul Music and Performing Arts Academy in HCM City on September 22.

 Many travel companies have asserted that as well as growth in the number of visitors to Ha Giang,the locality’s tourism products have become more and more popular with both domestic and foreign tourists.

Shortly after Vietnam gained its independence in 1975, the country officially became the 149th member state of the United Nations on September 20, 1977. 

 The Abilis Foundation of Finland will fund the building of a tourism portal serving people with disabilities, which will take four months starting from September. 

A solo exhibition “Project Habit/ At” by artist Ruchika Wason Singh from Delhi, India is taking place at Huong Ngo Art Space, 3rd Floor Nola café, No. 89 Ma May Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.