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The National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) in Vietnam held its 4th annual mid-term workshop in Hanoi on September 16.

The first Health Science Institute in the Mekong Delta is set to open in the first quarter of 2025.

Amidst the serious flooding in some northern localities under the impact of super typhoon Yagi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has swiftly sought close cooperation with China in flood prevention.

Up to 201 people have been reported dead or missing, including 143 confirmed dead and 58 missing due to Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods by September 11 morning.

The Ministry of Transport has announced an infrastructure development plan to transform the country’s transport network by 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Many localities in the Southern Key Economic Zone have continued to see improvements in the labour market.

On September 2, 1945, at Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has freshly issued a dispatch directing the strengthening of measures to ensure security, order, traffic safety, fire prevention, and food safety during the National Day holiday.

The current regulations on advertising have not kept pace with online selling and the role of influencers, experts have warned.

The Ministry of Health launched a campaign to provide measles vaccines for children nationwide at a hybrid conference on August 22, to mark World Immunisation Week 2024.

The Ministry of Health has requested increased monitoring to detect suspected monkeypox cases at border gates and proactive surveillance in healthcare facilities.

The Ministry of Transport plans to disburse 75.824 trillion VND (3.03 billion USD) or 98.5% of the allocated public investment to the ministry this year, according to the Department of Planning and Investment's report.