The boat, carrying 46 tourists and three crew members, was struck by an unexpected thunderstorm while on a sightseeing tour to Sung Sot Cave and Titop Island.
In each of his cakes, Nguyen Huu Thien An, a 26-year-old pastry chef from Ho Chi Minh City, marries traditional culture with modern pastry artistry, ensuring it honours cultural values.
The merger of Ho Chi Minh City with the neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau marks not just an expansion of administrative management, but a historic turning point in Vietnam’s urban development.
Deputy FM Tuan Le Anh Tuan and UNCITRAL Secretary Anna Joubin-Bret signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNCITRAL for the 2025–2031 period. The MoU focuses on improving Vietnam's legal frameworks for the green and digital economies, enhancing capacity for Vietnamese legal experts, and supporting Vietnam’s legal reform in international trade.
The "Pact for the Future", adopted by world leaders at the Summit of the Future on September 22, 2024 in New York, outlines a shared vision and directions for cooperation across key areas to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reinforce the multilateral system, and enhance the role and effectiveness of the UN.
The 12th plenary meeting of the 13th Party Central Committee convened from July 18-19 in Hanoi. Party General Secretary To Lam presided over and delivered important speeches at the opening and closing sessions of the plenum.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened a meeting on July 19 to decide on relieving Do Duc Duy, member of the Lao Cai province’s NA delegation, from his position as NA deputy.
As of 6:00 pm, rescue teams had saved two more individuals from a tourist boat that sank in Ha Long Bay, bringing the total number of people rescued - both passengers and crew member - to 12. By 7:40 pm, the bodies of nine victims had been found. However, the exact number of people aboard at the time of sinking has yet to be confirmed.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 19 presided over a ceremony to hand over a decision to assign Tran Duc Thang,member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate, to take up duties at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, serving as Acting Minister.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue working closely with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to support Vietnamese-French professors Tran Thanh Van and Le Kim Ngoc in their ongoing journey to advance science and education in Vietnam, thus contributing to the country's path toward development and integration in the era of its rise.
In an official dispatch issued on July 19, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment called on People’s Committees of provinces and cities in the northern region and along the coast from Quang Ninh to Dak Lak to closely monitor Storm Wipha’s developments and be ready in response to it.
An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.
Thai authorities expect that the law will contribute to protect consumers from online fraud, ensure transparency and accountability from platform providers, and enable government agencies to effectively track, monitor, and regulate digital platforms.
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