State President Nguyen Minh Triet congratulated Prof. Ngo Bao Chau for winning the top mathematics award, describing it as a national honour, during his meeting with the Fields laureate in Hanoi on Sept. 1.

Two hundred outstanding businesses received the Sao Vang Dat Viet (Vietnam Gold Star) Award at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 2.

(CPV)- Coinciding with the launch of Vietnam's annual road traffic safety month, today August 31, the WHO and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) announced the commencement of a new program to strengthen road safety in Vietnam, particularly prevention of drinking and driving, a behavior that places individuals as well as other innocent road users at substantially greater risk of road injury and trauma.

“Vietnam Days” will be held in Bruxelles, the capital of Belgium, on September 2-3 to mark the 65th anniversary of Vietnam National Day and promote cultural cooperation programme between Vietnam and Wallonie-Bruxelles.

The signing ceremony of the cooperation plan between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam and the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports took place in Hanoi on Augusts 31^st.

With fine friendship solidarity between the two countries, Vietnam will continue assisting Cambodia in its educational and training development.

The Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand hosted a ceremony in Wellington on August 31 to mark the country’s 65th National Day, on September 2.

The preparations for the ASEAN women’s volleyball championship – VNPT Cup – have been completed, according to the Bac Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

(CPV) – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase an additional 20 flights on local routes to meet the increasing demand of traveling during national independence holiday from September 1st to 5th.

Two Chinese warships, the Guangzhou and the Chaohu from the 5 th Escort Task group of the Chinese Navy, started a visit to the port of Thilawa in Myanmar’s Yangon City on August 29.

Only when hitting snags in exporting their products do Vietnamese wood processors focus on the domestic market.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has extended his warmest greetings to President Nguyen Minh Triet on the occasion of the 65th National Day of Vietnam (Sept. 2).