Wildfires are sweeping across southern Europe as soaring temperatures return to the region. Thousands of firefighters are tackling blazes in France, Spain, Portugal and Greece.
More than half a century after the war, efforts to locate service members missing from both the Vietnamese and American sides continue. Drawing on archival records, eyewitness accounts, and advanced image-analysis technology, the two countries are now working together to identify locations linked to those missing in action and to locate and recover their remains.
We have more updates on Typhoon Narra, which is now bringing widespread heavy rain and strong winds to northern Vietnam, triggering localised flooding and landslides in several areas. Authorities in Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa have stepped up response measures, including evacuating residents from high-risk areas to ensure their safety.
Yoichi is Hokkaido’s largest grape-growing area and is also renowned for its wines. Here, grapes are increasingly becoming a tourism asset, helping this small agricultural town attract around one million visitors each year.
Hue is one of the first localities to provide free textbooks to students for the 2026–2027 academic year. And for students in remote areas, the support is bringing an added sense of excitement. In the border commune of A Luoi 3, a new school and free textbooks are bringing early joy to local students. The support is also giving them greater confidence as they prepare for the new school year.
On August 23, the inaugural VTV Cup 2026, Vietnam's First Ethnic Minority Women's Football Tournament officially opened at Nghia Lo Ward Stadium in Lao Cai Province.
From “smart hamlets”, technology is gradually becoming part of everyday life and agricultural production, bringing change to rural communities across the Mekong Delta.