The usage of online public services at the district level in HCM City has gained significant progress, according to the HCM City’s Information and Communications Department.

HCM City will expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology this year for surveillance of infectious diseases, such as hand-foot-mouth, throughout the city after successfully piloting it for dengue fever, the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre department’s deputy director Nguyễn Hữu Hưng told Việt Nam News.

Traffic accidents killed 67 people and injured 74 others during the three days of New Year holidays, data from the Ministry of Public Security showed on January 1.

HCM City honoured ten outstanding young citizens of 2017, who excel in their fields and exemplify the best attributes of the city’s young people, in a ceremony on January 1.

A blaze destroyed four houses at 12:30pm on January 1 in Lâm Đồng Province’s Lạc Dương Town.

All Vietnamese citizens can now participate in spreading knowledge conveniently and effectively thanks to the “Digital Vietnamese knowledge system” project – an ambitious Wikipedia-like portal tailored for Vietnamese, which was launched in Hà Nội on January 1.

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Pepper plants in the central Quảng Trị Province were destroyed following continuous rain and a simultaneous cold spell.

Vietnam News Agency photographers captured the festive atmosphere around Viet Nam to celebrate the New Year.