An extracurricular event on proper exercise and nutrition was organised on June 1 at 21 schools around the country in schools built under Dutch Lady’s Đèn Đom Đóm Study Encouragement Programme.

Police in Hà Nội's Bắc Từ Liêm District on Friday successfully busted a group of fraudsters suspected of producing and selling counterfeit hospital seals and documents.

The Public Health Emergency Operations Centre under the health ministry held a meeting  to assess the risk of Ebola entering Việt Nam and propose suitable preventive measures.

Police announced Thursday evening it had issued a wanted notice against former company executive Vũ Đình Duy, under whose leadership a State-owned firm lost millions of dollars.

A tanker burst into flames while refuelling a petrol station in Cần Thơ Province yesterday. Firefighters spent half an hour getting the blaze under control. Unfortunately, the driver of the tanker sustained serious burns.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) has suspended the officers, chiefs and drivers responsible for two train accidents in Thanh Hóa and Quảng Nam provinces recently.

Twenty-eight former officials of Đại Tín Bank (Trust Bank, now Việt Nam Construction Bank) charged with "abusing trust to appropriate property" and "intentionally violating state regulations on economic management and causing serious consequences" were sentenced to three to 30 years in jail by the HCM City People’s Court on May 31 after a three-week trial.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the merger of the Chàng Riệc historical and cultural forest with Lò Gò- Xa Mát National Park for administrative purposes.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam visited several schools, medical facilities and tourist sites in Hà Nội on May 31 as part of the Government’s routine inspection aimed at improving sanitation standard in public places at the capital city.