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Việt Nam recognises global support in post-typhoon recovery

Over the recent past, the embassies and foreign organiastions have provided or pledged about US$9.7 million in assistance to localities hit by the two typhoons, with $7.1 million in cash and $2.5 million in kind.

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Hà Nội steps up rabies control, shifts away from dog and cat meat trade

Experts discussed measures to strengthen rabies prevention and promote the transition of dog and cat meat trade activities in Hà Nội at a conference on October 28.

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Vietnamese gamblers disguised as foreigners to play illegally at Pullman Hotel

The information was revealed at the first-instance trial of 141 defendants in a case involving more than US$106 million in illegal gambling at King Club, located inside the Pullman Hanoi Hotel.

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On high alert

Over the weekend, torrential rain from Typhoon No. 12 battered central Việt Nam, causing landslides and widespread flooding. Authorities remain on high alert as heavy rain is forecast to continue through to October 28.

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Hundreds of students equipped with life-saving stroke awareness skills

Some 300 students and lecturers from the University of Science under the Việt Nam National University - HCM City took part in a training workshop on Monday (October 27) to learn how to recognise and respond to stroke symptoms.

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Experts stress ethics, social responsibility in applying AI to education

Ethical considerations and social responsibility must be placed at the heart of applying artificial intelligence (AI) in education, experts said at recent seminar held in HCM City.

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Vietnamese Talent Awards 2025 spotlight innovation in medicine and technology

The top healthcare prize at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2025 went to the project Multi-organ transplantation from brain-dead donors at Việt Đức Friendship Hospital, led by Dr Dương Đức Hùng and his team.

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Disaster high risks remain at rural and mountainous villages

As many as 28 lowland and mountainous areas in the central city have either submerged from 20cm to 2.24m in floodwater, or threatened with landslides as rainfall was forecast to remain between 150mm and 300mm on October 29-30.

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Training course opens for female peacekeepers in Hà Nội

The course, which will run until November 14 at the department’s headquarters in Hà Nội, is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and professional skills in UN peacekeeping for female officers from the Việt Nam People’s Army and several other UN member countries.