Experts said amendments to the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control should be based on three key foundations: political requirements, legal consistency and practical realities.

Scientists from the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have successfully developed nanovitexin from mung bean husks, creating a material with significantly enhanced properties compared to conventionally extracted vitexin.

In response to a call from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support community efforts against cholera and Ebola, Việt Nam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 7 has donated medical supplies and conducted disease prevention training for teachers and students at Sunshine primary school in Bentiu.

The Huế Central Hospital announced on June 22 that a 41-year-old resident of Mỹ Thương ward in Huế city has made a stable recovery and been discharged after receiving a heart transplant from a brain-dead donor.

More than 100 officers and soldiers from the city’s armed forces, along with 30 border guards, have been mobilised to support the construction effort.

Scorching temperatures are set to grip much of the country on Sunday, with heat warnings in place from Hà Nội to the south-central coast, while afternoon thunderstorms bring some relief to the south and Central Highlands.

Twenty-two task forces, working with specialist units and local police, inspected accommodation establishments and business premises linked to foreign nationals across the city.

A passenger coach and a heavily laden truck collided on the Hàm Nghi – Vũng Áng Expressway late on June 21, crushing the front of the coach and trapping passengers inside.

Since the installation of the tyre rescue devices, residents feel more secure when travelling and working near rivers and canals, and the initiative has helped raise community awareness of drowning prevention.