The Vietnamese government is actively implementing the Programme of Action to promote the application and development of information technology to meet the requirements of sustainable development and international integration.

Police in the central Nghệ An Province said they arrested a suspect for trafficking marijuana in Thái Hoà Town yesterday morning.

Professor Lý Chánh Trung died in HCM City at the age of 88.

While the Internet, mobile phones and other digital technologies are spreading rapidly throughout the developing world, the anticipated digital dividends of higher growth, more jobs, and better public services have fallen short of expectation.

Vietnamese youth are struggling to find jobs. Some have found jobs but their incomes are not high, according to Nguyễn Đắc Vinh, Politburo member, First Secretary of Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU).

The proportion of patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is increasing steadily as the population ages rapidly, but most of them do not receive timely treatment, experts say.

Police in the north-eastern Quảng Ninh Province have remanded 91 gamblers in custody for further investigation.

A memorial service for 64 Vietnamese soldiers who fought to protect Gạc Ma Island, part of the Trường Sa (Spartly) Archipelago, from Chinese invaders on March 14, 1988 was held yesterday in the central Đà Nẵng City by the Liaison Committee for Marine Engineer Officers.

A fire yesterday (March13) morning destroyed a 4,000sq.m store of the Dorco Living Vina Co Ltd in Đình Dù Commune, Văn Lâm District, in the northern province of Hưng Yên.