Two of nine persons who had been rescued from the site of a building collapse at about 3.30am today at No 43 Cửa Bắc Street in Hà Nội have died.

The first session of the Asian Youth Forum 14 was held yesterday afternoon at the Đà Nẵng University of Foreign Language Studies.

With the rescue of one person at 9.45am today, workers have saved all those who were trapped in a building collapse at No 43 Cửa Bắc Street in Hà Nội.

Forty seven provinces and cities in the country now have hotlines on violations related to land-use right and management, the Ministry for Natural Resources and Environment reported.

Three more satellite 115 emergency aid stations opened in HCM City this week, according to the city’s Department of Health.

A pair of conjoined twins will be separated during microsurgery by doctors at HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No.2 when the twins turn three months old.

A 27-year-old patient, from Sơn Hòa district’s Sơn Hội commune, was yesterday confirmed as the third in Việt Nam to be affected with the Zika virus. The first two cases were found in central Khánh Hòa province and HCM City.

HCM City is buying new buses, upgrading existing buses and creating more bus routes to attract riders as the number of riders continues to fall.

At the age of 61, Lê Thị Bích Thủy of HCM City’s Gò Vấp District still travels around the country on her motorbike with friends, often for charity.