A delegation of the Health Department in the central province of Nghệ An yesterday visited Diễn Châu District to directly instruct locals to urgently control the spread of the dengue disease.

 New cargo trains which reduce transportation time were put into operation this morning in Giáp Bát Station.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has asked for approval from the ministries of Transport and National Defence to build a reservoir to solve flooding at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport.

Up to 15 serious labour safety violations at coal mines in northern Quảng Ninh province were reported in the first nine months of this year, killing 18 people and injured dozens of others, Lao Động (Labour) newspaper reported.

In August alone, there were five cases, leaving six coal miners dead.

Many health facilities in HCM City have run out of flu vaccines at a time when the peak flu season is arriving.

The head of the HCM City AIDS Prevention Centre has asked the Việt Nam Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS to help the country reach the 90-90-90 targets set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Over the next five years, the Asian Development Bank will support investment and policy reforms in Viet Nam that promote more inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth.

Việt Nam has honoured its commitment to the Paris climate agreement through diverse activities under the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) framework which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 A children’s protection programme will try to lower the proportion of disadvantaged children and those who are identified as vulnerable under the current rate of 4.3 per cent from now to 2020, according to goals set by the HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.