Although no H7N9 avian flu infections have been reported in poultry or humans yet, the likelihood of outbreaks in Việt Nam is high, senior officials said on Tuesday.

A strong cold wave is travelling from China to Việt Nam's northern region and will lead to the temperature dropping by 10 degrees Celsius, the National Hydro‑Meteorological Service has said.

A driver of a container truck and his assistant were rescued from inside the cabin after their truck overturned at Lò Xo Pass in Kon Tum Province.

At least two people were killed and 12 others injured after the sleeper bus they were travelling in suddenly exploded on Tuesday night in northern Bắc Ninh Province.

HCM City continues to seek permission from the National Assembly Standing Committee to retain a bigger share of its revenues and pile up more debts.

The central city of Da nang, in co-operation with the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA), will start building a seafood value chain in the city with a fund of 60 million Japanese yen (around VNĐ11 billion or US$528,000).

Vietnamese women who are unable to breast-feed their children for health reasons are increasingly using donated breast milk from other women, sparking warnings from physicians.

Unseasonable weather in southwestern provinces during the dry season has led to an increase in cases of diarrhoea, dengue fever, and hand, foot and mouth disease, all of which usually occur during the rainy season, according to health experts.

The HCM City’s People Committee has assigned the Department of Transport to manage and conduct research on and manage the planned expansion of a section of National Highway No 50.