Đà Nẵng University, in co-operation with University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) (Francophone University Association), have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the fields of scientific research, education and student exchange, technology transfer, communications, business management, water management, and embedded software systems.

The proportion of people with HIV/AIDS in HCM City who have health insurance surged to 70 per cent last February from 20 per cent in April last year, according to the city HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre.

Asian and European educators meeting in Viet Nam this week agreed that innovative education is the key to ensuring qualified human resources for the sake of countries’  sustainable development.

Due to a critical shortage of domestic supply, 80 per cent of all ingredients used in the production of Western and traditional drug production in the country are imported, said pharmacist Tạ Ngọc Dũng, Secretary General of the Việt Nam Medical Material Association.

Việt Nam Farmers’ Association on Thursday organised the “Head for the open sea” festival in coastal Hải Phòng City, calling people for joining hands in protecting marine environment and sovereignty over sea and islands.

The HCM City People’s Committee has called on departments and agencies to work together to penalise owners of construction projects that violate regulations on construction.

Market watch forces of the northern province of Hải Dương on Wednesday seized a truck illegally transporting some 2,500 ducks for breeding purposes from China.

Four children drowned on Wednesday while swimming in a river in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

A cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from Friday early morning with the lowest temperature dropping to 10 degree Celsius in the high mountainous areas, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre.