Health officials from Việt Nam, Laos and Cambodia shared experience in fighting infectious diseases, especially avian flu, at a workshop in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế yesterday.

Deputy Prime minister Trương Hòa Bình has ordered the Ministry of Transport instruct the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam and Vietnam Railway Authority to work with relevant agencies in provinces and cities that the railway runs through to take drastic measures to increase safety at railways.

The police department for Smuggling Prevention under the Ministry of Public Security said it has seized medicine worth over VNĐ5 billion (US$220) believed to have been smuggled from Turkey.

A lightning strike killed three people in the central province of Quảng Bình while they were working in an open cemetery yesterday afternoon.

 Trương Thị Mai, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, yesterday presented gifts to celebrate Vesak 2017 .

The Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province customs on Monday set up a port control unit that will link up with international counterparts to secure customs clearance and prevent smuggling and transport of prohibited goods.

The Plant Protection Department is set to issue a new decree on fertiliser management to encourage legitimate producers and eradicate fake products, which are widepsread.

HCM City authorities are soliciting private investment in healthcare projects because public resources are limited, according to the Department of Planning and Investment.

A wide gender gap, improper legal framework and lack of self-confidence create major barriers for women, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to participate in political life in Việt Nam, Associate Professor Đỗ Thị Thạch from HCM National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (NAPA) said yesterday.