The Supreme People’s Procuracy announced it has indicted Châu Thị Thu Nga, former National Assembly deputy, and nine accomplices for their role in a VNĐ377 billion (US$16.8 million) property scam.

The central province of Quảng Nam has approved a traffic project connecting the National Highway No 1A to Tam Tiến commune in Núi Thành district in easing travelling time and accidents for local residents when crossing rivers.

Doctors from Long Khánh Town General Hospital successfully operated on and reconnected the left arm of a 22-year-old man after it was almost entirely cut off by a power saw.

Six Vietnamese workers were killed when an oxygen tank exploded at the construction site of a hydropower plant in Laos’ Bolikhamsai Province, a Vietnamese border army chief confirmed on Saturday.

Police in the southern province of Bình Dương have asked the provincial People’s Procuracy to prosecute Trần Thị Lệ Thu for faking land use right certificates in order to obtain fraudulent loans.

Khánh Hòa province authorities have set a 2018 operation deadline for a new runway under construction at Cam Ranh International Airport.

Child sexual abuse has been on the rise across the country, with most incidents remaining unreported, police have said.

The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalised patients in Việt Nam remains high, ranging from 20-50 per cent as many hospitals fail to pay appropriate attention to ensure nutrition for inpatients, health officials said.

Setting targets for prevention, diagnosis and treatment and monitoring their progress are imperative as the number of hepatitis patients in Việt Nam who receive treatment is too low, according to experts.