Advances and discoveries in the field of oncology are being presented at the first Việt Nam multidisciplinary oncology conference being held in Hà Nội on September 5 and 6.

The central city has revved up construction of a 5.9km flood discharge channel system intended to keep people safe in their homes when flood season comes this year.

The number of dengue patients in the capital city continues to decline, but preventive efforts must continue, said Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung of the Hà Nội People’s Committee.

Schools throughout the country held ceremonies yesterday to mark the new school year for 22 million Vietnamese attending a range of facilities from kindergartens to universities.

Hundreds living near the Trị An hydropower plant in southern Đồng Nai Province went to the dam to catch fish right after the plant closed its spillway on Tuesday morning.

Đồng Tháp Province authorities released over a million fish into the Tiền River in Sa Đéc city on Monday as part of efforts to regenerate aquatic resources.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyên Quang has dropped 1.2 tonnes of baby fish into Lô River, aimed at getting productivity of bred fish back on track.

Construction workers in the northern province of Thanh Hóa discovered a 1m-long, 30cm-diameter bomb buried in the ground while building an asphalt road in Hàm Rồng Ward on Monday.

Schools mark new school year.