The Drug Administration of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Health has requested a halt to purchases and use of three batches of Human Albumin 20% due to concerns over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

The Việt Nam Social Security agency said it would continue to strengthen ties with other organisations in countries and territories to establish a more modern and efficient social security system.

 Border guards in the northern province of Quảng Ninh reported they have repeatedly detained people for smuggling fish from China.

Highly skilled doctors in Việt Nam using advanced prostheses and techniques have improved the quality and success rate of hip replacement surgery to a level as high as that of other countries.

A man from Hà Nội’s Gia Lâm District has been suspended from air travel for nine months after threatening aviation security staff with using a mine.

The worsening erosion at Hội An City’s Cửa Đại Beach took central stage at the 5^th Vietnam-Japan workshop on estuaries, coasts and rivers held on Monday and Tuesday in the historic town. The gathering attracted 150 scientists and managers, including 30 specialists from universities in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, local media reported.

The number of unemployed university graduates grew sharply in the second quarter of 2017, while the country’s unemployment rate declined slightly compared with the previous quarter, according to data of the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday it has issued an arrest warrant for three suspects on charges of appropriating property illegally at OceanBank’s Hải Phòng branch.

The Supreme People's Procuracy has decided to prosecute three women for the illegal transportation of drugs.