The broadcaster Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on Thursday launched two applications that allow smart phone users to register to get consultations from doctors online.

The Việt Nam Red Cross in collaboration with the American Red Cross launched the second phase of a project on building resilience to natural hazards.

The Ministry of Education and Training has requested departments of education and training, nationwide, to set up hotlines to receive opinions and complaints relating to education and training.

The Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday issued a wanted notice against the chairman of HCM City-based CRB Consultancy Service Company, Nguyễn Ngọc Thiên Phúc.

Prolonged heavy rains in Lào Cai Province over the past few days flooded 46 houses, according to the provincial Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control.

A fire broke out at a 4.200sq.m gas extraction station in the central Nghệ An Province at 8.30pm on Wednesday, the Lao Động (Labour) online newspaper reported.

A hundred and nine food poisoning patients in central Thanh Hóa Province were released from a local hospital on Wednesday.

The social insurance sector has made significant improvement in administrative procedures reform after four years implementing the Government Resolution 19/ NQ-CP on improving the business environment, delegates told a seminar in HCM City on September 28.

Recent building collapses in Hà Nội resulted from poor management and supervision by the State offices responsible for regulating construction, experts say.