An initiative to maintain communication systems during disasters received the Newton Prize in Việt Nam on Thursday.

The Việt Nam Computer Emergency Response Team has ordered all cybersecurity units at State agencies, enterprises and banks from the central to the local level to guard against the CoinHive malicious code.

The Ministry of Public Security is widening investigations into problems related to a batch of cancer drugs called H-Capita (500mg). It is also examning the responsibilities of the Department of Drug Administration of  Việt Nam (DAVN) and individuals involved.

The Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation (SAWACO) and Vinci Construction Grands Projects – Bessac CW1 on Wednesday (November 15) began construction of an underground water pipe to improve the city centre’s water supply.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society on Thursday launched a comprehensive programme to train members of the public in disaster prevention, provide targeted relief to victims and improve forecasting in the central region, which is battered by disasters every year.

The HCM City Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital yesterday (November 16) successfully performed the country’s first ever peripheral blood stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor.

An aid package from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for victims of typhoon Damrey arrived in the southern central province of Khánh Hoà Thursday morning.

The Government Inspectorate has detected violations worth (US$69.4 million) in many housing projects developed in Hà Nội between 2002 and 2014.