The number of students attending vocational training courses in the southern province of Bến Tre has been on the rise since 2015, indicating that people are increasingly interested in gaining work skills to compete in the internationally integrated economy.

Health insurance coverage in HCM City climbed to 83 per cent last year, exceeding the Government’s target of 80.7 per cent, according to city-based Việt Nam Social Security.

The People’s Court of HCM City on February 8 began its trial of Huỳnh Thị Huyền Như, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department of the HCM City branch of VietinBank, and Võ Anh Tuấn, deputy director of VietinBank’s Nhà Bè branch, on charges of "swindling to appropriate assets" worth VNĐ1.085 trillion (US$51 million) from five companies.

After rough seas halted all sea travel for more than a week, thousands of people are now flocking to buy tickets to return to Quảng Ngãi Province’s Lý Sơn Island District for Tết.

Thanks to active support from donors through blood donation campaigns across the country, concerns over blood shortages for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday have been eased.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has issued a warning concerning Streptococcus suis infection.

Two thousand children living in social welfare centres in HCM City will enjoy the Tổ Ấm Ngày Xuân (Spring Loved Home) programme on Saturday (Feb 10) at Tao Đàn Park in District 1 to celebrate Tết.

Vietnamese nationals and tourists alike will be entertained with dazzling firework shows at various sites across the country on the eve of 2018 Lunar New Year, reported Vietnam News Agency.

 Farmers in the south-central coastal province of Bình Thuận are facing a crisis with watermelon. The recent fall in prices has led to oversupply but low demand.