A cold wave from the north is closing in on the country and is likely to affect the northern and central provinces from Friday, said the National Hydro-Meteorology Forecast Centre.

HCM City plans to launch an action month for occupational safety and health in May as part of the city’s effort to raise public awareness about the issues.

Hà Nội Social Insurance has given 10 businesses in the city that have owed social insurance premiums for a long time until May 5 to pay up.

Doctors at Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City has performed surgery for the first time using indocyanine fluorescence imaging to treat gastric cancer.

More than 70 per cent of the Vietnamese population has fully escaped poverty, with at least 14 million having joint the global middle class, a World Bank report found on Thursday.

Đắk Glong District People’s Court in Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông on Thursday sentenced a former major to nine months in prison for the crime of forest destruction.

The People’s Court in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has sentenced 27 defendants in a case of illegal trading of value added tax (VAT) invoices.

The northern province of Quảng Ninh will temporarily suspend the licensing of karaoke and discotheque services throughout the province to complete planning for these activities.

A National Blood Centre will be formed under the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT), as decided by the Ministry of Health.