Kiên Giang Province welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists in the first quarter of the year, a 3.7 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

The Việt Nam Paediatric Association plans to issue a guidebook to parents and health staff on skincare and proper sleep habits for babies.

There were no casualties in the Greenlines DP C3 ferry boat capsizing at Tắc Suất Habour in Cần Giờ District.

The third Taste of Australia, an annual event that promotes Australian food and beverages, has begun and this year also marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Việt Nam News speaks with Australia’s Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton.

Three queen’s crape myrtle trees in An Giang Province have been recognised as Heritage Trees by the Việt Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE).

Officials from Hà Giang Province met with their counterparts in Cần Thơ City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta last Friday to promote the tourism potential of the northeastern province.

The HCM City Department of Health has instructed health officials in all districts to visit households with patients who are at a high risk of contracting TB and offer testing and treatment, Nguyễn Hữu Hưng, deputy head of the department, said at a conference held on April 6 in the city.

One worker was killed and another was injured in an accident at a coal mine in the coastal province of Quảng Ninh on Saturday, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

The World Bank (WB)’s experts have suggested Việt Nam promptly reform its social insurance sector to ensure the stable balance between collection and spending in the mid-to long-term future.