Temperatures dropped sharply to a low of 21 degrees Celcius in Hà Nội as the winds of winter hit the capital Wednesday morning. 

The Government Inspectorate (GI) has revealed land use transfer violations committed between 2003 and 2016, Lao Động (Labour) newspaper reported.

Universities in the northern city of Hải Phòng are seeking partnerships with research organisations and enterprises in scientific research and technology development (R&D).

HCM City will allocate VNĐ3 trillion (US$128 million) from the city’s budget to speed up compensation and site clearance for a section of the Beltway No. 3 project, which has been delayed due to a lack of investment, according to Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of the city’s People’s Committee.

Priority will be given to building anti-flooding works first in the expansion project of Tân Sơn Nhất international airport in HCM City, under a new plan approved recently by the Ministry of Transport. 

Two large-scale food poisoning cases last week put 500 students in the hospital and left parents concerned about food safety in the country’s schools.

A Nobel prize-winning therapy offers a beacon of hope for the mounting number of cancer patients in Việt Nam, however, doctors caution that expectations should be tempered.

The ASEAN project development training course for Việt Nam, which aims to improve the quality of project proposals, kicked off yesterday in HCM City.

Some 200 female scientists in the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Hà Nội on October 18-29 to seek ways to promote female participation and contribution in science and technology.