The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in smart city development will require high levels of investment to catch up with global trends, speakers at a conference held in HCM City said on October 16.

Dengue fever in Hà Nội has declined since last month, down 95.8 per cent against the same period of last year, but the risk of contracting dengue fever is still present, warned Dr Nguyễn Nhật Cảm, director of the city’s Disease Control Centre.

The application of financial autonomy for universities in Việt Nam is still on a trial basis and remains limited, according to experts.

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Việt Nam has eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

HCM City has set out a plan to use the Party’s assets more effectively based on market economy principles, according to the secretary of HCM City Party Committee.

Agricultural development is considered the most effective solution to ‘Zero Hunger’ and poverty reduction initiatives in Việt Nam, contributing to the realisation of sustainable development goals, said Lê Quốc Doanh, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Hà Nội Police on Monday arrested and launched criminal proceedings against a man who was allegedly involved in trading human kidneys earlier this year.

The country’s first waste-burning power plant, located in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ, was put into trial operation on October 15.

Police from the central province of Quảng Bình announced yesterday they had arrested a Laotian man for illegally transporting over 30kg of methamphetamine by pickup truck.