Agriculture-based tourism is a new trend in Việt Nam and is playing an important role in building new-style rural areas, helping to improve income for citizens, according to a senior official.

The HCM City Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has directed personnel to take measures to prevent flooding caused by high tides.

The health sector is trying to strengthen the grassroots healthcare system to improve the quality of primary healthcare and reduce hospital overloading, according to a health official.

The VinTech technology development company’s Institute of Big Data announced on Thursday that it will start a US$4.5 million project to build Vietnamese genome data next year. The project, “Building the Database of Genetic Variations of the Vietnamese,” will decode the genomes of 1,000 people to generate mass data for local and foreign researchers.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Nông has decided to dismiss the Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tuy Đức District for appropriating public land.

A group of nine fishermen adrift on a fishing boat were saved off the coast of Quảng Bình on Friday as their vessel was towed to safety.

Experts discuss key issues on sidelines of the Tourism & Travel Summit 2018 in Hà Nội on Thursday.

A typical morning in Dốc Mơ Farm starts with fresh bamboo charcoal toothpaste by the spring, before the residents wash their clothes using soap berries, all grown in their garden.

The pentavalent vaccine ComBe Five will be included in the national expanded immunisation programme by the end of this month, replacing the Korean-made Quinvaxem, according to the National Institute of Hygiene Epidemiology.