A Vietnamese woman, Duong Thu Trang, has become one millionth tourist arrival from that country to Thailand in 2018, a historic first between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

Illegal ivory is widely available at physical and online retail outlets throughout Việt Nam, according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called on ministries and agencies to pay more attention to emerging social issues to have timely support measures.

The Mekong Delta should strengthen links between the transport infrastructure in its 12 provinces and Cần Thơ city to further foster development, Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has said.

A new field hospital was established in Hà Nội on Thursday, aiming to train Vietnamese military medical officers to prepare for a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

A 29-year-old man in Hà Nội was recently arrested on suspicion of running a kidney trading ring, local police said yesterday.

Việt Nam has called on countries around the world to raise the spirit of co-operation and harmonise their own interests with international concerns in coping with climate change.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre have taught poor households effective farming models to help them escape poverty.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến and Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in infection prevention, antibiotic resistance and infection surveillance.