Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from Bangkok has sent his deep condolences to the bereaved families in the incident that saw 39 people die in a lorry in the UK.

The health care sector has been focusing on improving clinics in communes to enhance primary health care services.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau will promote its key agricultural products, especially collective brand names, to increase their value and competitiveness.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh is promoting the super – intensive shrimp farming model since it is efficient and plays an important role in developing aquaculture into key economic sector.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuận, the country’s largest jujube producer, is expanding the area under the fruit and developing a value chain for it.

​​​​​​​Police in the United Kingdom have said they now believe all the people found dead in the back of a lorry were Vietnamese nationals.