Việt Nam News

Health experts called for improving patient safety at medical facilities at a meeting held in Hà Nội on Tuesday by the Medical Services under the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day (September 17).

A fishing vessel caught fire yesterday off Cửa Đại beach in the southern province of Bến Tre due to an electrical short circuit in the cabin.

The fire at the Rạng Đông light bulb warehouse in Hà Nội was caused by an electrical short circuit by a LED circuit board, according to police.

Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2019 started in Hà Nội on Tuesday, covering discussions on the development of renewable energy resources, including solar and wind power.

Central Highlands Đắk Nông Province has recorded the first death of dengue fever, the provincial Department of Health announced on Monday.

Up to 80 children from a local pre-school in northern Phú Thọ Province’s Cẩm Khê District treated in hospital for food poisoning in the past three days.

As many as 1,000 secondary school students nationwide will learn about global goals for sustainable development at the global event "World’s Biggest Lesson" to be held for the first time in Việt Nam in September and October in HCM City.

The Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has proposed the municipal authorities for approval a project to build three overpasses crossing Tô Lịch river for pedestrians and bike drivers.

New highways in the Mekong Delta region have met transport demand, but have failed to meet the socio-economic potential of the area, experts have said.

Việt Nam has put a lot of effort into removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind from wars, but the issue is still a great challenge for the country, a top soldier has said.

Recalling his struggles with poverty, Tuấn said his life started changing thanks to a $750 grant and policy changes that helped 52 households in the area.

Việt Nam plans to reduce 35 per cent of its Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) consumption by 2024 in an attempt to protect the ozone layer.

A young man stabbed his girlfriend and her roommate to death before committing suicide in the early hours of Monday in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District. 

Construction on the Cam Lộ-La Sơn section of the major North-South Expressway started in central Quảng Trị Province’s Cam Lộ District on Monday.

The Ministry of Transport has asked Chinese contractor of Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro line in Hà Nội to commit specific deadline when the project will be put into official operation.

A private pre-school in Bắc Ninh Province has been closed this morning after a three-year-old boy was left inside a vehicle for more than seven hours.

Police in HCM City found dozens of drug users during a surprise raid at a nightclub in District 5.

To preserve the Raglai ethnic minority language, two students at the Pinăng Tắc Ethnic Minority Boarding High School in Ninh Thuận Province have developed a mobile phone app for self-study.