Việt Nam News

Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư talks to Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director of UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, about the opportunities and challenges facing the elimination of HIV as a public health threat by 2030

One in every three children of ethnic minorities in Việt Nam was suffering from stunting while one in five was underweight, a report found on Tuesday.

The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship-Việt Nam 2020 was officially launched on Tuesday morning at Hà Nội Foreign Trade University.

The Government has approved the construction of an expressway connecting the northern provinces of Tuyên Quang and Phú Thọ under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) format after three years of delays.

In the message, PM Phúc said demand for travel would increase during the holidays, including the calendar New Year, Lunar New Year and spring festivals, which meant greater risk of traffic congestion and accidents.

Việt Nam is attending the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent which kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.

A representative of the Hà Nội's Saint Paul General Hospital said on Tuesday the Microbiology Department’s medical workers cut 40 HIV testing strips in half and tested on a trial basis on 80 blood samples without reporting to and asking for permission of the hospital’s managers.

Former US first lady Michelle Obama has arrived in Việt Nam and paid a visit to Cần Giuộc High School in southern Long An Province on December 9.

Three medical workers of Saint Paul General Hospital in Hà Nội have been suspended, accused of tampering with HIV and Hepatitis B testing kits.

Police in Hải Phòng City have arrested two men wanted by police China.

A planned shake-up of driving tests will ensure transparency and reduce the opportunities for fraud while improving road safety.

Most transport companies in HCM City lack parking space, and many resort to parking their lorries and container trucks on roads.

Việt Nam has made good progress in human development, with an average annual Human Development Index (HDI) growth of 1.36 percent during the 1990-2018 period. This places Việt Nam among the group of countries with the highest HDI growth rates in the world.

While Việt Nam Railway wants to keep its stations in city centres, many localities plan to push them to outlying areas, pleading pressure on inner-city traffic infrastructure, Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper has reported.  

The central city and Thừa Thiên-Huế Province plans to launch regular shuttle bus network to serve traveling for 14,000 commuters and tourists between the two cities each day from January of 2020.

The national public service portal, an electronic platform to connect the Government with people and enterprises, is scheduled to be officially open on Monday after nine months of construction.

Independent air quality tracker AirVisual reported a higher index in some areas in Hà Nội at 198 early on Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has commended 63 military personnel of the Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 1 for accomplishing their mission during the UN's international peacekeeping operation in South Sudan.