Việt Nam News

Pỉ Hoa, 67, is the oldest student at an adult literacy class in a poor remote village in the central province of Quảng Trị.

The pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, programme will be expanded to another 15 cities and provinces as part of the country’s commitment to end HIV by 2030, according to the Việt Nam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control.

Garbage collection fees could significantly rise in HCM City from next year, with each household paying an average of VNĐ48,000 per month more, according to a decision of the HCM City People’s Committee.

A forum for young Vietnamese intellectuals opened in Hà Nội on Tuesday, discussing initiatives for the sustainability of national development.

A man from Thanh Hóa was sentenced to nine years behind bars for spreading false information defaming the Vietnamese Government on Tuesday.

Vietnamese customs officers have seized 58 boxes of smuggled cigarettes in Vietnamese waters.

A plane carrying the first remains of 39 victims found dead in a lorry in Britain last month landed in Hà Nội in the early morning on Wednesday.

The HCM City Department of Traffic will suspend projects or revoke construction permits for units that repeatedly violate regulations related to construction works on roads.

The adoption of the latest advancements in cardiovascular surgery such as robot-assisted surgery and three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopic surgery has resulted in better treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Việt Nam, leading cardiologists have said.

China had funded 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) for the preliminary planning of a controversial train project in Việt Nam that would connect the northern border all the way through to an eastern port, the transport ministry announced on Monday.

While strides are being made to ensure safety for women and children, more still needs to be done.

Since 2016, the health sector has worked to attract foreign doctors and experts to come to Hà Nội and transfer advanced medical technologies to local doctors and medical staff.

Provincial authorities of Đồng Nai have made efforts to improve the province’s health services, aiming to please patients and residents as well.

The People’s Court of the southern province of Bạc Liêu on Tuesday sentenced a 38-year-old man to six years in jail and two years under mandatory supervision for “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Việt Nam.” 

Phenikaa Group launched its university and innovation foundation in Hà Nội on November 26.

The Singapore International Foundation in partnership with the HCM City University of Education and Rainbow Centre Singapore has launched the Teaching and Learning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder project in HCM City.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative in Việt Nam, Caitlin Wiesen applauded Đà Nẵng for its commitment to its growth as a smart, innovative and thriving city.

The Australian Government has granted 50 scholarships to Vietnamese students who are going to attend masters’ programmes at Australia’s world-class educational institutions in 2020, announced the Australian Embassy in Việt Nam.