The SIS Cần Thơ International General Hospital (Cardiovascular Stroke Hospital), the first intensive-care hospital for emergency stroke intervention and cardiology in the Mekong Delta region, opened on Thursday in Cần Thơ.
Two Vietnamese girls were among the six victims who died in a fire yesterday morning at an entertainment centre in Ipoh, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak, The Star reported.
After an image of a homemade plastic screen installed in a taxi was posted on social media, the Vietnam Register confirmed that such modifications were legal. However, the screen must be inspected to ensure its safety to both drivers and passengers.
The Government recently issued a decree on amending and supplementing the list of foreign citizens eligible for e-visas and border gates that allow immigration by e-visas.
Hà Nội People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung has issued a document urging relevant agencies to focus on their work and avoid indulgence in post-Tết (Lunar New Year) festivities.
Four more universities in Việt Nam have been recognised with a Cambridge International A Level qualification, the most recognised international qualification provider for high school leavers entering state universities in the country.
The quality of life of a 71-year-old woman from Đồng Tháp Province has improved considerably after receiving an implanted six-arm prolenen mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse.
Thunderstorms and hail occur from March to May annually, when the weather changes from cold to hot and from the dry season to the rainy season, a weather expert said. However, the appearance of hail in mid-February is a sign that dangerous whether phenomena are more likely this year.
Phạm Khánh Phong Lan, head of the HCM City Food Safety Management Board, speaks to Việt Nam News about plans for 2019 and increasing the use of IT in tracing product origins.
A smart traffic monitoring and operation centre, the first of its kind in Việt Nam, was opened on Monday by the Saigon River Tunnel Management Centre.
Eight outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) had been reported in the northern provinces of Hưng Yên and Thái Bình, the Department of Health reported yesterday.
Resorts and hotels on the Côn Đảo Islands off the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu are hiring hundreds of employees for various positions earlier than usual this year because of the increasing number of tourists.
Hồ Chí Minh City’s Nhân Dân (People) 115 Hospital has successfully carried out the first robotically assisted brain tumour surgery in Việt Nam.
Old coffee trees on a total of 15,000ha will be replaced or grafted this year to improve yields, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s plant cultivation department.
The fight against trafficking, trade fraud and fake goods last year achieved significant results, said Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình yesterday.
Bắc Sơn border guard station under the Quảng Ninh Province Border Guard said on Monday it had arrested 12 people (including seven Vietnamese citizens and five Chinese people) who were crossing the Vietnam-China border illegally.
Police in Đắk Lắk Province seized 18,000 litres of petrol of unclear origin at a gas station in Cư M’gar District on Monday.
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) technology would be used to dig an underground section of the Nhổn-Hà Nội Railway Station metro line project, according to Hà Nội's Urban Railway Management Board.
Hail and whirlwinds in the northern mountainous region killed one person and injured three others over the weekend, the National Committee of Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue reported on Monday evening. Damage to private property, crops, livestock and public buildings was estimated to cost VNĐ26 billion (US$1.1 million) in total.
Cloudy murky tap water reported by residents living in Cẩm Lệ and Thanh Khê districts of central Đà Nẵng City in the recent days might be caused by dust from downgrading water pipes. These pipes are made from steel or cast iron and have been used for a long time, said Hồ Minh Nam, deputy director of Đà Nẵng Clean Water Supply (DAWACO).
