Việt Nam News

A total of 13,500 trees were planted along highways nationwide on Tuesday in response to the post-Lunar New Year tree planting festival, said Nguyễn Văn Huyện, director of the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN).

The number of flu patients hospitalised has increased sharply for the last month, said Đào Xuân Cơ, head of Bạch Mai Hospital’s Department of Intensive Care on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Distracted driving led to a severe accident on February 8 (the fourth day of Lunar New Year) killing three people and injuring five others in Hoằng Quỳnh Commune, Hoằng Hoá District, Thanh Hoá Province Police announced on Tuesday.

The planned multi-trillion đồng flood-prevention project in HCM City is expected to resume soon after being delayed since late April last year, said the investor. 

Lê Hữu Chí from HCM City’s District 5 went to the city’s Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital for a check-up that he booked online. Less than 15 minutes after the tests, the results were sent to his smartphone and the doctor’s tablet.

Tăng Chí Thượng, deputy director of HCM City’s Department of Health, speaks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about this year’s plans for the health sector.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, donors gave blood to help sick people in Hà Nội.

The People’s Committee of northern province of Quảng Ninh has submitted a project on building an undersea tunnel at Cửa Lục Bay to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc for approval.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam yesterday praised the efforts of scientists who are participating in projects in Việt Nam and in the development of the country’s science and education sector while meeting 70 representatives in Hà Nội.

Mentors are needed to help young Vietnamese entrepreneurs grow their businesses, but connections are still modest, experts said.

A total of 114 cases of measles were recorded in Hà Nội since the start of 2019, the city’s Health Department reported.    

The HCM City Superior People’s Procuracy proposed that the HCM City Superior People's Court overturn the decision of the HCM City People’s Court made in December that said ride-hailing firm Grab must compensate local taxi firm Vinasun for alleged losses the latter had allegedly suffered.

More than 25,000 students from 49 kindergarten, primary and junior secondary schools in Núi Thành District in the central province of Quảng Nam have been given access to clean water at school after 152 reverse osmosis (RO) water filtration systems were installed last month.

Last year, 521 endangered wildlife animals were saved in Việt Nam thanks to the engagement of people and law enforcement agencies, NGO Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) announced on Monday.

Two rail workers have been hailed heroes after saving a woman from certain death on a level crossing.

There will be a shortage of some 5,400 arts teachers when the new general educational curriculum is first implemented in the 2020-2021 school year, Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported.

A transport official from the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRV) said that the State-owned Việt Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) does not have the authority to ban vehicles from driving on the expressways under its management.

Two Russian tourists drowned at a Nha Trang beach on Tuesday, Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported.