Việt Nam News

A ceremony was held by authorities in the northern province of Điện Biên yesterday to repatriate the remains of 30 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who died on duty in Laos during wartime.

The 108 Military Central Hospital will put its central building into operation on December 17 as the country’s largest and most modern medical facility after more than seven years of construction.

The HCM City Food Safety Management Board has set up 12 inspection teams to ensure food safety and hygiene during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Authorities in Việt Nam’s biggest economic hub have encouraged every married couple to have two children.

The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) has submitted a proposal on the expansion of Vinh City International Airport in the central province of Nghệ An to the Ministry of Transport, reports  Vietnam News Agency.

A proposal on increasing nutrients in the meals of Vietnamese people was introduced in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Among vehicles violating traffic rules, trucks accounted for 55 per cent, while coaches and cars took 17 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively.

A Vietnamese woman, Duong Thu Trang, has become one millionth tourist arrival from that country to Thailand in 2018, a historic first between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

Illegal ivory is widely available at physical and online retail outlets throughout Việt Nam, according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called on ministries and agencies to pay more attention to emerging social issues to have timely support measures.

The Mekong Delta should strengthen links between the transport infrastructure in its 12 provinces and Cần Thơ city to further foster development, Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has said.

A new field hospital was established in Hà Nội on Thursday, aiming to train Vietnamese military medical officers to prepare for a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

A 29-year-old man in Hà Nội was recently arrested on suspicion of running a kidney trading ring, local police said yesterday.

Việt Nam has called on countries around the world to raise the spirit of co-operation and harmonise their own interests with international concerns in coping with climate change.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre have taught poor households effective farming models to help them escape poverty.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến and Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in infection prevention, antibiotic resistance and infection surveillance.

Some 198km of roads in the mountainous northwest region will be upgraded under a project costing US$188 million, borrowed from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

119 Lao people living in A Dơi Commune, the mountainous district of Hướng Hoá in Quảng Trị Province, were granted Vietnamese citizenship on Wednesday, the Vietnam News Agency reported.