Việt Nam News

The Hà Nội People’s Committee has assigned Aqua One JSC to conduct a clean water plant project for residents in the southwest of the city.

Hùng Vương Hospital has been recognised as a Center of Excellence for Breastfeeding by the Ministry of Health and Alive & Thrive on November 20.

The National Assembly (NA) this morning voted on the amended labour code with changes to the national holidays and labour practices, after months of heated debate among workers, employers and experts.

The People’s Court in Lạng Sơn Province has sentenced four members of a drug gang to death for trafficking narcotics.

The families of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a lorry in England last month will have to cover the costs to repatriate their relatives’ remains, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official document.

Four fishermen have died of asphyxiation after being trapped in a fish storage locker of a vessel off southern Kiên Giang Province on Tuesday.

Vietnamese unions have announced plans to support workers during the upcoming Tết holiday, especially those who have not returned home in years.

The HCM City chapter of the Việt Nam Red Cross Society yesterday (Nov 19) began a blood donation campaign to meet the expected spike in requirement for blood during the year-end holidays.  

The two children, aged one and five years old, died at the National Hospital of Paediatrics on October 31 and November 16. The source of infection is unknown.

Unlike in the past, health examination and treatment outside of regular office hours are implemented not only at many public hospitals but also the private ones in order to help patients access healthcare more easily.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân stressed the important role of the teachers in the country’s education and training development during a meeting with lawmakers who are former teachers, teachers and education managers in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Dengue fever epidemics could be forecast up to eight months in advance by a new satellite-based, early warning system.

Hà Nội’s Transport Department has spent roughly US$4.7 million to upgrade a section of road connecting the streets of Nguyễn Trãi, Trần Phú and Quang Trung in the districts of Thanh Xuân and Hà Đông.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh on Tuesday awarded the Independence Medal, First Class for the second time to the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs thanks to its special achievements over the years.

The national innovative start-up day Techfest 2019 is expected to connect the Vietnamese start-up eco-system with the region and the world, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Trần Văn Tùng at a press briefing yesterday.

HCM City authorities have ratified several big projects on housing and urban areas covering hundreds of hectares and located in the city’s inner and suburban districts.

HCM City Police announced on Monday they have launched legal proceedings against Nguyễn Tiến Dũng, a social worker from HCM City’s Social Support Centre, for allegedly molesting teenagers living at the centre.

A taxi driver has been detained for stealing an iPhone X from a foreign passenger, who happened to be a police officer, the Hà Nội Police Investigation Agency said.