Việt Nam News

Vietnamese students won four gold medals at the first International Science Competition (ISC 2018) recently held in Malaysia, according to Hà Nội’s Department of Education and Training.

A five-day training progamme on “Management of Vocational Education and Training (VET) Colleges” was launched in the northern province of Bắc Kạn.

A fire burned in a fuel tank garage on Nguyễn Tất Thành Boulevard in Phước Đồng Commune, the central city of Nha Trang for more than four hours on Tuesday evening.

Doctors from Bình Định Province General Hospital removed a 112mm knife from chest of a male patient on Tuesday.

Doctors and physiotherapists at HCM City’s District 11 Hospital’s traditional medicine department are treating more and more patients who prefer traditional methods over Western medicine, or want a combination of both.

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday opened the first-instance trial on losses incurred by Đông Á Bank (DAB) caused by defendants’ “abusing power to appropriate assets”, “intentionally violating regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences” and showing “lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences”.

First-grade hospitals in the country are undertaking many activities for standardisation and quality control of medical laboratories to be able to share medical test results with each other. 

The air quality of the capital city of Hà Nội, particularly at industrial zones and areas with dense population has been improved thanks to the adoption of a number of measures.

Việt Nam had been immersed in a golden period of urbanisation with a growing number of city development projects. This period is predicted to continue after 2050 but could prove challenging.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved aid worth over US$100 million to help the Vietnamese Government install eight modern irrigation systems in five drought-affected provinces, according to a press release from the bank.

A fishing boat moored at Long Thạnh Đông Port in Núi Thành District, the central coastal province of Quảng Nam, burst into flames yesterday.

Vietnam USA Society’s English Centers (VUS) on Nov 26 signed an agreement with Oxford University Press to update curricula and training courses for VUS teachers.

The National Committee for Traffic Safety has asked the Government to direct authorised agencies to strengthen inspections on the transport of dangerous goods, especially the transport of petrol and chemical substances.

The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Southeast Asia (CCAFS SEA) programme continues to work towards the goal of ensuring food security in the face of climate change by working with its partners to integrate solutions and mitigation policies into national and regional development plans.

The Centre for Wildlife Research and Conservation and representatives of 15 domestic and international conservation organisations operating in Việt Nam have proposed additional regulations to protect the country’s wildlife.

Two of four generators at the Quảng Ninh Thermal Power Plant have halted operations since last week due to lack of coal, the plant’s representative told online newspaper dantri.com.vn.

One person has died after inhaling noxious fumes from a coal stove, doctors at a hospital in Nghệ An Province have said.

Hòa Bình People’s Court has sentenced one person to death and one to life imprisonment on charges of drug trafficking.