The Ministry of Health has approved a campaign to provide two-in-one vaccines against measles and rubella for children aged 1 to 5 in high-risk areas, with the aim of increasing immunization coverage.
The Mekong Delta province of Cà Mau is building high-capacity fishing ships as part of its push to develop its sea-based economy.
A series of rubber forests in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province were cut down for rubber wood and growers have switched to other trees after a period of over-supply and falling prices in recent years, local media reported.
Student medical insurance only covers 90 per cent of students in HCM City, compared to the target of 98 per cent set by the city’s People's Committee
Officials on Monday discussed the implementation of gender equality in the workplace during a discussion held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat, European Union (EU) and EU-ASEAN Dialogue Enhancement Programme.
New bus route linking Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình bus station with Nội Bài International Airport was officially put into operation on Saturday by the Transport Corporation Hà Nội (Transerco).
Members of a drug trafficking ring were busted at the weekend transporting a combined 12kg of methamphetamine from Cambodia to Việt Nam at the border in Tây Ninh Province.
A series of armed robberies have been reported in recent months, raising public concern over security and social order.
A drunk driver in HCM City crashed into several motorbikes and taxis on Sunday night, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
More than 9,100 infrastructure works have been built and nearly 3,300 other works were maintained in most disadvantaged communes in the last three years thanks to on-going Programme 135.
The Obstetrics-Paediatrics Hospital of the central province of Nghệ An on Saturday inaugurated a prenatal-newborn screening centre, which will serve the north central region.
Bus companies in HCM City are planning to reduce the number of trips because of lower subsidies from the state and a lack of contracts with the city’s Public Transport Management Centre
The secretary of HCM City Party Committee on October 20 promised residents involved in the Thủ Thiêm dispute, especially those living outside the project’s boundary, that swift action would be taken to resolve the issue.
Construction of the Bình Lợi Railway Bridge project that will link HCM City’s Thủ Đức and Bình Thạnh districts will not be completed by November 31 as scheduled.
Saigon Children’s Charity CIO on October 19 received a Certificate of Merit from Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc for its “profound impact on supporting access to education in the last 26 years.”
Xuyên Á General Hospital on Saturday opened a branch in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long that provides affordable high-tech healthcare services to residents.
The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hà Nội on October 20, gathering representatives from ten ASEAN nations and the ASEAN Secretariat.
HCM City’s Việt Nam Fatherland Front yesterday launched an anti-littering campaign to keep the city’s streets clean and reduce the risk of flooding.