Việt Nam News

Two women were killed in a fire that broke out in a house in Hà Nội’s Hai Bà Trưng District in the early hours today.

The Núi Pháo mining project, Việt Nam’s biggest polymetallic operation, has seriously violated regulations on environmental protection, mining, and use of land and water resources, according to the results of an inspection conducted last year by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

The Việt Nam Protestant Church (Southern Region) began its quadrennial general confederation congress in HCM City yesterday.

The Ministry of Health's Medical Examination and Treatment Department and Vietnam Initiatives at Indiana University, will pilot a patient satisfaction telephone survey. Similar surveys conducted previously were done online.

Doctors at the Paediatrics Department of Hà Nội’s Bạch Mai Hospital are treating two children suffering from acute lead poisoning due to consumption of a traditional medicine called thuốc cam of unknown origin.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has proposed measures to prevent diseases during the rainy season.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Đà Nẵng City signed an agreement on Tuesday to develop a new land fill and waste treatment facility.

More than 600 local and international traffic experts and policy-makers will participate in the 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) to be held in HCM City and Bình Dương Province from September 18-21.

Doctors in some major hospitals in the capital city are causing confusion among patients when prescribing supplements without clearly explaining their nature and usage.

No cracks have been found during expansion work on the Hải Vân Tunnel No 2 after a series of dynamite detonations were permitted between March and June, the project investor said yesterday.

The country’s first patient transplanted with his own stem cells, frozen for preservation, to replace stem cells destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation is well on the way to full recovery from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, local doctors said yesterday.

Hà Nội has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (left) presents “Fatherland’s Recognition” certificates to families of 50 war martyrs in Hà Nội on July 18.

 Authorities are investigating the mass fish deaths on floating farms in a section of the Cổ Cò River in Da Nang’s Ngũ Hành Sơn District, officials said on Monday.

Police in the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Monday detained a man and will prosecute him for illegally transporting 158kg of explosives and 100 detonators.

Việt Nam has pledged efforts to promote the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in poverty reduction and sustainable development, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Thế Phương. 

Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has proposed a roadmap to the city’s People’s Committee to withdraw unqualified three-wheelers from the city.

Around 3,500 visitors began leaving Cô Tô Island, a popular tourist destination off Quảng Ninh Province, on Tuesday morning after being stranded there for two days because of storm Talas.