Việt Nam News

Police in the central province of Khánh Hòa arrested a Russian woman wanted by Interpol on drug-related charges.

Medical experts are warning against what they see as an anti-vaccine campaign that is being waged on social media.

Thousands of sanitation workers in the southern metropolis of Hồ Chí Minh City are finding their work particularly unrewarding, now more than ever, as they have been working practically without pay since the end of last year due to the dire financial difficulties of their employers.

 A truck delivering some 2.7 tonnes of ivories from Hà Nội was caught on Saturday in Thanh Hóa Province’s Quảng Xương District.

A new report reveals that widespread fraud by both healthcare institutions and patients have cost health insurance funds some VNĐ3 trillion ($132 million) in the first four months of the year.

Three outlying districts in HCM City where households are supplied fresh water by lorries will be linked by pipelines within the next three years at a cost of nearly VNĐ1.75 trillion (US$78 million), the city water utility has said.

Transportation companies say there are suffering significant losses because of a new rule that requires original documents of vehicles to be presented on demand by traffic police.

Twenty-five female engineering students from eight universities in HCM City have been awarded merit-based scholarships worth VNĐ8 million each and an English course worth VNĐ6 million each from the American Chamber of Commerce in HCM City.

Electricity of Việt Nam’s (EVN) Power Generation Corporation 3 (EVNGENCO 3) is submitting an application for a license to dump waste mud into the ocean, a company official has said.

Heavy rain and flooding over the weekend in the northern regions killed seven people, including a family of four, and one person is missing.

An urban road in a major city is not a place to relax, even if you’re sitting behind the driver on a motorbike.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed to advance Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital for the Metro Line No 1 Bến Thành – Suối Tiên to meet the project’s schedule.

Economic growth must come in hand with environmental protection and prioritise the needs of disadvantaged groups, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

A crane, worth more than VNĐ 10 billion ($440,000), with the maximum capacity of 55 tonnes, suddenly overturned yesterday after lifting two rolls of steel weighing 3.3 tonnes in southern Cà Mau Province’s Cà Mau Port.

More doctors at hospitals in provinces and districts throughout the country will receive training courses on treatment of dengue fever, as the number of cases has increased since the end of May and overcrowding continues at city and central-level hospitals.

Police in HCM City and Cần Thơ City this week busted two gambling rings, arresting about 73 people and seizing VNĐ474 million (US$) in cash.

Việt Nam’s regulations on the standard and condition of foreign equipment, facilities and technological lines to be imported to the country are facing objections from foreign enterprises.

HCM City is seeking more funds from the private sector for family planning and reproductive health care services as international aid and Government funds have both declined in recent years.