At least six people, including two women who were identified as Vietnamese citizens, were killed in a traffic accident on June 13 in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, 200 kilometers to the northeast of Bangkok.
The Việt Nam Administration for AIDS Control in coordination with PATH has launched an oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) service in Việt Nam.
A Japanese Coast Guard vessel, the Echigo (PLH08), and 85 crew members started a six-day friendly visit to Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam Province yesterday.
The HCM City Department of Construction has recommended compensation and financial support for households affected by higher road levels caused by relaying them.
HCM City expects to launch the first river bus route as soon as early July, connecting the Bạch Đằng Wharf in District 1 with Thủ Đức District, according to the city’s Department of Transport.
The Vừ A Dính Scholarship Fund will provide the Mở đường đến tương lai (A Brighter Path) scholarships to at least 33 ethnic girls to enable them to complete high school and tertiary education in the next seven years.
A new training programme to improve the quality of healthcare employees will be set up by the Ministry of Health in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Training and Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The World Bank has recently approved US$53 million in funding for urban infrastructure development in two emerging middle cities in northern Việt Nam, Lào Cai (Lào Cai Province) and Phủ Lý (Hà Nam Province).
Hà Nội traffic police have dealt with more than 1,000 violations related to overloaded vehicles and self-modified three-wheeled vehicles between June 9 and 11.
Việt Nam is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change. As disasters destroy livelihoods, children may give up school to work for their families’ survival.
More than 100 national and international practitioners in the field of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation gathered in Hà Nội on June 13 to discuss forecast-based financing (FbF).
Four passengers were injured after their high-speed boat crashed into a cargo ship on Monday afternoon in the waters off Quảng Ninh Province’s Vân Đồn District.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered the Ministry of Transport to hire foreign consultants to conduct a study of the proposed expansion of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City.
An unexpected 30-minute downpour, across both Hà Nội’s urban and outlying districts, had people parking their bikes on pavements and scrambling to take shelter under the nearest roofs.
Representative of Nam Triệu Ltd Company have confirmed that they will be giving financial assistance valued at VNĐ2 billion (US$88,150) to fishermen in the central province of Bình Định during the time that the ships are repaired and maintained.
Around 130 experts from Việt Nam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia met in Hà Nội on Monday to discuss strategies to tackle dengue and other Aedes mosquito-transmitted diseases in ASEAN region.
International and domestic participants are discussing and identifying solutions to ensure a high-quality, comprehensive approach to early childhood care, education and development at a two-day conference launched yesterday in Hà Nội.
Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, who is also the head of the State Steering Committee on Renovating Public Administrative Units, paid a working visit to HCM City on Saturday to review the management and financial mechanisms of government offices and their reorganisation.
At the age of 23, some girls may be following ambitions of a successful career, others may be enjoying life by satisfying hobbies and entertainment. But for Trịnh Lan Anh, working as a campaigner for blood donations, has become a lifetime devotion.
Traffic police and authorities in HCM City are concerned about low road safety awareness of road users, which results in a large number of traffic accidents in the city.
