An eye doctor from central Huế City was honoured last month as an Eye Health Hero for his dedication in restoring the sight of hundreds of visually impaired children.

Illegal road blocks, failure to follow safety mining procedures and disregard of public safety are among the violations of a mining company operating at Mường Áng District of the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên.

The capital city has proposed a VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$66 million), two-year project that will upgrade roads and divide traffic flow at the Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ Expressway and Ring Road No 3 intersection.

When an emergency aid station received a call last year about a woman in a life-threatening situation in HCM City, an ambulance was sent to her home where she was assessed by doctors and later taken to a hospital.

The public, especially pregnant women, should take the initiative to ward off mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Zika since current weather conditions in many provinces and cities are ideal for mosquitoes to breed, health experts said.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) collaborated with Phú Thọ Province Department of Health to hold Yên Lập District Medical Centre’s Family Medicine Scheme Accession Ceremony and the signing ceremony of the centre with four central hospitals on Monday.

The first domesticated elephant in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk to become pregnant in 20 years delivered a stillborncalf last October 8, the Elephant Conservation Centre has reported.

An unbearable stench from a nearby dumping ground has been bothering people in the communes of Phụng Châu and Tiền Phương of Chương Mỹ District’s Sơn Tây Township.

 The general director of Thương Thảo Stock Company, Lê Văn Thiệt, was placed under temporary detention for investigation into deforestation activities, the police of central Bình Định Province said.

The train route connecting Hà Nội and Lào Cai provinces has come to a standstill after a landslide buried at least six carriages of a cargo train on Monday evening.

Heavy rains have created sudden urban flooding in Nghệ An, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên- Huế, causing chaos and claiming the life of a young boy.

A tropical low-pressure system may gain strength and develop into a tropical storm when making landfall in Việt Nam today, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said yesterday.

Journalist Đỗ Phượng, a former member of the Việt Nam Party Central Committee, a former Director General of Việt Nam News Agency (VNS) and a veteran of the Vietnamese press has passed away.  I and many of my colleagues were shocked by learning the news that Phượng has departed us!

Hà Nội’s Department of Tourism has begun offering training classes to residents living in areas that receive heavy tourist traffic, aiming to promote community-based tourism and improve the quality of tourist services.

Việt Nam’s bid  for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)  showcases the country’s responsibility and wish to actively contribute to the international community, officials said today.

Việt Nam’s economic structure in rural areas has been transformed in a positive way, following the “right direction” with increasing portions of non-agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors, according to 2016 national census on rural areas, agriculture and fishery which was released yesterday by General Statistics Office (GSO).

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved two river dredging projects in District 9 at a total cost of VNĐ2 trillion (US$91 million) to improve the capacity of its waterways to transport cargo and reduce the pressure on roads.

The HCM City  People's Committee has approved the 1/2000 scale plan for the city’s second science and technology park to be built in District 9 at a cost of around VNĐ4.3 trillion (US$188 million).