Though illegal sand mining is rampant in the Bảy Núi (Seven Mountains) area in the Mekong province of An Giang, provincial authorities said they are unable to catch any of the miners red-handed.

Typhoon Damrey killed at least 49 people, left 27 others missing and injured at least 64 people after making its landfall on the south central and Central Highlands provinces since Saturday, according to the latest update of Central Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention and Control.

Many streets in HCM City were submerged under 1.65 metres of water due to rising tides in the early morning on Monday (November 6), causing traffic jams and flooding of residents’ houses and stalled motorbikes.

A total of 1,000 babies have been born by the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) method at Huế Central General Hospital, associate professor Nguyễn Duy Thăng, deputy director of the hospital, said.

More than 4,000 children with harelip across Việt Nam have undergone free surgery thanks to the Japanese Cleft Palate Association (JCPA) in the past 20 years.

As many as 84 ethnic minorities students in Sa Thầy District, Central Highlands' Kon Tum Province, were hospitalised on Monday afternoon due to alleged food poisoning.

A website dedicated to the The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum currently ongoing in Việt Nam will be launched at the address https://www.vietnamplus.vn/apec2017 in three languages – Vietnamese, English, and French – to deliver to the readers a comprehensive view of the forum.

The youth, with their creativity and dynamism when nurtured in the right direction, can be the driving force of a nation as the world gets increasingly connected, leading to a promising future, according to an official.

The death toll from Typhoon Damrey climbed to at least 47 people while 21 others were still missing on Monday morning.

Students of Lê Ngọc Hân Primary School won top prizes in the categories of NXT and EV3’s apprentices and veterans divisions in HCM City’s annual Robothon Contest 2017 for students of primary and secondary schools throughout the city held on November 4.

HCM City should have more autonomy from the Central Government and, in turn, grant local districts more autonomy in the management of construction projects and administrative procedures, the HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) said.

A car transporting 2,500 packs of smuggled cigarettes was seized on Sunday by the traffic police in the central province of Thanh Hóa.

Typhoon Damrey has wreaked havoc in the central and south central coast of Vietnam, killing 29 people and leaving 29 missing by 1pm yesterday, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The APEC Voices of the Future (VOF) forum will take place in the central city of Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam Province on November 6-10 within the framework of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week.

Young women aged less than 25 and men suffering from breast cancer has become not uncommon in Việt Nam, Dr Trần Nguyên Hà of the HCM City Oncology Hospital told Việt Nam News.

Some proposals in the draft Law on Cyber Security by the Ministry of Public Security are not consistent with international commitments Việt Nam has made, according to the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

The northeastern province of Quảng Ninh is considering building a tunnel across Cửa Lập Strait to reduce traffic pressure on Bãi Cháy Bridge.

Typhoon Damrey has wreaked havoc in the south central coast of Việt Nam, killing 27 people and leaving 22 others missing by Sunday morning after making landfall on Saturday morning in the central province of Khánh Hòa.