Việt Nam News

Customs department officials in the port city of Hải Phòng said they were examining eight containers of giáng hương, a rare timber, imported from Africa early this month.

A collision between a cargo train and a truck occurred on Thursday afternoon at a railway crossing in Canh Thuận Commune, Vân Canh District, Bình Định Province, blocking traffic for hours.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the People’s Committee of Hà Nội to exert caution while planning the renovation of the Hà Nội railway station.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has requested concerned authorities to inspect and propose solutions to treat arsenic-contaminated water in Krông Nô District.

The Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam has detected violations related to the project to convert 50,000ha of substandard forest area into rubber farms in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.

The body of a boy who was washed down a flooded sewer in southern Đồng Nai Province on Wednesday night was found on Thursday evening.

Some 30 per cent of patients at the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) suffer from drug-resistant bacteria stemming from improper use of antibiotics.

It’s nearly two weeks since the Government’s long-waiting decree on increasing administrative penalties in fining those who let their dogs run wild took effect. However, violations are still popular.

Việt Nam needs to sustain its strong political commitment and increase spending on HIV prevention and treatment to maintain its hard-gained achievements and to fast track its HIV response towards ending AIDS by 2030, according to UNAIDS country director Marie-Odile Emond.

The HCM City University Medical Centre on September 28 opened an international clinic with two examination rooms to serve foreigners, as part of a pilot programme to develop a medical tourism network that meets international standards.

Hà Nội City officials continue to focus on creating favourable conditions for production and business activities in their efforts to promote economic growth and increase city revenue.

Asian-Pacific economies should do their best to dismantle barriers preventing women entrepreneurs from owning businesses so that by 2030 half the enterprises are owned by women, vice president Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh said on September 28.

The rate of population aging in Việt Nam is progressing rapidly, so due attention should be paid to caring and protecting the elderly, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said yesterday.

There is no other way to improve the quality of university education in Việt Nam than equipping students with practical experiences through collaboration with employers, experts have said.

A nine-storey, 222-bed private hospital opened its doors in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

Law enforcement authorities in northern Điện Biên Province on Wednesday arrested one drug trafficker and seized 24,000 methamphetamine pills.

The broadcaster Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on Thursday launched two applications that allow smart phone users to register to get consultations from doctors online.

The Việt Nam Red Cross in collaboration with the American Red Cross launched the second phase of a project on building resilience to natural hazards.