Việt Nam News

Two children drowned in a manmade pit in the central Hà Tĩnh Province on Monday, the first fatal incident reported after Talas storm hit the central region.

The Department of Health in northern Hưng Yên Province has set up an inspection team to examine the case of many boys reportedly infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) after undergoing circumcision at a local private health clinic.

As the Thao River’s water level is expected to cross 32.2m on Tuesday morning, 0.2m higher than its third warning level, the forecast centre has warned of floods and landslides.

Population aging is one of the biggest demographic changes facing the globe, and Việt Nam in particular.

Local residents have expressed concern about the land around Biên Hòa Air Base, which has been hired out for workshops, garages, restaurants and cafes, Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper reported.

Government inspectors have finished their 15-day scrutiny of suspected land mismanagement and misuse by the director of the Natural Resources and Environment Department in northern mountainous Yên Bái Province Phạm Sỹ Quý.

Citizens in urban cities, especially children, are getting exposed to higher risks of having respiratory diseases as air pollution is getting more severe, experts have said.

Traffic congestion around Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport has persisted for a long time. However, the busiest airport in the country may see much-needed improvements with 3 proposed projects costing a total of VNĐ15 trillion (US$660 million).

War veterans and victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in An Lạc Ward, Ninh Kiều District in southern Cần Thơ City have been given preferential loans to develop business for the last few years thanks to assistance from other better-off veterans.

Tropical storm Talas, the second storm to hit Việt Nam this year, brought heavy rainfall to Hà Nội on July 17, seriously affecting many streets in the city.

Customs officials have seized 204 mobile phones from a 24-year-old man in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.

Tropical storm Talas made landfall in the central provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh at around 1am on Monday, resulting in strong wind and heavy rainfall in the region that killed at least one person and destroyed thousands of houses.

More than 1,500 blood donors have taken part in a festival in Quy Nhơn city in the central province of Bình Định as part of the Hành Trình Đỏ (red journey), a nationwide annual blood donation drive.

The 24th Mùa hè xanh (Green Summer) Volunteer Campaign kicked off in HCM City yesterday attracting over 60,000 youngsters.

Kanchia, a shy 18-year-old woman, was breastfeeding her infant when a most extraordinary request was made of her.

Nearly 200 scientists, biologists and conservationists all agreed to reserve top priority on biodiversity protection and stop construction any buildings on the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve of Sơn Trà Peninsula.

Experts called for more buses and bus routes and controls on private cars and motorcycles to help ease traffic congestion in HCM City.

Coastal localities, especially central provinces of Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh, have mobilised all sources to prepare for tropical storm Talas that is predicted to make its landfall on the seashore from Thanh Hóa to Hà Tĩnh by 4am today (Monday) with torrential rains of up to 350mm.