Though animal diseases have been under control so far, Việt Nam faces a high risk of epidemic outbreaks because of unfavourable weather conditions, an agriculture ministry official has said.

Social and health insurance for labourers worth VNĐ100 billion (US$ 4.4 million) hasn't been paid by 600 businesses operating in northern Bắc Giang Province – accounting for 30 per cent of all businesses participating in the social and health insurance scheme.

The fifth jackpot winner of the American-style lottery, with the prize worth over VNĐ54.8 billion (US$2.4 million), was announced last night by the Việt Nam Lottery Company (Vietlott).

The southern province of Kiên Giang is building five provincial-level hospitals, with a total investment capital of over VNĐ5.5 trillion (US$250 million).

Phú Thọ Police on Saturday caught two men in the act of transporting 300 packets of heroin weighing more than 1kg in Vân Cơ Commune, Việt Trì City.

It is essential that Việt Nam will be able to produce large amounts of multivalent vaccines in the coming years, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

Dilapidated houses and new buildings with illegal extensions of steel frames have become a headache for local authorities in Ha Noi, with the buildings at high risk of fire and difficult for firefighters to access.

The HCM City’s Department of Transport has drawn up a plan to put advertisements on all buses operating on 136 routes around the city after eight months of piloting the plan on 171 buses on 10 routes.

HCM City People’s Committee and Việt Nam Fatherland Front last Saturday honoured 113 individuals and 25 groups, clubs as well as associations in the city for their noble contributions to life in the city.

Regular inspections by local authorities have failed to curb law violations at karaoke bars in Hà Nội, heard attendees at a recent conference on managing karaoke bar operations.

Deputy PM Vương Đình Huệ (2nd left) and First Secretary of the HCM Central Youth Union, Lê Quốc Phong (2nd right), presented Lương Định Của Award yesterday in Hà Nội.

A boat capsized early yesterday on Lấp River in the southern province of Bình Phước, claiming four lives.

HCM City is seeking US$1.9 billion for the second phase of metro line No 5, which extends from the new Cần Giuộc Bus Station in District 8 to the Bảy Hiền intersection in Tân Bình District.

Too many hydropower projects, poor environmental impact assessments of their dams, and overexploitation of sand are haunting Hội An City and surrounding areas.

Lại Sơn Island Commune in the southwestern province of Kiên Giang was officially linked to the national grid on Saturday upon the completion of the cross-ocean 110kV line.

Nearly 2,500 people, including representatives from ministries, departments, international organizations, and local residents, attended a meeting in the central city of Đà Nẵng yesterday to call for non-discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.

Saint Paul General Hospital today opened a high-tech medical centre that specialises in endoscopic surgery and digestive treatment for the people of Hà Nội and neighbouring areas.

Five organisations and three individuals have received “Red Ribbon” Award for their outstanding community leadership and contribution to AIDS response in Việt Nam.