Việt Nam News

On the 22nd anniversary of South Africa’s Freedom Day today, Việt Nam News presents an article written by South Africa Ambassador Kgomotso Ruth Magau.

The Government of Việt Nam, the United Nations and partners are appealing to the international community to support a US$48.5 million emergency response plan launched yesterday to address the worsening drought in the country.

The number of cervical cancer cases in Việt Nam has fallen by half in the last 30 years thanks to a nationwide network of health facilities providing gynaecology screening, according to Professor Nguyễn Chấn Hùng, chairman of Việt Nam Cancer Association.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) today announced it would officially apply nucleic acid testing (NAT) in the blood screening process.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Hồng Trường yesterday urged relevant parties to speed up work on the Cát Linh-Hà Đông elevated railway project.

Some 800 disadvantaged youth nationwide will get free training in job-ready skills by the local vocational training organisation REACH.

A highly-poisonous toxin may be the behind the abnormal mass fish deaths along the central coast of Việt Nam over the last three weeks.

Tourists will no longer be able to have a barbeque feast on the Vũng Tàu beach as the coastal city is seeking a better environment for tourists.

Children in Việt Nam are often forced by their parents to study excessively and excel in school, but this pressure could have adverse consequences on their health and cognitive development, experts have said. 

The Association of Electric Bikes and Motorbikes has proposed to the transport ministry that they extend the mandatory registration for electric bikes to the end of this year.

The local procuracy apologised to a cafe-owner in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District for a ‘baseless’ prosecution against him while four officials involved were suspended from work.

Việt Nam still had to face long-term threats including A/H7N9 bird flu and new infectious diseases such as Ebola, Zika, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and other problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and unsafe food.

Strict punishment and better communication: two key tasks for safer agriculture products, officials

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has warned of more mass fish deaths in the central coastal area of Việt Nam due to the impending hot weather.

A young man has committed suicide when he detonated a home-made grenade in Buôn Ma Thuột City, in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.  

Contaminated food at markets nationwide has recently raised a strong wave of opposition from consumers. Children are also exposed to high risks from food stalls surrounding schools before and after class. No one has vouched for the stalls’ quality, but the prices are so cheap that children find it difficult to resist the snacks.

An Endangered Asiatic black bear was rescued in the central city yesterday after a household released it to Việt Nam’s Bear Rescue Centre.

Experts have proposed the construction of between five to seven dam on Hồng (Red) River to raise the water level to serve agricultural production and water transport without affecting flood drainage.