Việt Nam News

Advanced medical techniques in cardiovascular surgery and interventions have been successfully transferred to provincial hospitals, saving the lives of hundreds of patients every year, doctors have said. 

Nguyễn Thị Nữ, a former student at HCM City Foreign Trade University, and her friends have been collecting books for the last three years as part of the Tủ Sách Ước Mơ programme for children in rural areas.

The Việt Nam Tourism Education Association (VITEA) was launched on Monday in HCM City with a mission to enhance the quality of human resources in the tourism sector.

The northern Lạng Sơn Province’s People’s Court has handed down two death penalties, two life sentences and 20 years’ imprisonment to a gang of drug traffickers.

The Cần Thơ police have busted a gang of seven burglars who allegedly stole VNĐ10 billion (US$450,000) from six jewellery shops in the Mekong Delta since last year.

The Hà Nội Department of Fire Prevention and Control has released a list of 38 apartment buildings that are in use but do not meet fire safety regulations.

The strike by hundreds of workers of a hospital over unpaid salaries in the central Nghệ An Province entered its third day today.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) has slammed a VNĐ$1.16-trillion (US$52.2 million) proposal to install bird detection systems in airports, saying the payback plan was “unreasonable”.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc required the Cabinet members as well as ministries and agencies of the 2016-21 tenure to swiftly roll out their working plans to support the Government in designing and spurring growths in service of people.

A shortage of funds has prevented many provinces and cities from achieving of helping disadvantaged people in areas with high birth rates access reproductive health and family planning services.

HCM City International University has tied up with the US’s Northeastern University for an M.Sc degree in leadership.

The municipal People’s Committee plans to invest VNĐ8 trillion (US$360 million) in buying new fire-prevention and fire-fighting equipment, including robots and boats

Stiffer penalties for more than 100 traffic violations take effect this month, generating much public attention.

Hoài Đức District on the outskirts of Hà Nội will be developed into an urban district by 2020, said Hoàng Trung Hải, secretary of the Hà Nội municipal Party Committee.

Nearly 3,500 units of blood were collected from thousands of youth and volunteers at the last blood-donation drive of the annual blood-donation campaign Hành trình đỏ (the Red Journey) 2016.

The Hà Nội People’s Committee yesterday launched Level 3 of the online public services system for wards, helping residents and enterprises access ward-level services quickly and easily via the internet.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc requested ministries, agencies and localities to prepare for tropical storm Nida, given the likelihood of it hitting northern Việt Nam.

Fred Hollow Foundation (FHF) and Standard Chartered Bank will finance a free eye screening project for more than 7,500 primary school students in the central city in the 2016-18 period.