Việt Nam News

Students in ASEAN countries, China, Japan, and Korea yesterday began a four-day forum to discuss issues related to Việt Nam’s international integration.

Cyprus has opened a consulate in HCM City and appointed entrepreneur Dr Phan Quốc Công as its honorary consul-general.

HCM CITY — Two years ago, Phạm Quỳnh Trâm was on her way to visit her grandmother when the motorbike driven by her mother was hit by a drunk driver

Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit the Zika virus, were found at Đà Nẵng International Airport, Phạm Trúc Lâm, director of Đà Nẵng international quarantine service, said.

The central province of Quảng Nam has approved the second phase of a project to build concrete dykes along Cửa Đại beach to cope with worsening coastal erosion near Hội An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

On Wednesday Hà Nội People’s Committee chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung called on municipal agencies to reduce spending for street lighting, trees and waste collection in the city

The health sector called for action to halt the rise of diabetes and improve care for people suffering from the disease at a workshop held today in Hà Nội. 

The Hà Nội Department of Information and Communications (HDIC) has asked local telecom providers to disconnect nearly 750 illegal phone numbers that annoy people by sending them advertisements.

A charity text-message campaign has been launched today to raise funds for people affected by drought and salt intrusion in the Central, Central Highlands and Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta regions.

A Hà Nội train crashed into a truck at about 10am today in Diễn Châu District of central Nghệ An Province, interrupting traffic on the railway line.

A Laos national was arrested yesterday in central Quảng Bình Province for allegedly carrying 47kg of explosives across the Lao-Vietnam border.

 As many as 3,000 additional five-in-one Pentaxim vaccine doses will be made available to children aged two months to two years.

Authorities in the Hạ Long City in this northern province yesterday suspended the Minh Hương 58 tourist ship for not refunding their customers’ money following an incorrect calculation on their bill.

Locals in the northern province of Hà Nam are concerned about the spontaneous appearance of ports and quays that pose a serious threat to waterway transport safety and disrupt the locals’ lives.

 A teacher in Bát Xát District of northern Lào Cai Province has been dismissed following accusations of beating a student twice, inflicting serious injuries, the district disciplinary council announced on Tuesday.

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has approved a project for widening the Phước Tượng and Phú Gia tunnels in the central province from two lanes to four lanes, an official said.

Five Vietnamese military officers will serve as staff and liaison officers in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Central African Republic for one year.

An online 14-member gambling ring, allegedly involved in accepting bets on football, amounting to more than VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$57.8 million), was smashed in the central Thanh Hóa Province, local police said.