Việt Nam News

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.

More than 400,000 people in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre are badly in need of water for household use, as the worst drought in 100 years continues in the delta

The Ministry of Health has released instructions on treating and preventing infection by the Zika virus for pregnant women in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam is still struggling to tackle drug trafficking and needs international community support to win the battle, says Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

The La Sơn – Túy Loan highway that links the central provinces of Thừa Thiên Huế and Đà Nẵng is expected to open by the end of this year when land clearance work has been completed.

The Supreme People’s Court has urged lower courts and military courts nationwide to speed up the opening of courtrooms that are friendly to people under 18 years old.

A gang of fraudsters led by a Nigerian were arrested in Cần Thơ City for allegedly swindling more than VNĐ20 billion (US$888,800) from naive Vietnamese women, said the local police yesterday.

HCM City tightening catering services in schools

Doctors have warned of rising deaths from rabies due to neglect of post-bite vaccination, especially in pregnant women.