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Former Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyễn Bá Hoan was found guilty of receiving bribes along with eight others, who received sentences ranging from 30 months to 14 years.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Monday for Prof. Trần Thanh Vân and his spouse Prof. Lê Kim Ngọc, praising their longstanding contributions to Việt Nam in science, education and support for disadvantaged children.

Through the programme, the partners hope to improve access to accurate, science-based information on reproductive health for the public, particularly adolescents and groups with high needs for reproductive healthcare.

The programme consolidates four existing national target programmes covering cultural development; education and training modernisation; new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; and healthcare, population and development.

HCM City is stepping up efforts to remove land acquisition and administrative obstacles to fast-track key transport, energy, urban, and tourism projects, reinforcing its broader strategy to boost public investment disbursement and drive sustainable regional growth.

As a world-leading neurologist, Professor Daniel Trương Dũng has returned to Việt Nam time and again for nearly 40 years. Through teaching, training and international collaboration, he has helped bring advances in neurology and Parkinson’s care to generations of Vietnamese doctors, making significant contributions to the foundation of neurology in Việt Nam.

Prolonged heavy rain brought by Typhoon Narra has caused widespread flooding and landslides across northern Việt Nam, leaving thousands of homes damaged and communities struggling with rising waters, power outages and disrupted travel. Emergency forces and relief teams have been mobilised to evacuate residents and provide essential support.

According to the infectious disease surveillance system, nearly 100,000 cases were reported so far this year, more than 2.5 times over the same period last year. The number of cases remains high in southern cities and provinces.

Prolonged heavy rain brought by Typhoon No. 4 has swollen rivers and flooded numerous areas across Bắc Ninh Province, forcing 1,423 households to evacuate or move their property to safety.

Prolonged heavy rain brought by Typhoon No. 4 has caused flooding and landslides across the northern province of Thái Nguyên, prompting authorities to raise the flood disaster risk warning to level two.

Two products made by Mỹ Đức Silk and Sericulture Co., Ltd. – silk scarves and lotus silk scarves – were recently recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment as national-level OCOP 5-star products in the second round of 2025.

The two sides proposed closer cooperation in developing young entrepreneur networks, organising skills courses and promoting products made by young people.

According to the ministry, the amendment stems primarily from rapid changes in science, technology and the digital transformation process.

Typhoon Narra stalled over the Gulf of Tonkin early Monday, bringing torrential rain, dangerous river levels and widespread damage across northern Việt Nam.

The amendments aim to help make English a second language in schools, while strengthening the teaching and learning of foreign languages and ensuring equality among foreign languages within the school system.

Child protection in the digital environment cannot rely solely on dealing with violations after harm has occurred.

This was one of the core messages delivered by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vũ Hải Quân to 126 outstanding students from 16 universities, along with 41 fellows and researchers from seven postgraduate institutes, during the Vallet Scholarship award ceremony held at the Temple of Literature in Hà Nội on Sunday.

Although identified as an important growth driver, Việt Nam's private sector still faces major limitations.