Việt Nam News

Patients no longer having to travel hundreds of kilometres to seek treatment, with the area seeing a major step forward in bringing high-quality healthcare closer to local communities.

The Ministry of Health has proposed introducing premarital education courses and encouraging young people to marry before the age of 30 as the country seeks to reverse a record-low birth rate and slow the pace of population ageing.

Following verification, the authorities found that all of them had entered Việt Nam illegally and were residing unlawfully in the locality.

Vietnamese nationals in the affected zone are largely safe, though many are in urgent need of support, particularly access to drinking water and food supplies.

The southern province of Tây Ninh is executing an unprecedented national campaign to collect DNA samples from unidentified fallen soldiers to offer long-awaited answers to families searching for their loved ones.

The Việt Nam Coast Guard (VCG) has successfully completed a week-long survey mission across more than 1,000 nautical miles of coastal waters and islands in the south central region.

More than 19 million students in Việt Nam are expected to begin the new academic year in September. VEPH has launched open bidding for the distribution of more than 200 million textbooks covering all subjects and grade levels, including elective materials.

Tây Ninh Province is accelerating digital transformation in agriculture by expanding the use of artificial intelligence and other high technologies to raise productivity, boost exports, and promote sustainable growth.

Việt Đức Friendship Hospital on July 29 announced the successful completion of Việt Nam's first penis transplant from a brain-dead donor.

HCM City Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin will host a fund-raising walk for Agent Orange/Dioxin victims on August 2 at Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street to mark the 65th anniversary of the Agent Orange disaster in Việt Nam (August 10, 1961–2026).

The accident occurred when an overhead crane inside the factory, where a Vietnamese worker worked, collapsed onto him during the earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Cần Thơ has approved new support measures for co-operatives, providing funding for training, digital transformation and trade promotion to strengthen the collective economy.

Prosecutors alleged that Nguyễn Năng Mạnh, deputy director of MediPhar Pharmaceutical JSC, maintained two separate accounting systems to conceal more than VNĐ1.7 trillion ($65.4 million) in revenue, resulting in tax losses exceeding VNĐ300 billion ($11.5 million).

HCM City is accelerating its transition to become a smart, multi-centre megacity by 2030, balancing a multi-billion-dollar digital infrastructure drive with stringent new environmental regulations to ensure sustainable growth.

Volunteers have worked around the clock, preparing hot meals, organising essential supplies, receiving and sorting relief goods, transporting donations, cleaning schools and community halls, improving sanitation and ensuring aid reaches those most in need.

Hoàng Trung, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment allegedly abused his position to issue unlawful policies and introduce so-called "sub-licences" for the benefit of vested interests, enabling them to obtain illicit gains amounting to an exceptionally large sum.

The centre also said that the northern region, including Thanh Hóa Province, are expected to experience moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday morning, with rainfall of 10-30mm and isolated totals of more than 70mm.

About 1,330 Vietnamese workers and trainees are employed in those localities, but no casualties or serious damage have been reported so far.