Việt Nam News

Vietnam Airlines flight VN307, en route from Tokyo (Narita, Japan) to HCM City on December 27, made an emergency landing at Taoyuan Airport Taipei, Taiwan (China) to provide urgent medical assistance to a passenger.

A fire broke out at a five-storey apartment building in Thủ Đức City’s Tăng Nhơn Phú B Ward at around 5am on December 27, killing two and injuring seven people.

The Department of Preventive Medicine attributed the rise in infectious diseases to the unpredictable and persistent nature of outbreaks, which could escalate.

The motorcycle, travelling on National Highway 1, collided forcefully with the central divider. The strong impact caused the motorcycle and all three individuals to fall onto the road, resulting in their immediate deaths.

Đắk Nông Province aims to build new housing in 2025 for hundreds of poor families currently living in temporary and dilapidated houses.

At the time, Trầm was 26 years old and the mother of a two-year-old son. She entrusted her child to her parents' care and rode her motorbike into the mountains to teach children from the Dao ethnic group, who could barely speak standard Vietnamese.

Tiền Giang Province is enhancing the promotion of products recognised under the national "One Commune, One Product" (OCOP) programme at its tourism sites.

The move is in response to the capital's acute shortage of parking spaces.

HCM City’s first metro line faced a signaling issue on Thursday evening, causing a ten-minute delay at Ba Son station in District 1 which caused delays to several other stations, just days after its public launch last Sunday.

The decision was made in a bid to meet peak travel demand during the upcoming 2025 Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday – Việt Nam's largest traditional festival.

Statistics showed that labour accidents happened due to employers in over 40 per cent of cases, while over 16 per cent were due to the actions of the workers themselves.

It may have taken a while to get started, but commuters making the first trips on the new metro line in HCM City were clearly excited. Thousands of people have been trying out the Bến Thành - Suối Tiên Metro Line and say they are in awe of how fast and convenient it is.

In 2023, Việt Nam's population reached 104 million, ranking 15th globally and third in Southeast Asia.

Temperatures in the northern and north-central regions will be between 12 degrees Celsius and 15 degrees Celsius, with some mountainous areas seeing temperatures reach below 10 degrees Celsius.

The news has been welcomed by health experts and organisations who work to reduce the consumption of tobacco products among the younger generation.

Patrols must navigate rugged mountains with limited access to electricity, clean water, or communication networks. In addition to the natural hazards, they face risks from armed and aggressive poachers.

While WtE technology offers potential benefits, it also presents significant challenges. Small-scale incinerators, processing between five and ten tonnes of waste per day, are widely used in rural areas but can pollute air quality.

The HCM City metro line No 1 (Bến Thành - Suối Tiên) increased the number of services and operating hours on Christmas Eve.