Việt Nam News

World Health Day – WHO at 75, celebrating progress and partnership

On this day 75 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) was established when the WHO Constitution, developed by countries joining together to stop the spread of dangerous diseases, came into force.

Downed helicopter's flight recorder found, air sightseeing tours suspended nationwide

As of 9pm Thursday, four out of five bodies of the people on board have been recovered from the sea.

Students offer innovative solutions to global problems

Students from engineering technology universities in Vietnam have developed innovative projects to provide engineering solutions for real world problems

Fire prevention and fighting works to be improved

Positive results were gained in reducing the number of fires and the loss of life and property.

Fourth body in Hạ Long helicopter crash found

PM orders investigation into helicopter crash as pilot’s body recovered

The aircraft took off at 4:56pm from Tuần Châu Island, Quảng Ninh Province, but lost contact with air traffic control at 5:15pm.

War legacy issues: organisations work together on UXO settlement

The United Nations' International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4 each year. This day aims to raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication.

Vietnamese workers in Japan paid VNĐ200 million in unnecessary fees

The fee that a Vietnamese worker has to pay to intermediaries such as labour export agencies are among the highest, at around VNĐ200 million (US$8,525).

More than a million low-income homes to be built by 2030

By 2030, the total number of completed dwellings in localities will reach about 1,062,200. Of these, about 428,000 will be completed by 2025 and 634,200 by 2030. 

Concerns grow over widespread violence among students in Thanh Hóa Province

A report from the Thọ Sơn Junior Secondary School in Triệu Sơn District said that at 8am on March 18, a 15-year-old student used a knife to stab into another student’s side in their classroom.

Dialysis machines in HCM City hospitals at full capacity due to rising patient numbers

According to statistics from the Health Department of HCM City, the number of people requiring routine dialysis has risen by over 1,000 in the past five years, with the current figure standing at 4,254.

Two bodies recovered after Hạ Long Bay helicopter crash

It is understood the four tourists on board were all Vietnamese nationals.

Child critical, more than a dozen injured, after traffic accident in Hà Nội

Around 22 people have been injured, two seriously, after a car crashed into multiple motorbikes in Hà Nội.

First-instance trial opens for deadly apartment fire 5 years ago

The alarms did not work and the automatic sprinkler systems in the building failed to deploy. Emergency warning lights also never worked.

Đồng Tháp Province seeks to set quality bar high for its tra fish

Đồng Tháp Province is encouraging aquaculture and tra fish fry breeding farms to develop linkages between themselves to improve output and value.

Việt Nam and Cambodia to promote cooperation in labour, vocational training

The conference was part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in November of last year, covering the period from 2022-2027.

Hà Nội's street-front houses lack coherent design and consistency: architects

Architects said that the incoherent structures of street-front houses are disrupting the capital’s urban landscape architecture.

Breast cancer’s treatment levels in Việt Nam improve

In Việt Nam, statistics from the Global Cancer Observatory reveal that breast cancer accounts for 25 per cent of cancers in women with nearly 22,000 new cases and more than 9,000 deaths each year.