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Nghệ An Oncology Hospital, NCI and Roche partner on National Breast Cancer Action Plan

Thermal scanning used at airports to detect monkeypox

People arriving from monkeypox endemic countries or regions must monitor their health for 21 days from the entry date, according to the health ministry's guidelines on monitoring, prevention and control of monkeypox

First grade students welcomed on their first day to school

In HCM City, more than 1.6 million students from elementary, secondary, and high schools returned to school and prepared for a new school year. More than 260,000 were kindergarten students, more than 660 primary students, more than 460,000 secondary students, and more than 245,000 high school students.

Việt Nam confirms 2,197 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday

Conference calls for improving HCM City transport

HCM City should look into developing its traffic system, a conference heard in HCM City at the weekend.

Seven students from Hà Nội win prizes at Int'l Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics

The delegation from Hà Nội - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in Hà Nội, comprising nine students from the physics-specialised classes, represented Vietnamese students to attend the 15th edition of the competition.

Tân Sơn Nhất Airport seeks to overcharging by taxis services

Tân Sơn Nhất Airport has issued new regulations for passenger transport services in an effort to curb overcharging.

Three arrested in UK for people smuggling

Two are being held on suspicion of holding a person in slavery or servitude, production and supply of a controlled drug and cultivating cannabis. The third suspect was arrested on suspicion of arranging the travel of another person with a view to exploitation.

Hà Nội's special chefs for children with cancer

Twice a week, on Thursday and Sunday, the volunteers including bankers, lecturers, and businesspeople, prepare and deliver free lunch to a hundred people.

Transport industry to boost services for passengers on Independence Day

Demand for people to travel and visit relatives is expected to increase considerably during the holidays, which will give people a four-day weekend from September 1 to 4.

Việt Nam accelerating digital transformation in new-style rural building

The Government has approved a national programme on digital transformation in building new-style rural areas, towards smart rural development, for the 2021 – 2025 period.

Vietnamese company donates $100,000 to Cuba after oil depot fire

A cheque was presented by head representative of Thai Binh Corporation Tran Thien Minh to Cuban Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Déborah Rivas Saavedra.

1,561 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported on Sunday

Farewell to Raymonde Dien, a great friend to Việt Nam

She was known by the Vietnamese and the world at large for blocking a train carrying tanks and weapons to Indochina in 1950.

PM chairs teleconference on labour market development

PM Phạm Minh Chính said the Vietnamese Party and State always pays attention to labour market and considers human resources one of the three strategic breakthroughs for socio-economic development.

Citizen protection for Vietnamese nationals underway

A total of 42 people tried to escape from the casino. Some have sustained minor injuries. One person was missing and another, a 16-year-old male from Kon Tum province, was caught by the casino staff in his attempt to escape.

2,704 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported on Saturday

HCM City schools prepare for new school year

HCM City schools are preparing for the upcoming academic year by renovating facilities and trying to accommodate the expected spike in new admissions, a conference heard in HCM City on August 19.

National workshop held to train teachers on traffic safety e-curriculum

Thanks to the Slow Zones, Safe Zones programme, the hybrid training will welcome over 6,000 teachers from 63 provinces in Việt Nam who will learn the basics of the new traffic safety e-curriculum as 'master trainers'

Quảng Ninh strives to build new-style rural areas in 2022

This year, the province has set a target of all districts earning the title of new-style rural area, and having two out of seven districts in the province recognised as advanced new-style rural areas.

Many parents allow their children vaccinated against COVID-19 before new school year starts

Local schools have told parents to allow their children to be vaccinated by creating Zalo groups to clearly analyse the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for children.