Việt Nam News

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has zoned nearly 9,400ha of dragon fruit growing areas exclusively for exports and targets annual output of 236,000 tonnes of the fruit.

Lâm Đồng Province is making a strong effort to prevent illegal sand mining at its Đồng Nai River, stopping many such violations since the start of the year.

The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership that unites international organisations engaged in research about food security, launched an initiative on sustainable healthy diets in Việt Nam on Friday.

Hà Nội's Department of Transport has proposed the municipal People's Committee to allow passenger cars with 24 seats or more, official vehicles, ambulances and fire trucks to use Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes in the capital.

Paediatrics hospitals in HCM City are seeing an increase in the number of children diagnosed with respiratory diseases due to the rainy season beginning earlier than usual in the south this year.

The health sector in HCM City currently ensures adequate vaccines as part of an expanded vaccination programme.

The health ministry announced 653 new COVID-19 infections on Friday.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính demanded the shortages of drugs and medical supplies and the resignation among health workers be promptly settled while chairing a meeting of the Government’s permanent members in Hà Nội on Thursday afternoon.

Did you know a new bridge would be built across the Red River? The final design of the Trần Hưng Đạo Bridge was revealed by the Hà Nội People’s Committee on Tuesday. Featuring curving waves in the dome, the design is said to be “a combination of ancient and modern Hanoi on the two sides of the Red River” and symbolise endless connection.

Đông Á University, the first private university in the central region of Việt Nam, has officially opened a representative office in Tokyo, Japan, to boost high-quality human resources and education cooperation between Việt Nam and Japan.

Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City in co-ordination with Thống Nhất Hospital and the Children’s Hospital No.2 on June 23 launched the country’s first ever software for organ donation, management, allocation, and transplant.

Hồ Chí Minh City Urban Railways No.1 Company Limited, which has run out of money for its operation, has sent a document to the Government Office asking for the Prime Minister's permission to let the People’s Committee of the HCM City make an advance payment for the company’s operating costs.

Technology in remote health centres is helping improve the quality of life for patients living in mountainous areas.

The latest update brings the total national caseload to 10,740,595 so far.

The jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on June 22 presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr Hồ Thị Thanh Vân, a chemicals scientist who is working at the HCM City University of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnamese airlines are required to implement preventive measures against illegal trade and commercial fraud activities taking place among flight crews, per the latest directive from the Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam

More farmers in Kiên Giang Province’s Giồng Riềng District have switched to growing cajuput trees on unproductive rice fields, fallow areas and lands with acid sulphate soil, optimal places for them to grow.