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

Dominican man jailed for murdering Vietnamese student

A man convicted of murdering a Vietnamese student in Japan has been jailed for 12 years.

Nearly $2 billion spent on unemployment insurance in 2 years

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) used more than VNĐ45.444 trillion (US$1.96 billion) from the unemployment insurance fund to pay for employees and employers over the past two years, given serious COVID-19-induced difficulties facing production and business

Poor urban development cause of flooding, congestion in HCM City: experts

Experts have called on HCM City to improve urban planning to mitigate pressing problems like flooding and traffic congestion.

Doctors warn on risk of 'imported malaria' from Africa with borders reopening

Doctors at Hà Nội's Bạch Mai Hospital have warned of the risk of malaria from Africa as the hospital's Centre for Tropical Diseases is treating two malaria patients who returned from Angola recently.

Police crack down on overloaded vehicles

A one-month crackdown on overloaded vehicles across the country will begin on June 15, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced.

Soldiers' hard work make Trường Sa Islands a vegetable paradise

Growing vegetables on the Trường Sa (Sparatly) Islands is no easy task. Harsh weather conditions make it difficult to farm, so soldiers living their need will, determination, and plenty of patience.

HCM City: Workers allowed to live in IZs, 20,300 canal bank houses relocated

Workers in HCM City can live temporarily in industrial zones from July 15 onwards towards ensuring smooth production and related business activities, municipal authorities say.

Sóc Trăng Province keen on organic farming

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Sóc Trăng has expanded organic farming as it helps reduce production costs and is sustainable, and produce grown using the method has steady demand.

Thousands of volunteers join hands to clean up Việt Nam

At 7am on Sunday morning, Bùi Thị Thúy’s family are already up and preparing to leave the house. The couple and their children were excited to get ready and join more than 6000 volunteers to clean up trash across the country.

Việt Nam records 806 new COVID cases

The Ministry of Health on Monday added 806 COVID-19 infections, including four cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 10,726,045.

Unidentified fishing boat kills 3 in Quảng Nam

At 4am on Monday, two fishing boats crashed into each other in the sea off Quảng Nam Province.

International search volume for Việt Nam sharply increases

The volume of international searches for Việt Nam’s tourism has surged by 50-70 per cent, the fourth-highest increase in the world, according to Google’s market trend tracker tool.

Long Biên Bridge to be examined before major maintenance: Transport ministry

Following the recent case of deterioration on Long Biên Bridge, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) has required authorities to perform maintenance, repair potholes and put up notices to inform people of the current state of the bridge.

Five Vietnamese universities listed in THE Asia rankings 2022

Five Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education's Asia University Rankings 2022, three in HCM City and two in Hà Nội.

Young farmer sees much room for growth

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in biotechnology at Yersin Đà Lạt University in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng in 2011, Nguyễn Xuân Truyện moved to HCM City to developing a mushroom growing business.

Langbiang Mountain's special rescue squad ready to save lives

Whenever emergencies arise, Lạc Dương town's Volunteer Fire Rescue Squad is ready to spring into action.

Quảng Nam strives for sustainable development of swallows on Cù Lao Chàm Island

Quảng Nam Province has implemented many measures to protect and develop sustainable production of birds' nests on Cù Lao Chàm Island.

Kindly landlords offer support to struggling workers as prices surge

The surging prices of gasoline, food and services have made the lives of many workers more difficult. But they are not alone.

HCM City promotes family medicine at grassroots healthcare clinics

Starting this month, the municipal health department will hold monthly meetings with medical workers at primary healthcare centres to promote family medicine and other initiatives.