Việt Nam News

Informing the press on Việt Nam’s citizen protection measures amid the Middle East conflict, the foreign ministry's spokesperson said Vietnamese representative missions abroad are continuously update and monitor the situation while standing ready to implement necessary safety measures.

Digital technology is transforming governance models and accelerating innovation, experts told a national scientific conference in HCM City on March 18.

It unfolded at 17 main venues and 104 online sites across Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, Tuyên Quang, Lào Cai, Lai Châu, Điện Biên, Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Trị, Huế, Quảng Ngãi, Đắk Lắk, Lâm Đồng, Tây Ninh, Đồng Tháp, and An Giang.

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Thị Thanh Trà attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ba Chúc Inter-level Primary and Lower-Secondary Boarding School in Ba Chúc Commune, the southern province of An Giang.

Việt Đức Friendship Hospital announced its medical team has successfully performed a series of organ transplants from brain-dead donors, including the first domino liver transplants in Việt Nam.

The HCM City-based Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command uncovered and handled 10 cases of smuggling and illegal transport at sea, and collected hundreds of millions of đồng in fines during a nationwide campaign before, during and after Tết (Lunar New Year), officials said at a conference on March 18.

A landmark procedure at Việt Đức Hospital marks a major breakthrough in transplant medicine, placing Việt Nam among the region’s leaders in complex organ transplantation.

The Belgian Government will help Việt Nam scrub dioxin, a highly toxic leftover from wartime defoliants, out of contaminated hot spots.

The railway will run through four cities and provinces,namely Hà Nội, Bắc Ninh, Hải Phòng and Quảng Ninh, starting at Cổ Loa Station in Hà Nội and ending near the Tuần Châu public park area in Quảng Ninh.

The Government has approved a strategy to develop peaceful nuclear energy, aiming to operate two Ninh Thuận plants by 2035 and see a quantified growth in use of radiation, with a plan to make nuclear power a safe, domestically supported part of Việt Nam’s clean energy mix.

A new pair of gilded crosses will be placed on top of the Sài Gòn Notre Dame Cathedral on March 19 to replace the original ones.

Simultaneous ground‑breakings were held for multi‑level boarding schools in border communes, a move aimed at ensuring equitable access to education for border‑area students, narrowing regional disparities and strengthening national defence and security.

From March 19, construction is set to begin on new inter-level boarding schools, serving both primary and lower secondary levels, in five border communes of Ia Đal, Ia Tơi, Bờ Y, Đăk Long and Đăk Plô.

Many people said they are considering using metro services more frequently due to their stable costs and reduced exposure to traffic congestion.

Preliminary statistics from the Vietnam Airlines for February 17-24 showed that drone activity caused the airline losses of VNĐ5.6 billion ($212,900).

The "Centre of Excellence for Breastfeeding" programme has been designed to increase access to and utilisation of essential nutrition interventions and services for vulnerable groups in order to improve nutrition outcomes for women and children across Việt Nam, Cambodia and Laos.

Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki said the loan underscores the Japanese government’s strong commitment to supporting Việt Nam in achieving its Nationally Determined Contribution targets, advancing green growth.

The scientific event, entitled the Preventing Herpes Zoster: Advances in Clinical Practice, was organised by the Vietnam Medical Association and GSK Vietnam.