Four people killed in flash floods

Four people have died after heavy rain and floods hit the central and central highlands regions over the past few days. 

Asia Injury Prevention Foundation to provide helmets, safety training to students Non-profit organization Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation is carrying out Phase III of its Safety Delivered programme in Thái Nguyên Province and HCM City to reduce road crash injuries and fatalities among children and vulnerable road users through helmet distribution and education, combined with advocacy and awareness initiatives that target youth, community members, civil society, and governments to address high-risk road behaviours.

Xôi bảy màu chosen as one of top 100 best dishes of Việt Nam

Xôi bảy màu (seven-coloured) sticky rice of Lào Cai Province was recently chosen as one of top 100 best culinary dishes of Việt Nam by Vietkings.

100 years: the rise and fall of modern theatre in Việt Nam

The thousand-year-old culture of Việt Nam is so rich in theatrical tradition – be it plays, comedies, tragedies or musicals – that each region seems to have its own operatic form.

Traffic accidents, fatalities down in past ten months

From December 15, 2010 to October 14 this year, 4,522 people died as a result of road collisions, a fall of 18.5 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year.

Legendary soldiers of the Hồ Chí Minh Trail at Sea

Lieutenant Colonel Hồ Đắc Thạnh, Hero of the People's Armed Forces of Việt Nam, 88, never forgets the trips he made on Hồ Chí Minh Trail at Sea nearly 57 years ago.

Investigation launched to find killers of endangered langurs in Quảng Ngãi The grey-shanked douc langur is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list as one of the world’s 25 most critically endangered primates. The primates can only be found in Việt Nam.

Heavy rains, floods leave four dead and missing

Three people died, four were injured and one went missing after torrential rains swept through northern and central provinces as of 5pm on October 17, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

AI&Me programme applies AI, big data and digital technology to help reduce traffic deaths in Việt Nam Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s three-year AI&Me programme which applies AI, big data and digital technology to improve road safety has developed a ‘youth engagement app’ to offer young people an efficient way to identify and report high-risk road conditions.  

Việt Nam concerned about increase in violence in Occupied Palestine Territory

Việt Nam calls on all parties to refrain from violence and incitement to provocation, Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, told a UN Security Council (UNSC) briefing, following the recent increase in violence across the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT).