The Japanese Government-funded equipment for dioxin and environmental analysis was handed over to the Chemical Corps on Thursday, aiming to assist Việt Nam in settling consequences of toxic chemicals left from wartime.

Public bicycles are expected to become a popular mode of transport in Việt Nam in the near future. However, after nearly a year of operation, the service has not yet achieved the anticipated efficiency.

Fines for several fire safety violations could increase by between ten and thirty times the current levels. 

Funding for the human resource development scholarship programme reached 722 million yen (US$4.62 million).

At a working session with the provincial Party Committee as part of his visit to the locality, Party General Secretary Tô Lâm requested the rapid implementation of plans to streamline the political system.

The 338.1km railway line will pass through nine cities and provinces in the north of Việt Nam, stopping at a total of 30 stations. 

Abbott has won an innovation award for Lingo, its first consumer biowearable over-the-counter device to empower people in improving overall health and wellness.

A fire broke out at the Mizuki Park apartment complex on Bình Chánh District’s Nguyễn Văn Linh Street on Wednesday evening.

Nearly 300 students from three secondary schools in the Quế Sơn district of the central province took part in hands-on activities and real-world projects that promoted teamwork, problem solving and self awareness through the new Design for Change framework, thanks to ExxonMobil.

The Ministry of Health reported that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), many countries in the Northern Hemisphere have recorded increased cases of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and acute respiratory infections (ARI).

Along with its financial incentive policy for women bearing two children before 35 years old, HCM City is developing more long-term and sustainable policies to address its declining birth rate.

Between January 1-14, traffic police nationwide addressed over 174,600 cases of traffic order and safety violations.

By the end of 2024, the branch of the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies in Hưng Yên Province reported that nearly 4,540 students from disadvantaged backgrounds had benefited from the student loan programme.

A working delegation led by Colonel Cao Xuân Quận, Deputy Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command, on Tuesday (January 14) visited and presented Tết (Lunar New Year Festival) gifts to officers, soldiers and people on Phú Quý Island in the southern central province of Bình Thuận.

Heading into the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday season, traffic in HCM City has become more congested as many parties and special events are held and people change their driving habits amid new driving regulations.

South Korea Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina), in co-operation with Chung Ang University Hospital (CAU), have donated medical equipment worth VNĐ545 million (US$22,000) to the Quảng Ngãi provincial General Hospital as part of the 14th charity medical programme.

The absence of rain is unusual for the first half of the winter season.

Bình Phước Province was a key resistance area with intense combat during wartime, especially the 1965-1975 period.

Authorities said Danh Sơn bought a meat cleaver, surgical knives, a hammer and sleeping pills, which he concealed in his private rest area at Đồng Nai General Hospital.

The whale was first spotted by locals around 7pm on Monday, who immediately informed local officials for prompt handling of the situation.