The Prime Minister has issued a directive requiring authorities of all provinces and centrally-run cities to ensure at least 95% of children aged 1-14 in their localities receive measles and Rubella vaccination in a national drive from now to early next year.
Four expressions of cultural heritage in the mountainous districts of the central province of Quang Nam have been recognised as national intangible heritage at the seventh National Heritage Council meeting.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide Vietnam with funding packages worth US$1.37 billion in 2014 and US$1.24 billion in 2015 to support its sustainable growth.
Vietnam is closely working with Russian partners to devise a complete construction plan for Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant No.1 to ensure its safety and efficient operation.
The freedom of the press is a basic civil right. However, the implementation of this right must comply with legal regulations to ensure the liberties of one party do not infringe those of another, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.
The last group of 175 Vietnamese workers in Libya left the northern African country for Tunisia by road on September 17.
(VOV) -Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of QuangNinh has been selected as one of the six “Most Brilliant Places for Exploration” by travel website Youramazingplaces.com.
Vietnam has made great strides in expanding social health insurance coverage, now covering more than half of its population, the World Bank (WB) said in its report launched in Hanoi on September 17.
An Ebola suspect Nigerian was discharged from hospital on September 17 but remain being tracked in the community within the next 21 days, according to the Health Department of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable, which was cut on September 15, will resume normal operation on October 4, FPT Telecom said on September 17, citing sources of the cable’s operator.