The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health on October 30 confirmed Vietnam’s first microcephaly case likely related to the Zika virus.

Graduates from UK educational institutions should come to visit a career event called “Drive your success 2016” at Novotel Saigon on November 6 if they want to look for a job.

Four female workers were killed and 11 others injured when steam boilers and gas cylinders at a manufacturing plant in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh exploded on October 30.

In a move to make Vietnamese prisons more humane, the Ministry of Public Security is drafting a rule allowing inmates to meet their spouses in private rooms.

The Maritime Festival of Riau Islands opened on October 29 Tanjung Pinang city of Indonesia’s Riau Islands province to promote images of its destinations and attract investment. 

Malaysia will start collecting road charge from foreign vehicles at its border gates on November 1, reported by The Star.

The Vietnamese Embassy and Students Association in Italy said they have recorded no Vietnamese citizens affected by the powerful earthquake in the host’s central region on October 30.

A total of US$4,375 was raised by overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in France and Mongolia to support flood victims in central Vietnam.

Work started on a project to upgrade a 110km section of National Highway 6 running through the northwestern mountainous province on October 29.

Representatives from Vietnamese communities in 16 European countries gathered in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 29 for the first Congress of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe.

The Government along with the Prime Minister, ministries and localities have proactively got engaged in the settlement of Formosa-caused maritime environmental incident in the four central provinces.

The commencement of criminal proceedings against former Minister of Industry and Trade V​u Huy Hoang for his violations related to personnel reception, transfer and appointment will be implemented based on the Party statutes and State law. 

The launching ceremony of the week in response to World Savings Day 2016 took place on October 30 in Hanoi.

The nation reported more than VND13 trillion (US$582 million) in total social insurance debt as of the end of September as many employers had evaded paying social insurance premiums for their staff.

PVI Holdings, the insurance arm of state-run oil and gas giant PetroVietnam, will pay US$3.5 million in compensation for the damages of the Airbus EC 130 T2 helicopter that crashed during a training flight last week.

VOV.VN - Ta Thi Ngoc Thanh, former Director of SOS Children’s Village is known for her devotion to social work and her great love for disadvantaged children. 

Orders and medals of the State of Laos have been presented to nearly 600 Vietnamese people who used to be officials, experts and volunteer soldiers assisting Laos in its revolution. 

 A bilingual book titled “Evidence of China-Vietnam friendship” made its first debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 29.

A campaign was launched in Hanoi on October 28 aiming to raise the awareness of the importance of safe herbal products.

The Prime Minister has requested the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to clarify information relating to food poisoning of 34 Japanese tourists returning from the locality on October 28.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and authorities of Kanagawa prefecture launched a campaign to raise fund for flood victims in Vietnam’s central region on October 28.

More than 500 primary and secondary school students in Hanoi, HCM City and central Danang city will take part in the annual Robothon Contest starting on October 30. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam has conferred a friendship order on former Norway politician Thorvald Stoltenberg in recognition of his role in advancing diplomatic relations and strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The news site failed to follow its operation guidelines and ignored repeated warnings from authorities.

The number of bus users in Ho Chi Minh City has dropped despite the city’s subsidy program to keep fares affordable.

Vietnamese expatriates in Cambodia and Mexico have joined their compatriots in the homeland and around the world in supporting victims of the recent flood in the country’s central region.  

Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang has expressed support of a proposal for more student exchange programmes by Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture. 

Vietnam has jumped five places to 96th position in terms of electricity access, one of the criteria the World Bank uses to rank 189 economies on the ease of doing business. 

The International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific (ITUC – AP) hopes to support the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) at the international level. 

The Government issued drastic instructions and ministries, sectors, localities and the entire people made concerted efforts to combat crimes in 2016, Minister of Public Security To Lam told legislators on October 28.