The capital city is preparing to install an additional 20 air-monitoring stations, municipal officials say.

A national programme for comprehensive care of hemophilia, a hereditary blood disorder, is needed, according to Dr Phu Chi Dung, Head of HCM City Blood Transfusion Hematology Hospital.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee has launched its annual month-long SMS fundraising campaign to help youngsters and other needy people in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Here are photos taken on October 17, 2016 of the destruction and residents starting the long cleanup process in the wake of historic flooding in the Central Region caused by Typhoon Sarika. 

Several hundreds of Hanoi’s young people took part in “Dance for love”, which was held around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on October 16, to honour love, freedom and gender equality on the occasion of the upcoming Vietnamese Women’s Day.

The Prime Minister has agreed in principle to allow the HCM City administration to apply bidding selection forms in special cases under Article 26 of the Law on Bidding to select a contractor for a tidal flood control project for the city.

VOV.VN - On the early morning of October 17, numerous streets in Ho Chi Minh City were clogged by flood tides, leading to severe traffic congestion during rush hour. 

Many specialties of the flooding season in the southwestern region of Vietnam and the Mekong Delta like linh fish, dien dien flowers, shrimp, fish, crabs and snails are scarce as the usual floods have not come.

VOV.VN - These heart-rending pictures have been captured in Ha Linh commune in the central province of Ha Tinh when devastating floods have submerged thousands of local houses.

Close to 39,000 Vietnamese students are studying in Japan in 2016, rising 47 percent compared to 2014 figure. 

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced that Japan will help Vietnam prevent flooding through the establishment of special-purpose companies.

VOV.VN - At least three people were killed and one injured after a stone quarry collapsed on October 16 in Chau Quang village, Quy Hop District, central Nghe An province, said Hun Vi Thay, Secretary of Chau Quang Party Committee.

Many touching pictures collected from the Korean people and social organizations, relating to the massacres of civilians in the Vietnam War, have been presented to Danang by the Korean-Vietnamese Peace Foundation. 

Tour operators in Ho Chi Minh City have had to drop so-called floating tours to the Mekong Delta from September to November, which is supposed to be the flooding season in the delta, as floods have not come to the region this year.

Against all odds, the person has somehow picked all the right numbers, becoming the first jackpot winner ever since its debut.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked local and central agencies, and localities to make all-out effort to deal with typhoon Sarika, which entered the East Sea on October 16 as the seventh storm this year.

Young buyers make up a promising segment for the HCM City real estate market because of the high rate of migration to the city and rapid urbanisation, a conference on the housing market heard on October 13.

Breeding birds of prey like falcons and eagles has been popular among young people in Hanoi in recent years. 

Typhoon Sarika with wind speeds of 130km per hour swept into Luzon Island, the Philippines, on early October 16, according to Philippine authorities. 

The “Vietnam Rising” milk fund has donated over 87,000 glasses of milk worth VND550 million (US$24,750) to nearly 1,000 kids in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Central Da Nang city was honoured as “Asia’s Leading Festival and Event Destination” at the World Travel Awards Asia (WTA) & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016 held in the city on October 15 night.

Investors have been looking for a synchronous policy to address difficulties faced in solar power projects in Vietnam. 

Northern central provinces are making utmost efforts to deal with severe floods that have led to widespread damage over the last few days. 

 VOV.VN - The past 30-year renewal has enabled Vietnam to escape poverty and backwardness and become a dynamic, middle-income country. An exhibition entitled “Renewal – A journey of dreams” reveals how renewal has changed Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Torrential rains persisting from October 14 have devastated the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, causing heavy losses in both human and property.

Vietnam lacks any legal framework for establishing or monitoring a shelter with some groups struggling to obtain official licensing.

VOV.VN - Launched six months ago, a project to screen films for visually impaired people is being jointly implemented by Cinestar, an entertainment and film publication company, and Ho Chi Minh City’s Blind People’s Association.  

Ho Chi Minh City plans to have a paper-free administration, digitising all documents in Government offices to streamline administrative procedures and reduce costs, a top leader has said.

Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Vo Thi Dung on October 15 had a meeting with a visiting delegation from the Cuba’s Young Communist League led by Second Secretary Ronald Hidalgo.

The Hanoi Department of Health will expand the health insurance coverage among poor people living with HIV/AIDS by giving them financial support sourced from the city’s health insurance fund, according to head of the department Nguyen Khac Hien.