No new outbreaks of A/H1N1 and H5N1 epidemics have been discovered over the past month, announced the Ministry of Health on June 2.

Meteorologists have warned of difficult times for the forthcoming rice crop, from now until the end of the year, with serious droughts threatening crops at first then severe flooding afterward.

A ceremony took place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 2 to mark the 47th anniversary of the death of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, who burnt himself to highlight Buddhist demands for religious equality in southern Vietnam under the rule of dictator Ngo Dinh Diem.

Australia’s experiences in college-to-university vocational training were discussed at a seminar in Hanoi on June 2.

The Party and State have always respected and praised the elderly citizens’ contribution to the development of society.

A ceremony was held in HCM City on June 2 to launch a month for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission.

A five-year-old leopard, listed in Vietnam's Red Book of critically endangered species, was transferred to Cat Tien National Park in Dong Nai Province on Monday, after having lived in a protected area at the Cu Chi Rescue Centre for two years.

Saigontourist welcomed 2,100 tourists from the Costa Romantica cruise liner anchoring at Ho Chi Minh City's Navi Oil port, on June 1.

Vietnam has conducted its first-ever allograft aortic valve replacement surgeries with the organ from a brain-dead donor, a doctor has said.

Drawing up an appropriate zoning plan for the capital while preserving its valuable cultural heritage is a thorny problem for planners.

The Ministry of Public Security held a meeting to mark World Environment Day (June 5) at the Ba Be National Park on June 2.

Blue-ear pig disease is spreading across the country, warned the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Diep Kinh Tan, at a meeting on June 1.

The 99th International Labour Organisation (ILO) Meeting opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 2 with representatives from 183 countries and territories taking part.

More than 1 millions pupils from all over the country have begun their high school graduation examinations, starting with literature on June 2.

A training course on wildlife trafficking prevention was held on June 1 for staff at Noi Bai International Airport with the funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Ministries, sectors and localities must take comprehensive measures to control price hikes and closely monitor fluctiations in the prices of land and houses, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Over 60 Danish families along with their Vietnamese adopted children gathered at a meeting hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark on May 29.

International and domestic individuals and organisations have raised more than US$10 million so far this year to help the victims of storms and floods in the Central and Highland regions.

Businesses in the southern province of An Giang are committed to working with the State to minimise any damage caused by natural disasters.

The bird flu epidemic has been brought under control in the central highland province of Dak Lak ten days after it first hit the locality on May 18.

Vietnam currently has several millions of children living in poor families, over 200,000 orphans and handicapped children, and thousands of child victims of Agent Orange and HIV/AIDS in need of intensive care and treatment, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Vietnamese performers have given a special performance at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris, France.

Vietnam’s public debt rate remains at a safe level, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba said on May 31. 

Japan will provide ¥ 505 million (around US$5.3 million) for a project to strengthen human resources in the healthcare sector in Vietnam.

Nearly 2,000 secondary school students in Hanoi on May 30 participated in the first round of a competition designed to promote the study of the capital's history in English. 

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) launched a campaign for Smoke Free Homes in Hanoi on May 31, aimed at collecting 1 million signatures in one month. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan on preserving, restoring and promoting the values of the ancient town of Pho Hien in the northern province of Hung Yen by 2020.

A series of activities have been held across the country in honour of the Month for Children 2010 on the theme “Creating equal development opportunities for children”.

USNS Mercy, a US hospital ship, arrived at the Quy Nhon port on May 31 for humanitarian activities in the central province of Binh Dinh.

The National Institute of Nutrition under the Ministry of Public Health on May 31 launched the Micro-Nutrition Days in Hanoi (June 1-2).