Customs officials in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 reported that they have detected 529kg of elephant tusks illegally imported into Vietnam under the cover of wood.

Heavy rains and consequent flash floods have inflicted damages in central south provinces, according to reports from provincial steering committees for natural disaster prevention and rescue.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission met in Hanoi from November 28-30 to discuss and decide disciplinary measures on some individuals for violations related to personnel reception, transfer, and appointment, and award to Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Vice Chairman of the Hau Giang.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has reiterated the government priority to controlling HIV/AIDS in a meeting to improve cooperation between social organizations and partners.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on December 1 ordered the release of 97 prisoners incarcerated in Thai Nguyen Province on the occasion of the upcoming TET (Lunar New Year).

A population of 56 Vietnam conifer trees and 5 phay sung (Duabanga grandiflora) trees in Pu Hoat Nature Conservation Centre in central Nghe An province have been recognised as Vietnam Heritage Trees.

As Christmas is a time for giving and remembering those less fortunate, the Christmas tree lighting ceremony of the JW Marriott Hanoi, which takes place from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on December 1, aims to make orphans’ wishes come true. 

A meeting to review the implementation of an environment project between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was held in Hanoi on December 1. 

The Vietnam Mennonite Church commenced the third general conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 with the participation of nearly 300 delegates from 24 provinces and cities.

The central province of Quang Tri on November 30 finished phase one of distributing Formosa Ha Tinh’s compensation to coastal residents for the mass fish deaths the company caused earlier this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh praised localities, ministries, and agencies on their efforts to help change ethnic minority-areas nationwide.

A project has helped increase the productivity of rice growing in mountainous areas in the central province of Quang Nam by between 200 – 1,500 kg of rice per hectare.

“One House”, the second part of the play “Three in one”, featuring the lives of HIV/AIDS patients will be performed at the Kim Ma Theatre in Hanoi on December 1 night to mark World AIDS Day (December 1).

The central province of Quang Nam is expected to carry out a project on preventing erosion and sustainably protecting the coast of Hoi An city, which is facing serious beach erosion in recent years.

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Ha Nam on November 30 to present Lao orders and medals to volunteer soldiers and military experts in recognition of their contributions to Laos’ revolutionary cause.

World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Vietnam Lokky Wai has called on Vietnam to undertake more efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

A radio and television station in Laos’s Udomsay province worth nearly VND108 billion funded by Vietnam was handed over to the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism at a ceremony in the locality on November 30. 

Denmark’s non-governmental organisation DDG is providing a non-refundable aid of nearly US$1.29 million for phase II of a project on searching for and settling unexploded ordnance (UXO) in central Quang Nam province.

Swim Vietnam, a charity based in central Vietnam, will provide free swimming training courses for students and teachers in the central city of Danang from 2017. 

A 230kg bomb was salvaged from the Hoi Tren riverbed in Thach Son Commune, Thach Ha District of the north central province of Ha Tinh, during construction of a sewage and canal system.

A Thai startup company was able to garner 2 awards at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2016 with its innovation in assisting the visually impaired in accessing mobile financial services

One fisherman is missing after a Chinese fishing boat rammed a Vietnamese vessel while the latter was operating in waters off Hai Phong City on November 29.

The six submarines have been built under a US$2-billion deal aiming to strengthen Vietnam's maritime forces.

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The Hanoi People’s Committee on November 30 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in health care development with France’s Paris city.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a set of criteria to assess hospital quality towards improving services and increasing patient satisfaction.

The number of riders keeps falling in recent years, forcing the city to find new ways to make public transport more convenient.

Around 15% of Vietnam’s population – approximately 13.5 million ­people – suffer from 10 of the more common mental disorders, reveal statistics released on November 29.

More than 9 million foreigners visited Vietnam between January and November, up 25.4% compared to the same period in 2015, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

An exchange between Vietnamese and Lao officials working in Indonesia was organised by the Embassy of Vietnam in Indonesia on November 30.