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.

Being revered as the development king, His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world’s first monarch to be granted a patent for his own invention. Let’s take a look at this special scoop.

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.

In contrast to popular opinion that women and girls can protect themselves by avoiding strangers or unsafe places frequented by criminals, statistics show that 73% of assaults on women are committed by acquaintances, and 10% are fathers or stepfathers of victims.

Toll fares, so far, have been reduced at 23 Build- Operate -Transfer (BOT) toll stations nationwide, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong said.

Concerted efforts are needed to reduce pollution and improve the landscape near slums along canals and rivers in HCM City, including investment from the private sector, speakers said at a recent workshop. 

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has participated in a charity fair in Bratislava together with 38 foreign representative offices and five international organisations based in the capital.

About 60 delegations from ministries, sectors and localities from across Vietnam paid last respect to Fidel Castro Ruz at the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi on November 29-30.

VOV.VN - On November 30, the Presidential Office, the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Court, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Governmental Office and relevant agencies hosted a press conference to announce the State President’s 2016 amnesty decisions.

VOV.VN - The leading trade show for the environment and energy markets – Pollutec 2016 (November 29-December 2) – brings together 2,500 exhibitors and 60,000 visitors from all around the globe at Eurexpo Lyon in France. 

Ho Chi Minh City should make a regular survey of trees to provide decision makers with information to make sustainable plans for adapting to climate change, experts said.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has ordered ministries to constantly review laws and regulations on trading to consolidate the legal framework for the fight against fake goods. 

VOV.VN - A get-together was held in Phnom Penh on November 29 for Cambodian military alumni, who had studied in Vietnam. 

 Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan visited France from November 26-29, aiming to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and France in information technology and communications.

The “Vietnam Rising” milk fund has donated over 130,000 glasses of milk worth VND800 million (US$35,200) to more than 1,400 poor, disabled and orphaned children in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long. 

Authorities in Khanh Hoa have concluded that red algae was to blame for dead fish that washed up in the central province last week.

The Department of Religious Affairs organized a tribute paying ceremony for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Wat Wapi Sutthawat in Ratchaburi province. 

 As many as 449 people attending a ceremony on November 28 signed a pledge to donate their organs after death to the National Coordination Centre for Organ Transplantation.