VOV.VN -Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Thi Huong, first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Le Hang, and Miss Mekong Delta 2015 Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em have engaged in charitable activities to help poor people in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong.

A new application at several hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City has allowed patients to arrange for their health check via a single text message, meaning they no longer have to wait hours before seeing a doctor.

Enhancing climate change resilience and mitigating the risks of natural disasters to improve rural livelihoods in the delta and coastal areas were the outcomes of a US-funded project announced at a recent conference in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

Vietnam must be able to produce large amounts of multivalent vaccines in the coming years, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Nine out of 83 people infected with the Zika virus in Ho Chi Minh City are pregnant, according to the municipal Preventive Medical Centre.

The Steering Committee for Southwest Region had a working session with the Australian and German ambassadors to Vietnam in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 28, with a focus on stimulating further engagement among the sides.

Ho Chi Minh City reported 4,690 criminal offence cases in the past 11 months, down 14% as compared to the same period last year, said head of the municipal Public Security Department’s social crime investigation division Le Ngoc Phuong.

VOV.VN - Coca Cola Beverage Co., Ltd. and the Vietnam Institute for International and Public Diplomacy Studies have joined forces to implement a training program for officials at local and central agencies to enhance their management capacity in the period 2016-2017. 

The Southern Power Corporation ​under the Electricity of Vietnam on November 26 fired up an 110kV cross-sea transmission line to supply electricity to Lai Son island of the southern province of Kien Giang.

A water supply station, which can turn saltwater with salinity of 16% into fresh water, was inaugurated in An Hiep commune, Ba Tri district, the southern province of Ben Tre, on November 26.

The inspection agencies of the Vietnamese and Laos Governments have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to bolster their cooperation in the future, which is considered a new development stage between the two bodies. 

VOV.VN - Ivana Zemanova, wife of Czech President Milos Zeman, ceremoniously lit thousands of multi-coloured twinkling lights on November 28 to open the annual International Christmas Festival at the Prague Hilton Hotel.

The southern province of Tay Ninh on November 26 announced the first Zika infection case.

More than 4,000 offenders who repented their crimes while serving prison sentences are expected to be granted amnesty this year.

The Health Department of the south central province of Binh Dinh on November 27 announced a five year old boy died from dengue fever, the second death of the cause in the province so far this year.

A major-ranked border security officer from Cambodia has been detained for smuggling nearly 20 kilograms of gold into Vietnam.

The 11th Luong Dinh Cua Award ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 17 to honour 85 outstanding young people in production and business in rural areas.

Police in the northern province of Phu Tho said on November 27 they arrested a four-member group illegally transporting drugs, and seized 300 cakes of heroin.

The central city of Da Nang’s education and training department will launch free open-air libraries at 102 primary schools for all students and local residents next month.

Many French organisations and individuals and overseas Vietnamese in France have been honoured by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for their prominent contributions to the Vietnam-France friendship, especially in promoting culture exchange between the two nations.

The first phase of the Phuc Lac Wind Power Plant has been put into operation in Phu Lac commune of Tuy Phong district, the south central province of Binh Thuan.

 Nearly 2,500 people, including representatives from ministries, departments, international organisations and local residents, attended a meeting in the central city of Da Nang on November 27 to call for non-discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.

A workshop was held in Tokyo from November 23-26 to enroll local students for Vietnam – Japan University in 2017.

The country plans to have 800 megawatts of wind power by 2020, but pricing remains an issue.

It is estimated that about a fifth of the city’s population will benefit from the program.

The world’s biggest jade Buddha statue has come to Thien Lam-Go Ken Pagoda in the southern province of Tay Ninh, the last destination during its tour of Vietnam.

Authorised forces in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 26 arrested a person carrying one kilogramme of methamphetamine while illegally entering Vietnam.

More than 3,000 students from universities and colleges in the central province of Da Nang gathered at the Da Nang University’s Foreign Language School on November 26 to respond to a festival to eliminate gender discrimination.

Vietnam may see more Zika cases because community immunity to the mosquito-borne Zika virus is still low, particularly in central, southern and Central Highland provinces.

Organisations and people who have greatly contributed to HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam were honoured with the Red Ribbon Awards in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.