The current separation of numbers for criminal, fire, and medical emergencies will be merged into a single emergency number, 114, according to an official at the municipal information department.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to add some 300 new low-floor buses to its existing fleet in a bid to provide better services and convenience for disabled passengers.

The People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang has urged all projects serving the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017 to be completed by June 30, 2017.

Secretary-General of the Vietnam-USA Society (VUS) Bui Van Nghi hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 23 for a delegation from the American Veterans Union (AVU), who are on a working trip to Vietnam.

Children affected by HIV/AIDS continue to face discrimination and other challenges despite significant gains made in efforts to help them, officials said at a meeting on November 22.  

Hanoi will create the most favourable conditions for Austrian enterprises to invest in water and waste treatment, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

VOV.VN - GIZ and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on November 23 hold a workshop on the outcome of COP 22 and the plan for the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Fed by flammable materials inside the facility, a fire consumed a helmet factory on November 23 in the Binh Chanh District of Ho Chi Minh City and quickly spread to nearby homes, a fire official said.

Hundreds of stroke victims hospitalised in the Danang General Hospital over the past three years were saved by a special task force for stroke victims, the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper reported.

There are 21,403 Vietnamese students in the US, giving the Southeast Asian nation the sixth largest source of international students in the country.

The Australian government on November 22 launched a Gender Equality Strategy for Vietnam for the first time, outlining its plans to promote women’s empowerment in Vietnam.

Police of Nam Tu Liem district in Hanoi busted a drug trafficking ring in northern Vietnam involving 40 heroin bricks and 17,851 synthetic drug pills.

The US$450-million system is much faster than the Asia America Gateway, which the country has relied on over the past years.

A dialogue on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) between young people, the Government and partners took place in Hanoi on November 22.

Vietnam has achieved targets on sustainable poverty reduction in disadvantaged areas thanks partly to a project funded by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ireland Embassy, heard a conference in Hanoi on November 22.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has asked the Ministry of Transport for permission to test cashless toll collection on one-stop toll highways.

VOV.VN - Another steel fishing vessel was handed over to a fisherman in Duc Pho district’s Pho Quang commune of central Quang Ngai province on November 22.

Seven students of Hanoi’s Cau Giay High School will attend the High School Students’ Summit on the World Tsunami Awareness Day in Japan. 

Representatives from Border Liaison Offices (BLO) of Vietnam and Cambodia gathered at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22 to discuss measures promoting cooperation in combating cross-border drug crimes in the coming time.

VOV.VN - A high-level Laotian contingent led by Director General of the Lao National Radio Phosy Keomanivong met on November 22 with leaders of the Voice of Vietnam at VOV headquarters in Hanoi. 

The deputy prime minister of Vietnam has directed that competent agencies probe a road accident in which a trailer truck rear-ended a car and killed four people while traveling in a northern province on the weekend.

If anyone has ever thought winning a jackpot is a rare occurrence, they should think again as a Vietnam-Malaysia joint venture has found three winners of its American-style computerized lottery this month.

VOV.VN - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has signed a decision to allow the establishment of the first representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Vietnam. 

The southern province of Dong Nai is stepping up efforts to increase awareness of Zika virus among workers.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Union agreed to implement a programme to enhance the role of families in preventing domestic violence.

IFProfs Vietnam, a professional social network for French-language teachers and professionals, has been launched by the French consulate in HCM City and the French Institute in Vietnam.

A Vietnamese-Australian woman convicted of attempting to smuggle 1.6 kilograms of heroin from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney had her death sentence commuted to life at an appeal trial on November 21.

The Ministry of Information and Communications said on November 21 that it has decided to fine 50 press agencies for publishing false information on fish sauce with excessive amounts of arsenic.

The central city of Da Nang has submitted an adjustment to its master urban plan for 2030 - 2050 to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Representatives from 60 businesses in Mimasaka city of Japan’s Okayama prefecture and locals have attended a workshop in the locality to study investment and business opportunities in Vietnam.