One morning last month 53-year-old Hanoi resident Vu Huu woke up feeling weak over half of his body. He could barely grasp items with his hands and his legs felt like jelly.

Sappers in the central province of Phu Yen on March 3 safely detonated a bomb weighing 230 kg left over from wartime.

The central city of Da Nang plans to increase the use of liquid fertiliser made from organic waste in its farms and public gardens, a local official said.

Experts agreed on March 1 in a conference in Hanoi that there was a need for more public-private partnerships in education and training.

Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has urged district authorities to seek long-term measures to free up pavements in an aim to beautify the city and maintain security and order.

The northern border province of Lang Son has implemented a plan on urgent response to dangerous avian flu strains that are able to transmit to human as the A/H7N virus is ravaging Chinese localities bordering the province.

The living conditions in Hanoi’s rural areas have improved remarkably over the years, according to the latest general survey on rural areas, agriculture and fisheries conducted by the capital city.

Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work was the focus of a round-table discussion held in Hanoi on March 3 by the UN in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese individuals from the central province of Thua Thien Hue were awarded with the French Government’s Order of Academic Palms for their role in promoting cross-cultural exchange and education ties between the province and France.

VOV.VN -Momento is a unique homestay in Hanoi with four room options Hoi An, Sapa, Hanoi in the 90s and Rooftop Garden. 

Vietnam would place itself in a scenario in which human bird flu infections could has been detected so as to take drastic actions to prevent the intrusion of avian influenza viruses that are raging in next-door neighbour China, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

 Authorities of Hanoi are proactively controlling trade, transportation and slaughter of poultry in the city as the risk of H7N9 avian influenza outbreaks in animals and humans is high.

Members of the conservation community in Vietnam have called upon youngsters to engage in activities to protect wild animals at high risks of extinction in response to the World Wildlife Day (March 3), according to the Animal Asia.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the central province of Quang Ngai and Hue University of Education presented 3,000 national flags to fishermen of Ly Son island district on March 3.

Work commenced on an international cancer hospital project in Xuan Tao Ward, North Tu Liem District, Hanoi on March 2.

Vietnam has a long tradition of fierce female fighters; don't mess with them. 

VOV.VN - ‘We don’t want your rhino horn!’ is the message Vietnamese celebrities including diva Hong Nhung and composer Thanh Bui have sent to South Africa after the country proposed legalizing rhino horn trade.

Officials from Vietnam's Consular Department on March 2 met with family members of the Vietnamese national being held for the murder of Kim Jong-Nam.

Public bulletin poles where ads and flyers can be posted for free are part of the new initiative by the administration of Cao Lanh City in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to combat the disorderly posting of advertising materials.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, head of the Vietnamese delegation, participated in a panel discussion on adverse impacts of climate change on children’ rights, in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 2, as a panellist.

Construction of the Vietnam-Japan International Oncology Hospital started in Xuan Tao Ward, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi on March 2.

General Robert Brown, commanding general of the US Army Pacific, has officially handed over the Quang Phuoc kindergarten in the central province of Thua Thien Hue to the local community, according to the US Embassy in Vietnam. 

Repairs to the Intra Asia (IA) internet cable that connects Vietnam with other parts of Southeast Asia have been set back once again by more ruptures,VietnamPlus cited an internet service provider as saying on March 3.

A US-funded center for the mitigation and prevention of natural disasters was inaugurated on March 1 in Vietnam.

The percentage of Vietnamese citizens with health care insurance has risen dramatically, reaching 81.7 percent as of last year thanks to new regulations in the Health Insurance Law, said Minister of Heath Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung held a working session in Hanoi on March 2 with Sugi Ryotaro, the Vietnam-Japan Special Ambassador, discussing natural calamity prevention and firefighting.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam and the Red Cross Society in the northern province of Nam Dinh launched a tree planting campaign to protect the environment in Nam Dien commune, coastal Nghia Hung district on March 2.

A dog has forced an airplane to make the second landing after it was spotted wandering in an airport in Vietnam's northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, the airport authority said

Hanoi Customs officially launched online public services for locals and businesses at the portal: http://pus.customs.gov.vn.

The Chairman of Bac Lieu People’s Committee Duong Thanh Trung discussed protecting sea dykes from erosion with relevant authorities on March 2.