Vietnam is among the 15 countries with the highest estimated number of clinical pneumonia, with 2.9 million cases reported every year, doctors said.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has extended his best wishes to Cao Dai dignitaries and followers on the occasion of their 91st founding anniversary.

Hanoi’s investigation agency began legal proceedings against Nguyen Dieu Linh, owner of the karaoke bar at No. 68 Tran Thai Tong street in Cau Giay district, whose 13 customers were killed by a fire on November 1.

A celebration of the great national unity bloc and the 86th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) was held in Phat Tich commune of Tien Du district, northern Bac Ninh province, on November 13. 

Expatriates showed their high determination to work with Ho Chi Minh City's authorities and people in turning the city into a major centre of economics, trade, science and technology in Southeast Asia during the Conference of Overseas Vietnamese 2016.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are considering using LED adverts on buildings and installing free high-quality wi-fi along Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in district 1.

Joining hands to eliminate violence against women and girls lies at the heart of an action month for gender equality launched in Hanoi on November 13.

A grand requiem for traffic accident victims was held at Trinh Pagoda in the Yen Tu national relic site, northern Quang Ninh province, on November 13 with a view to easing the bereaved families’ pains of losing their relatives. 

A blood donation festival officially kicked off in Hanoi on November 13 in an effort to address a shortage of blood for medical uses at year's end. 

VOV.VN -  The government has submitted to the National Assembly a draft decree on granting electronic visas to foreigners. If approved, it will be carried out for 2 years starting January 1, 2017. 

VOV.VN - Cooperation between Vietnam and the UN is an exemplary model of cooperation between the UN and member states and the role of the UN in resolving socio-economic and cultural issues.

The fire from the house in the popular tourist town in central Vietnam might have been triggered by a short circuit.

The petition has received more than 163,300 signatures and will be delivered to Vietnamese officials at an international conference next week.

Some four million men in Vietnam will have no chance of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, experts say.

President Tran Dai Quang has asked the University of Natural Sciences under Hanoi National University to strengthen scientific research activities, focusing on applied sciences.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan praised residents in My Hoa Hung commune of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s Long Xuyen city for their efforts to escape from poverty.

The People’s Committee of the southern central province of Ninh Thuan on November 12 started delivering over 2,900 tonnes of rice provided by the government to locals hit by the recent drought to help them overcome difficulties.

An exhibition displaying maps and documentation on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos kicked off in the southern province of Vinh Long on November 11 as part of a public communication campaign to affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met in Hanoi on November 11 outstanding teachers who are working in island districts and communes across the country, praising their efforts in the education and training cause.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged ministries and sectors to conduct specific activities to realise Government’s policies of encouraging startups whose development is considered a chance for Vietnam to speed up growth and narrow down development gap with other countries.

National Economics University (NEU) needs to devise specific orientations to promote comprehensive educational renovation, towards developing it into a leading educational establishment in forming the start-up ecosystem and practically contributing to building a start-up nation.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has urged the coal-mining sector to uphold its tradition of solidarity and discipline to retain its role as a pillar of national energy security.

VOV.VN -Everyday firefighters across this great country put their lives on the line to protect other people's lives and property. Here are just a few of the many iconic firefighter photos that have moved our hearts.

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2016 My Linh on November 11 met with 50 new valedictorians of universities in the southern region at a scholarship program.

A young man in the central city of Danang has been arrested for investigation after he was found cheating nearly 100 people of a huge amount of money by using Facebook accounts stolen from overseas Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - The Overseas Vietnamese Conference 2016 (November 11-14) has gotten underway in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded six more cases inflected with Zika virus as of November 11, raising the total number of infections in the city to 35, the municipal Preventive Medicine Centre announced.

Vietnam and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sealed an agreement on satellite monitoring during a ceremony in Hanoi on November 11. 

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung on November 10 handed over a certificate recognising the Belgian Consul General to Hanoi to Jehanne Roccas, Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam. 

Ho Chi Minh City authorities held a meeting with representatives of 500 Vietnamese expats who return home to attend the 2016 Conference for Overseas Vietnamese.