Vietnamese expatriates in the Czech Republic have gathered in Ceske Budejovice city to mourn Ivo Vasiljev, a local expert in Vietnamese studies who recently died. 

The total donation of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic to flood victims in the central region has exceeded VND2 billion (US$90,000) and is increasing day by day, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Truong Manh Son. 

VOV.VN - Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam was deeply submerged on November 2-3 as floodwaters from upstream of the Thu Bon River flowing down into Hoi An. 

Most karaoke bars in Vietnam are renovated from residential houses and lack emergency escape routes for their large number of occupants.

Ho Chi Minh City reported nine more cases of the Zika virus on November 3, raising the total infections in the city to 30 and in Vietnam to 39.

Border guards in the northern province of Quang Ninh have arrested two young Vietnamese men for trying to smuggle 5 kilograms of methamphetamine from China into Vietnam.

A 26-year-old man in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong was found weak but alive after spending a week lost in a local forest, police have announced.

VOV.VN - Lifelong learning in Vietnam supported by the EU provides a solid framework for the sustainable development of human resources, said speakers at an education forum on November 3 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Rain and thunderstorms have moved through Quy Nhon City in Binh Dinh Province with downpours leading to devastating flooding.

VOV.VN -If you are anywhere in Vietnam, step outside at 8:52 p.m. on November 14, and take a look at the Moon, it’s going to be ‘super,' says the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Two or three storms and tropical depressions may appear in the East Sea this November with one or two likely to hit the central and southern regions of Vietnam. 

New applications of stem cell and gene technologies as well as nanotechnology will be the focus of HCM City’s bio-tech programme to 2020, the deputy head of the city’s Department of Sciences and Technology has said. 

Vietnam ranked second in the number of trainees fleeing from their workplaces in Japan in 2015, according to a report from the Japanese Ministry of Justice’s Immigration Bureau.

Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed four people, injured 12 and left one missing in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri as of November 3 morning.

The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10 to cement friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries’young people. 

Ho Chi Minh City is offering more advice and tests for pregnant women amidst fear of the Zika virus, with 17 cases reported in the southern city by October 31. 

The Government has issued a number of policies in investment, finance, budget and management decentralisation specifically designed for the central city of Danang. 

PetroVietnam’s Nhon Trach 2 Power JSC has reported that the firm will produce about 1.35 billion kWh of commercial electricity in the fourth quarter of 2016, raising its output for the year to 5.5 billion kWh. 

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRS) has provided additional VND4.2 billion (US$188,160) in goods and cash to locals in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri help them overcome consequences of the recent devastated flood. 

Local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on November 2 decided to confiscate a large amount of guns illegally transported to Vietnam, said the Customs Office of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport. 

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a project piloting an electricity-powered bus service in the downtown area, using 12-seat electric cars. 

VOV.VN - An exhibition on Vietnam’s foreign trade achievements and improved investment environment opened November 2 at Intercontinental Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City within the framework of Vietnam Summit 2016.

With women facing increased risks of HIV infection, greater emphasis is necessary to address the needs of females in the national HIV response, experts have said.

HCM City authorities have agreed a pilot project to operate three electric bus routes in the city centre as part of efforts to improve the city’s tourism development.

A university education may not be the only route to success in life, but it is a very popular one, especially among people with hearing impairment. 

The administration of a northern Vietnamese province bordering China has called on the government to consider its plan to build a new high-speed railway, compatible with the rail in the Chinese province of Guangxi.

The life of a five-year-old child whose chest was punctured by a steel bar after he fell from the third floor of a building was saved by doctors last week who took part in Ho Chi Minh City’s Red Alert emergency procedure. 

Several effective measures have been implemented to control the gender imbalance over the years, but in many areas of Vietnam the ratio of male to females at birth is still skewed. 

Mekong Delta localities should further enhance connectivity to promote strengths and address challenges in order to achieve stronger socio-economic development, Chairman of Can Tho municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong said at a conference in the city on November 1.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the People’s Committee of southern Dong Nai province have reached consensus on the funding for a drainage and wastewater treatment project in Bien Hoa city after 10 years of negotiations.