Vietnam has eliminated malaria in 46 provinces and centrally-run cities as of the end of last year, and is determined to eradicate the disease by 2030, according to official data.

Millions of children in Vietnam have been protected by immunisation over the past 40 years, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF offices in Vietnam on April 25 when they mark the World Immunisation Week from April 24-30.

A delegation from the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) led by its permanent Vice President Do Thi Thu Thao held a working session with the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations headquarters in New York during a recent working trip to the US.

VOV.VN - Four people went missing after a bamboo boat capsized on Chanh river in Quang Yen Town in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the early morning April 25 as a result of fierce thunderstorms.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to boost co-operation with CityNet in a bid to enhance connections and to promote the image of the southern metropolis to network members, Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, told Kim Jeong-kee, chief executive officer of the Secretariat of CityNet.

VOV.VN - The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN held a recent working session with a delegation of the provincial Party Committees of Gia Lai, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Thua Thien - Hue, and Yen Bai within the framework of this year’s Vietnamese local promotion programme in the US.

A ceremony was held in the town of Ba Chuc, Tri Ton district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 24 to commemorate people massacred by the Pol Pot genocidal regime in 1978 during the southwestern border defence war.

VOV.VN - India and Vietnam have run numerous cooperation programmes, of which developing high-quality human resources is one of the common goals that both nations are targeting.

VOV.VN - The semiconductor industry has an important role to play in the digital transformation process, and serves as the foundation of three revolutionary transformations: digital transformation, green transformation, and smart transformation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a conference on human resource development to serve the semiconductor industry held in Hanoi on April 24.

VOV.VN - The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on plastic waste was held in Ottawa in Canada on April 23, with the event featuring the participation of negotiators from 176 countries, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Border guards of the central Quang Tri province have arrested four Chinese citizens and a Vietnamese man for their involvement in organising illegal exit from Vietnam into Laos.

VOV.VN - Since the beginning of this year the country has recorded a total of 13,746 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), an increase of 2.5 times compared to the same period from 2023, according to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of health.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation is a key task and a breakthrough in implementing socio-economic development targets, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed while chairing the eighth meeting of the National Committee on Digital Transformation held on April 24 in Hanoi.

The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) on April 23 held a consultation workshop on Cambodia’s proposed Funan-Techo canal project which has raised concerns about potential impacts on the Mekong river.

VOV.VN - Fireworks are set to illuminate the skies over six venues across the capital from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on October 10 as a way of marking its 70th Liberation Day, as decided on April 23 by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - Since the beginning of the year the nation has recorded a total of 29 deaths from rabies across 17 provinces and cities, a figure double compared to the same period from last year, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.

Experts have said that air pollution has had an incalculable impact on public health and the economy, with cases of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses increasing yearly.

A pre-deployment training course for captains and technicians of the mine action for the Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam Peace Village project was opened in Hanoi on April 22.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on April 21 started legal proceedings against and issued arrest and house search warrants to Pham Thai Ha, deputy head of the National Assembly (NA) Office and Assistant to the NA Chairman, on charges of abusing position and power for personal gains.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended a ceremony in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 22 to launch the National Humanitarian Month 2024.

VOV.VN - A series of cannons from the nation’s artillery force have been showcased at the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum for a grand ceremony on May 7 to mark 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialists (May 7, 1954 – May 7, 2024).

VOV.VN - Seven workers were killed and three other were injured in a work-related accident at a cement plant in Yen Bai province, northern Vietnam, on April 22.

VOV.VN -Significant damage has been reported throughout several northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam following recent spells of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has diagnosed a 10-year-old girl as the capital’s first measles patient this year.

VOV.VN - Breakthrough policies are needed to develop human resources for the semiconductor industry that gives Vietnam a positive outlook in the future, said officials while examining a draft master plan on human resources development for the semiconductor industry, held on April 22 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A Chinese national was killed in a multi-car collision in the southern province of Tien Giang on April 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese astronomy lovers will have the chance to watch the Lyrids meteor shower as it reaches its peak between nightfall and dawn from April 22 to April 23 (local time).

VOV.VN - A delegation of nearly 70 Vietnamese expatriates returning from more than 20 countries and territories on April 21 paid homage to Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, in the northern midland province of Phu Tho, marking the death anniversary of the Kings.

VOV.VN - North-South passenger and freight trains have been allowed to run again through Bai Gio tunnel in central Vietnam at reduced speed since landslides occurred inside the tunnel, disrupting North-South rail service eight days ago.

VOV.VN - During the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954, Lung Lo pass was one of the vital routes for transporting troops, weapons, and food to the front.