The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been working on a plan to establish three to six centres for storing rare medicines and drugs in limited supply in accordance with the Prime Minister’s direction, according to Deputy Director of the ministry's Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) Le Viet Dung.

Doctors at the University Medical Centre in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully performed transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement on patients with congenital heart disease.

VOV.VN - The 2023 summer volunteer campaign was launched in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on May 27, attracting the participation of approximately 15,000 young people.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27 to mark World No Tobacco Day 2023 on May 31 and in response to the national no tobacco week from May 25 to 31.

State President Vo Van Thuong offered greetings to Buddhist dignitaries and followers on the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, while visiting Hue Nghiem and Minh Dao pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.

National Assembly (NA) deputies stressed the need to supplement the responsibilities of relevant agencies in preventing and eliminating false information on products to protect consumers, as the legislature put the draft Law on Protection of Consumer Rights (amended) on table during its ongoing fifth plenary session on May 26.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi is planning to host a string of activities in celebration of Vietnam Family Day 2023, which falls on June 28 annually.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Lao Cai province in northern Vietnam has sentenced to death a local woman charged with trading nearly 4 kilograms of Methamphetamine.

A seminar on data connecting and sharing serving digital government and governance took place in Hanoi on May 25 as part of the Vietnam - Asia DX Summit 2023.

Vietnam is striving to reduce the rate of tobacco use among males aged from 15 to less than 39% in the 2023 – 2025 period as set out in the freshly-approved National Strategy on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control to 2030.

The UN Day of Vesak was celebrated at Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi on May 25, or the seventh day of the fourth lunar month, with the joint effort of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam-India Friendship Association, and the Indian Embassy.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Police said they have arrested three Korean nationals after they broke into a local resident’s house in District 7 and stole their property.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is carrying out measures to create sustainable employment, as many businesses are forced to cut the number of their employees, although the labour market is showing signs of recovery in the second quarter of this year.

An investigation will be launched after an image circulated on social media claiming to be a ‘new hotel’ built on the side of a mountain at the World Natural Heritage of Ha Long Bay.

At a workshop held in Hanoi on May 25, delegates exchanged insights and suggested initiatives aimed at enhancing the performance and service quality of the pioneering one-stop service centre model, specifically designed to aid women and girls affected by domestic violence.

VOV.VN - The People's Committee of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai held memorial and burial services on May 25 at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Duc Co district for the remains of 22 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who lost their lives during historical conflicts in Cambodia.

VOV.VN - The outcomes of research conducted on rare earth, as well as difficulties faced during the process and future orientations in the work, were shared at a seminar held on May 25 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Two people carrying Vietnamese identification papers were among 11 victims killed in a recent severe road accident in Jingxi city of Guangxi region in China, thereby bringing the total number of Vietnamese victims up to 13 including two injured, according to the Consulate General of Vietnam in China’s Nanning city.

Designer Cao Thi Huyen (Rose Cao), a Serbian Vietnamese, has become the first Vietnamese to win a prize at the Chelsea Flower Show 2023, the world's most prestigious annual flower exhibition hosted by the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Vietnamese localities and enterprises are attracting design talents to deeply join the global integrated circuit supply chain, as global IC design corporations are shifting their operations to Vietnam.

The reputable Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda (Komsomol Truth) on May 24 published an article highlighting the potential and prospects of the Russia-Vietnam relationship in the current situation, on the occasion of the Vietnam visit by Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

The problems found in Branch S1I of the America Asia Gateway (AAG) undersea cable have been fixed, restoring the internet data connection between Vietnam and Hong Kong (China), Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications announced on May 24.

Almost all localities across Vietnam on May 24 experienced a dangerous level of ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Asia DX Summit 2023 opened in Hanoi on May 24 as part of efforts to accelerate digital transformation for socio-economic development.

VOV.VN - Despite the number of deaths from drowning declining over recent years, drowning remains the leading cause of accidental death and injury among both children and adolescents, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VOV.VN - Many flights both to and from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City are likely to either be canceled, delayed for several hours, or forced to land at another airport due to gusty winds and rainy conditions around the airport lasting from May 25 to May 29.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong affirmed Vietnam’s appreciation of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s close technical partnership with its Government, while attending the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76) in Geneva on May 23.

Themed "Pick Up Rubbish – Reach Out Global", the campaign ‘Clean Up Vietnam’ will return for the fifth time with a larger scale and an increased number of participants.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the Government a plan in which it proposes a 20.8% increase of pensions and social insurance benefits and monthly allowances for those with no salary increase from January 1, 2022.

VOV.VN - As many as 8,462 Vietnamese apps were removed from the App Store in 2022 due to fraud, design standard violations, or poor user experience, according to the App Store 2022 Transparency Report.