Vietnam Water Week, a platform for experts, scientists and businesses in the water sector to exchange experiences and come up with long-term solutions to the adverse impacts of epidemics, natural disasters and climate change, opened on November 10 morning.

VOV.VN - The police on November 10 detained two Vietnamese women and a Lao citizen for trafficking 13kilos of ketamine from Laos into Vietnam.

A delegation of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) led by its deputy head Mai Phan Dung had meetings with representatives of Vietnamese associations in Australia, during the visit to the country from November 6-10.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva will facilitate the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in its engagements in the WTO Chairs Programme for the 2022-2026 period.

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Le Minh Hoan has called on provincial and municipal people's committees to strengthen the prevention of animal diseases in the coming months.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has decided to add monkeypox to Group B infectious diseases which are considered to be dangerous, highly contagious, and potentially fatal diseases.

VOV.VN - The police of Thua Thien-Hue province, central Vietnam, have launched an investigation into the cause of a head-on collision between a sleeper bus and a truck, leaving 2 dead and 13 injured.

VOV.VN - A woman in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak has been diagnosed with melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, marking the third case to be detected in the Central Highlands region.

Vietnam’s maritime search and rescue forces have brought two injured Filipino sailors on board a Panama’s vessel to the central province of Khanh Hoa for emergency treatment.

VOV.VN - PAM Air monitoring stations in Hanoi reported that the Air Quality Index (AQI) in areas of the capital have reached hazardous levels, mostly in densely-populated areas near schools and kindergartens which have an adverse impact on the health of children and the elderly.

VOV.VN - Gastronomy enthusiasts in Hanoi were able to admire a blood moon lunar eclipse on November 8, with the lunar event being the final one of the year.

VOV.VN - The number of dengue fever cases detected in the capital have so far exceeded the warning level with more than 10,700 patients recorded so far this year, including 12 fatalities, according to details given by the capital’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Hanoi).

VOV.VN - Three earthquakes measuring between 2.6 – 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on November 8 evening.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha attended an event regarding reducing greenhouse gas emissions in response to climate change held by the World Bank Group (WBG) on November 8.

Fifteen Vietnamese businesses on November 8 were honoured at the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards for their exemplary practices for gender equality.

VOV.VN - As many as 303 Sri Lankan people on board Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel LADY R3 have been rescued by the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Vietnam) and other foreign forces.

VOV.VN - VinUni University has officially established the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab) and unveiled an annual grant of US$100,000 to fund students’ startup, research, and social projects.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) delegation led by Dao Viet Anh, deputy director general, recently participated in the 39th World Social Security Forum in Morocco.

VOV.VN - Fansipan Mt. peak in the northern mountainous resort of Sa Pa was covered in hoarfrost on November 6, signaling winter is arriving.

Winners of the 7th “Young Francophone Reporters” competition were announced at an award ceremony in Hanoi on November 4.

VOV.VN - About 20 passengers, including 15 foreigners, have been hospitalized for injury treatment after their bus overturned in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.

The Nicobar pigeon, a species noted as globally endangered, has been spotted in Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Vietnam’s visa policy is favourable and will continue to be reformed to facilitate foreigners’ entry, an official of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has said.

The key values of socialism were highlighted at an international seminar in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on November 3.

VOV.VN - Cancer cases are on the rise nationwide, particularly among young people, according to Bui Vinh Quang, director of Hanoi Oncology Hospital, at a conference held in the city on November 4.

Five Vietnamese universities have been listed in the 2023 edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings published by the US News & World Report, which includes 2,165 across 95 countries worldwide.

VOV.VN - Hanoi is set to host a Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) copyright forum on November 9 by the Copyright Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC).

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi noted several causes of and solutions to some urban development issues while fielding questions from legislators at the National Assembly’s ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on November 3.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will work with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen patrols, inspections and control at sea to prevent vessels from infringing foreign waters, and take thorough solutions to violations.

A workshop on river basin planning, water scarcity management and prevention of water resources imbalance was held in Hanoi on November 3.