VOV.VN - Vietnam requires stronger policies to build a smoke-free environment whilst it ramps up communication work in order to raise public awareness of the damage caused by tobacco.

VOV.VN - The Board of Directors of the National Children’s Hospital held a consultation on May 30 with the participation of professionals from various faculties to examine options of a coming surgery to separate conjoined twins from Lao Cai.

By the end of April this year, 149 captive bears were found in 27 establishments in Hanoi, accounting for more than half of the total nationwide, heard a seminar on May 30.

In the last few days of May, many international students have been admitted to Hong Bang International University (HIU) to pursue a degree in medicine, marking a significant milestone for the university, which has gradually become a favored school for international students.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society has launched an US-funded project, titled Consultancy Service for Comprehensive Model for Community Resilience in Vietnam (CMCR), in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue.

VOV.VN - Thirty people fortunately survived a bus crash in Vinh Phuc on May 29 after the bus lost control down a steep slope, hit roadside railings and fell into a nearby canyon.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain on May 29 afternoon flooded parts of the capital of Hanoi, turning major streets and footpaths into rivers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reported 890 coronavirus infections in 39 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, a record low in the past 11 months, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on May 29.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in February approved a new Country Program Document from 2022 to 2026 for a green, prosperous Vietnam with no one left behind.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard on May 28 presented 5,000 national flags to fishermen in Ly Son island district of Quang Ngai province who often fish offshore, with the aim of supporting them during their adventure trips at sea.

The Ministry of Health and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 28 to mark World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and a national no tobacco week.

Cooperation in education is one of the symbols of the special relations between Vietnam and Laos, said Lao Minister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong.

VOV.VN - A solemn memorial service was recently held for national martyrs who sacrificed their lives at DK1 platforms, a group of offshore economic, scientific, and technical service stations set up in 1989 on the country’s southern continental shelf.

Vietnam has been pushing for legal reforms to provide suitable regulatory framework against all types of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told a workshop in Hanoi on May 27.

Domestic and foreign experts discussed the value and benefits of international accreditation and recognition for higher education at a forum held in Hanoi on May 27.

An EU and French-funded project was launched on May 27 to improve the climate resilience of urban infrastructure in four northern central provinces of Vietnam.

The Australian-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) programme hosted a symposium, Engaging Women in Markets – Scaling up Local Successes Nationwide, in Hanoi on May 27.

VOV.VN - The Economic Committee of the National Assembly (NA) has recently proposed developing nuclear power over the next decades to ensure national energy security and meet the ‘net zero’ goal Vietnam set at the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26).

The Vietnam Consulate General in the Lao northern province of Luang Prabang and the local Laos – Vietnam Friendship Association have kicked off a host of events to mark the Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

Vietnam shared experience in ensuring education services for children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as national climate education policies at the 2022 Education World Forum (EWF) that took place in London from May 23-26.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health said it is closely monitoring the emergence of new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant that causes the COVID-19 disease worldwide to promptly adopt control measures if they are reported in Vietnam.

A delegation of more than 40 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 17 countries around the world have visited people and soldiers in Truong Sa island district, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, and DK1 platform.

The promotion of learning Vietnamese as a foreign language helps raise public interest in Australia regarding the importance of Vietnam as a strategic partner in relation to business and investment, agriculture and food manufacturing, and education and training, experts held.

The ideology of patriotic nationalism pursued by President Ho Chi Minh remains alive today amidst a rise in competition for power among major countries, Professor Choi Gyu Youb from the Republic of Korea’s Hanshin University told Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested localities to strengthen monitoring and quickly provide information about suspect cases of monkeypox amid an increasing number of cases worldwide.

VOV.VN - The central province of Nghe An on May 25 held a ceremony to rebury 103 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died during their noble international missions in Laos in the past.

Molnupiravir Stella 200mg, a drug from Stellapharm J.V.Co. Ltd., has been authorised by the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) for the domestic treatment of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain and severe flooding have over the past few days claimed at least three lives in northern provinces of Vietnam, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention and Control.

As many as 4,733 traffic accidents occurred nationwide killing 2,761 people and injured 3,078 others in five months between December 15, 2021 and May 14, 2022, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee said on May 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students have just won two silver and one bronze medals at the sixth European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO 2022) held in Slovenia.