VOV.VN - The capital has been left buried under a blanket of thick fog over recent days.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Industry and Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly organised a conference on technology and finance for waste-to-energy projects on April 11.

Chi Ma border gate's border guard station and Chi Lang border guard station in Loc Binh district in Vietnam's northern province of Lang Son and China’s Ningming border management unit held talks and raised awareness of laws for residents in border areas on April 11.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang visited religious and belief organisations in the northern border province of Lang Son on the occasion of Easter 2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 suggested the Ministry of Health (MoH) assign capable medical facilities to build medicine centres in six socio-economic regions nationwide, which will serve others when needed.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 made a surprise visit to several centrally run hospitals in Hanoi, including Bach Mai and Children’s Hospital, to inspect medical examination and treatment there.

The Ministry of Transport will sketch out a planning scheme on the second airport in the capital region for 2026-2030, and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval.

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line served more than 2.65 million passengers in the first quarter of this year, skyrocketing 262% year-on-year, according to General Director of Hanoi Railway Company Limited (Hanoi Metro) Vu Hong Truong.

VOV.VN - The number of new COVID-19 cases across Vietnam has increased rapidly for the past week, with a six-fold spike from two months ago, according to the Ministry of Health’s latest statistics.

VOV.VN - A foreign sailor died onboard a Panama-flagged cargo ship VIGOR SW whilst it was anchored at Nghi Son port in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with a delegation of 69 former political prisoners and prisoners of war from Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.

Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha on April 10 visited and congratulated Khmer people in the southern province of Soc Trang on their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay.

As part of the country’s ongoing effort in digital transformation, telehealth platforms have been increasingly integrated into the operations of hospitals, especially after the health ministry’s call to apply the tool in all public health facilities in 2023.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in France, the French Embassy in Vietnam, the Association of French localities, and Hanoi will jointly host the 12th partnership conference between Vietnamese and French localities which will from April 13 to April 15.

Upgrading work started at the historical relic site commemorating late President Ho Chi Minh in the Lao province of Savannakhet on April 9, under a project funded by Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Northern localities are set to experience a high humidity level in the first two days of the new week before a new cold spell will hit the region, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A cultural exchange event took place in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on April 9 for Lao and Cambodian students studying at the local chapter of the Da Nang University to celebrate their traditional New Year festivals Bunpimay and Chol Chnam Thmay.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of people participated in a cycling tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands.

VOV.VN - As many as 354,000 Vietnamese people are living with cancer, a figure that is many times higher compared to 30 years ago, with many people diagnosed at a late stage leading to a high mortality rate.

The authorities of Bac Ninh and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on April 7 co-organised an event on learning about the northern province’s charming features, which gathered close to 150 foreign and domestic diplomats and representatives of foreign organisations and business associations in Vietnam.

Students from engineering technology universities in Vietnam have developed innovative projects following the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) model to provide engineering solutions for real world problems, including supporting the vulnerable, sustainability, agricultural productivity, plastic recycling, reducing CO2 emission and green energy.

Police in the central province of Nghe An have detained two man for illegal transporting endangered, precious and rare animals in large quantities.

Along with efforts of ministries, sectors and localities, it is crucial to strengthen communications to improve public awareness of ensuring safety while participating in the traffic, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has stressed.

VOV.VN - Five bodies in a recent helicopter crash in Ha Long Bay have been recovered, two days after the incident occurred in the sea between Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province, north of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Copyright Office of Vietnam and the Korea Copyright Protection Agency (KCOPA) jointly held a forum in Hanoi on April 6 to promote cooperation in the field.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities are set to conduct a thorough inspection of TikTok’s operations in the nation regarding concerns that the social media platform spreads content which has negative consequences on public life, as well as the economy and society.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on April 6 signed a decision approving the strategy for digital transformation in journalism by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

The Narcotics Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security held a meeting in Hanoi on April 6 to review the operation of the Safe Mekong Coordination Centre (SMCC), which has been set up in all countries in the Mekong sub-region as part of their joint efforts to fight drug trafficking.

VOV.VN - Local sky watchers will be able to enjoy a wonderful experience as they will have the chance to admire April's full moon on the evening of April 6, according to information given by the Hanoi Astronomical Society (HAS).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a Prime Minister’s dispatch ordering relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take measures and mobilise forces and vehicles to conduct fastest and most effective search and rescue activities for the victims of a helicopter crash in Ha Long Bay area of northern Quang Ninh province.