A Vietnamese delegation led by Phan Thanh Binh, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children paid a working visit to Italy from November 29-December 3, aiming to promote friendship, diplomatic and legislative ties between the two countries. 

A mountain pass in south-central Vietnam has become congested with traffic between provinces in the area because of serious landslides.

As the HIV response is being integrated into the general healthcare system, raising awareness of healthcare workers is important in addressing discrimination and stigma.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has issued a plan to develop river tourism for the 2017-2020 period.

Farmers in a popular flower village in the southern province of Ben Tre now have to struggle to find customers for their products, after false rumors circulated that they had been treating them with a carcinogenic chemical.

Thailand recently joined a non-governmental organization, known as the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, as well as other organizations in pushing for success in the negotiations concerning the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Eight Vietnamese grassroots projects in the fields of education, health and infrastructure development received about US$642,000 in grants from the Japanese government on December 1.

More than 6,000 people with disabilities from 16 southern provinces and cities enjoyed free entry, art performances and food at a festival in the Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Site in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2.

The trial of Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong and Indonesian citizen Siti Aisyah, the suspects in the murder of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) national Kim Chol, will continue in January next year.

VOV.VN - More than 300 disabled people from Hanoi and neighbouring localities attended a meeting in Hanoi on December 2 to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

A library was established in Ho Chi Minh City to make it easier for local autistic children to integrate into society. It has catered for the demand for such a service.

Seven individuals and eight organisations dedicated to volunteering movements in Vietnam were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 2. 

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam (Korcham) presented scholarships worth VND1.14 billion to 114 Vietnamese students at a gala dinner on December 1 in Hanoi.

Fifty-two Australia Awards Scholarship recipients will soon leave Vietnam to undertake postgraduate studies at an Australian university of their choice. 

It’s time for the Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery industry to promote the application of modern agricultural equipment and technologies to build a sustainable industry.

A workshop, themed “intelligence security in the smart connected world”, opened in Hanoi on December 1, as part of activities marking the Vietnam Information Security Day 2017 event.

 Immigration New Zealand has announced that three Vietnamese sailors who had been detained by New Zealand authorities while being on board a Korean ship did not violate the law and are in good health condition.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy has affirmed the Vietnamese Government's recognition of high importance to the population work, considering it crucial to national development.

Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong extended congratulations to the Lao Consulate General on the 42nd National Day of Laos (December 2).

 The Prime Minister has recently ratified a project to support gender equality in largely ethnic minority areas from 2018-2025.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has issued a dispatch asking tour operators to ensure safety for tourists amid volcanic eruption in Bali resort island of Indonesia.

Vietnam and Saudi Arabia have agreed to establish a channel to receive information and settle disputes between Vietnamese labourers and employers in the Middle Eastern country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed the handling of stockpiled seafood in the four central provinces which were affected by maritime environmental incident in 2016.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will provide maternal and child health handbooks for the northern provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Son La, Ha Giang and Dien Bien under a project backed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of northern border Lao Cai province held a workshop in Lao Cai city on November 30 to discuss a hotline on human trafficking prevention and control.

Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dao Duc Toan hosted a reception for a war veteran delegation from Vientiane, Laos led by Major Sonchay Khamavongkeo, Vice President of the Vientiane Veterans’ Association in Hanoi on November 30.

Food poisoning killed 22 people and hospitalized 3,147 others in Vietnam during the first 11 months of this year, official government data shows.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese government has set a goal of keeping the unemployment rate under 4% next year with automation forecast to take a lot of jobs from labor-intensive sectors like footwear and apparel. 

About three million cubic meters of wastewater is dumped into the Dong Nai River and its tributaries on a daily basis, posing high risk of environmental pollution along Vietnam’s longest river.

A Vietnamese man fled the scene of an attempted robbery on November 29 after his gun shot raised the alert at a bank in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.