Two men were arrested on November 17 in Na Meo commune, Quan Son district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, for allegedly transporting 26,200 methamphetamine pills. 

National Assembly deputies who are teachers and former teachers gathered at a meeting in Hanoi on November 17 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20). 

Doctor Do Thuy Lan has dedicated her life to helping children with disabilities.

The Government Inspectorate has detected violations worth US$69.4 million in many housing projects developed in Hanoi between 2002 and 2014.

 Although access to credit is seen as a key factor in ending poverty, just 29 percent or so rural households have received loans, a new report says.

VOV.VN - The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting announced on November 17 that a tropical depression is moving towards the East Sea and is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm. 

Mau Son tourism site in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son has been cleaned up thanks to efforts to raise public awareness to protect the environment at the tourist attraction.

The HCM City Hospital of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has become the first hospital in Vietnam to successfully conduct the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells from peripheral blood.

VOV.VN - Binh House and Viettel Offsite Studio of Vo Trong Nghia Architects from Vietnam have won high awards in the categories of House and Office-Future Project at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) taking place in Arena Berlin, Germany on November 15-17. 

Nearly 100 delegates from 19 cities and provinces in the central region were brought together at a conference in Nha Trang resort city, Khanh Hoa province, on November 16-17, to review the five-year implementation of the national green growth strategy.

A medical specialist training programme has opened in Hai Phong city for 19 medical graduates who have volunteered to work in various remote localities in the country.

Two Vietnamese researchers on November 16 were awarded the 2017 Newton Prize Vietnam for their project “Building a Foundation for Sustainable Development: Networked Societies for the Cities of Tomorrow” that addresses communicating during disasters.

The Vietnam Talent Awards 2017 were presented in Hanoi on November 16, honouring persons with practical inventions and initiatives.

VOV.VN - Celebrities including singers My Linh, Bao Tram Idol and Duy Khoa will take part in the annual charity event “Run for the heart” set to transpire on Sunday (December 3) at Yen So Park in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City has started laying out the groundwork for a water pipeline that will run over 10 kilometers (6 miles) from its outskirts to the inner-city.

The second branch of a major flyover in Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District has opened to traffic, giving commuters hope that near-constant congestion in the area will begin to ease.

An ageing population is posing mounting challenges to providing care for elderly people in Vietnam. However, in a country where most families look after old parents in their own homes, the idea of a ‘nursing home’ or geriatric centre remains an alien concept.

The Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge (MATch) was introduced in HCM City on November 16, aiming to support agricultural startups for the Mekong region’s agriculture to be turned into a more competitive and sustainable industry.

VOV.VN - A seminar was held in Hanoi on November 16 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 7th Francophone Summit in Vietnam in the presence of Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc.

 A fund-raising art programme is scheduled to be broadcast live on the Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) channel on November 26.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and Laos’ Attapeu and Sekong provinces have reached a consensus on maintaining efforts to build a Vienam-Laos borderline of peace, friendship and cooperation.

Hanoi Customs has confiscated more than 47 kilos of ivory tusk products and nearly eight kilos of synthetic drug illegally transported into Vietnam in two separate cases through express postal services.

The southern city of Can Tho’s leaders held a meeting on November 14 with An Tin Group for a “smart city” in Vo Van Kiet Street with investment of VND15 trillion (US$660.8 million).

VOV.VN - An aircraft carrying emergency relief from ASEAN countries to the victims of storm Damrey recently hit Vietnam's central and south-central regions landed at Cam Ranh Airport, Khanh Hoa Province on the morning of November 16.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese representatives Nguyen Hoang Huan, Lam Chi Hung, and Dang Quoc Thai- have won first prize in Asia Pacific finals of the Castrol Bike Mechanic Contest 2017 in Pattaya, Thailand.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on November 15 sent a consular official to the court of Ranai in Indonesia’s Natuna islands, a day before a hearing for five Vietnamese captains who were arrested by Indonesian authorities at sea, to discuss the case with Indonesian prosecutors and lawyers.

Nearly 150 foreign and domestic participants discussed education policies and the future of international education at the APEC Future Education Forum held on November 15 in Hanoi.

Cuisine culture as well as food safety and hygiene were highlighted at a Vietnam-France seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.

The Women’s International Club (WIC) Jakarta hosted the 50th WIC bazaar in Indonesia’s capital on November 15 and 16, aiming to raise funds for charitable activities.

Hanoi’s customs officers in collaboration with forces from the Ministry of Public Security have busted a drug trafficking ring using express postal services.