Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu conducted a field trip to the northwest of the host country from March 23 to 26, aiming to provide support for the Vietnamese-origin community there and promote cooperation with local authorities in various fields.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, has actively contributed significant initiatives at the second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health in Cartagena, Colombia, affirming Vietnam's proactive role in addressing this global issue.

The UK Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on science, technology, and innovation cooperation during the opening session of UK-Southeast Asia Tech Week 2025 on March 27.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Cuba held a ceremony on March 26 to mark the union's 94th founding anniversary (March 26, 1931 – 2025) and launched a campaign encouraging academic excellence and personal development throughout 2025.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on March 27 asked relevant agencies and localities to adopt immediate measures to address air pollution especially in big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City that have grabbed national new headlines in recent times.

The Centre for Women and Children Empowerment (CSWC) and Planete Enfants & Developpement (PE&D) on March 26 concluded the 2022-2024 project on building a child trafficking prevention support system in central and southern Vietnam.

Drug crime and other related issues in the eight border provinces of Vietnam and Laos were under control in 2024, but several hotspots remained, heard a conference held in Vietnam's northern province of Dien Bien on March 26.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is expected to soon declare an end to the measles outbreak in many wards and communes following a sharp fall in the number of infections in recent times.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has praised law enforcement forces for dismantling a large-scale synthetic drug production facility in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, operated by a foreign drug syndicate using advanced technology.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) is targeted to become one of 100 leading universities in Asia by 2045, according to a project on developing the university recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has planned to break ground on Metro Line 2 from Ben Thanh market to Tham Luong Depo by the end of this year, following the recent inauguration of Metro Line 1, to expand the city's metro network .

VOV.VN - A cold spell is expected to hit northern Vietnam on the night of March 28, bringing rain to some areas, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) on March 26 organised a workshop on building a national strategy for education on bomb and mine accident prevention by 2030, with a vision to 2050.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and private carrier Vietjet Air have officially banned passengers from using lithium-based power banks during their flights.

VOV.VN - The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has launched a measles vaccination campaign in response to a sharp rise in cases.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has unveiled a lineup of activities for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on April 3-4, ahead of the Hung Kings Temple Festival - one of the country’s largest cultural and religious celebrations honouring its legendary founders.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dang Bang at the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School has pointed out Vietnam’s key advantages in realising the Politburo’s Resolution 57, which targets breakthroughs in sci-tech, innovation, and national digital transformation.

More than 200 healthcare staff at the National Otorhinolaryngology Hospital (NOH) have committed to organ donation while joining a nationwide campaign aimed at transforming lives and shifting societal perceptions of end-of-life giving.

The High-level People’s Court in Hanoi on March 25 afternoon decided to postpone the appeal hearing for the case of stock market manipulation and fraudulent appropriation of property involving the FLC Group JSC (FLC Group), which opened on the same day, allowing the defendants to have more time to compensate victims.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered breakthrough policies to revolutionise the education and healthcare systems while chairing a government meeting with the Ministries of Education and Training, and Health in Hanoi on March 25.

An MK82 bomb left from wartime was recently discovered by a resident in Thanh Hoa commune of Bu Dop district, the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and Plan International Japan signed a grant aid agreement in Hanoi on March 25 to implement a project on improving gender-equal learning environments in primary and secondary schools in northern Ha Giang and Lai Chau provinces.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang recently met Claudia Reinprecht, Tech Ambassador at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, to discuss cooperation in advanced and emerging technologies.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has come in fourth in Southeast Asia on a safety index by country for 2025 released by crowdsourced data platform Numbeo that has listed the world’s safest countries for travel in 2025 in terms of crime.

The national team selection exam for the 2025 international and regional Olympiads will run from March 25-27, with 187 candidates vying for spots in the national teams.

The Vietnamese trade office in the US in collaboration with the non-profit organisation Let Her Shine recently held a roundtable acknowledging women’s contributions as well as encouraging and empowering them in their professional journeys.

VOV.VN - Police in Ward 11 of Vung Tau City reported on March 24 that they had coordinated with relevant agencies and local residents to successfully rescue seven fishermen from a sunken fishing vessel in the waters off Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese 25-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City has been hospitalised due to botulinum poisoning caused by consuming improperly stored canned pate, according to Nguyen Hoang Trong Nghia, head of the Department of Neurology at the Military Hospital 175, on March 24.

VOV.VN - The application of AI, big data, and digital transformation in monitoring and forecasting improves accuracy and shortens warning times, giving more time to implement response measures.

VOV.VN - Since the beginning of the year, Vietnam has recorded over 42,000 suspected measles cases, including five related deaths, yet many parents remain complacent and unaware of the severe risks the disease poses to young children.