Michelle Vo, a US citizen of Vietnamese origin, was among the 59 victims of the massacre in Las Vegas city, the US state of Nevada, on October 1 night. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the investment plan of a project to carry out policies and programmes to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, domestic violence and handle the issue of prostitution, using evidence and a human right-based approach.

More than 10,000 students in 12 primary schools in the south-eastern province of Binh Duong attended a programme on nutrition education and physical development which ended on October 2.

Four trains which will be used for Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway have been delivered to Hanoi. 

The Netherlands is willing to share experience and cooperate with Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City to cope with climate change.

Natural disaster forecasts should be tailored to specific locations instead of large areas, Nguyen Van Khanh, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Yen Bai has said.

VOV.VN - Up to 130 Canadian Institutions will participate in the largest ever 9th Annual EduCanada Fair in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s top leadership will continue to press ahead with the “no-holds-barred” crackdown on corruption that has ensnared scores of officials, a government minister has said just on the eve of a major meeting of senior Communist Party members.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) was filled with emotion and tears on Monday morning, as its top doctor retired after nearly 15 years steering, and transforming, the Hanoi health center.

Vietnamese ambassador in Geneva has been selected to chair the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly from next year.

There are more than 24,400 cars and trucks with expired registration as of January 1, 2018, according to the Vietnam Register.

Companies in Vietnam who wish to employ foreign employees can now apply for work permits online.

Vietnam needs a national strategy to combine environmental protection with socio-economic development policies, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, President of the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment has said.

The World Bank on October 3 announced its report “Expanding Opportunities for the Urban Poor” through a video conference connecting its offices in East Asian-Pacific countries, including Vietnam. 

As of 11:00 pm on October 2 (local time), there was no information about Vietnamese casualties in the shootings in Las Vegas city, Nevada State, which occurred one day earlier killing at least 59 people and injuring 527 others, according to the Embassy of Vietnam in the US.

 Law experts of Vietnam and the US gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on October 3 to gain an insight into each country’s criminal laws and judicial procedures and share experience in law enforcement.

A total of 14,362 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam in nine months from December 16, 2016 to September 15, 2017, resulting in 6,125 deaths and 11,786 injuries.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is going to assist Vietnamese agencies to collect and use high-quality data to serve the implementation of development plans and the Sustainable Development Goals until 2021.

Several flight ticket agencies in Vietnam have been caught selling passenger information to local taxi and transport services.

Non-touch electronic payment methods in Vietnam, including contactless cards or payment by phone scanning, are being applied widely in large cities.

VOV.VN - Cargill Vietnam Ltd. has inaugurated two new schools for more than 400 pupils in the Central Highlands.

On September 29, BASF inaugurated its school renovation project for a kindergarten and a primary school in a remote area of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Some 30 percent of patients at the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) suffer from drug-resistant bacteria stemming from improper use of antibiotics.

The Embassy of India in Vietnam and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) jointly held a workshop titled “Mahatma Gandhi: The Saint from Gujarat” in Hanoi on October 2.

The Ben Tre Women’s Association, on October 2, presented 200 Nguyen Thi Dinh scholarships for outstanding female students across the Mekong Delta province.

The Vinh Long University of Technology Education and Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) launched a technical training centre in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on October 2.

The World Bank (WB) will continue sharing its experience and providing more financial assistance for Hanoi to launch more Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes, a WB specialist has said.

Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam, one of the two women suspects in the murder of Kim Chol, a man believed to be the half-brother of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un, pleaded not guilty when brought to the High Court of Malaysia on October 2.

The Hanoi People’s Court on October 2 opened the first instance trial on Chau Thi Thu Nga, former Chairwoman and General Director of the Land and Housing Construction and Investment JSC (Housing Group) and her nine accomplices on the charge of swindling to appropriate assets. 

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided more than EUR112,500 through the Embassy of Germany in Vietnam for the restoration of Phung Tien palace, part of the world heritage site Hue Citadel, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.