The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in the southern province of Dong Nai has rejected rumors on social media that dioxin was found under the bed of the local Dong Nai River.

Customs officers at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have discovered an animal product trafficking case, seizing nearly 3kg of goods suspected to be bone glue of rare animals.

The trial dioxin detoxification using microbial technology at A Sho airfield of A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has generated optimistic outcomes.

VOV.VN - Residents of the village of Kim Noi were left homeless after flood waters overtook homes in the district of Mu Cang Chai in northern Yen Bai Province on Thursday, August 3, reported Zing online newspaper.

VOV.VN - More than 5,000 Ho Chi Minh City residents came out on Saturday, August 5, to walk for Agent Orange victims and the disabled at Dam Sen Park, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - A fire burned through the roof of a plastic manufacturing warehouse on Saturday, August 5, at the Que Vo Industrial Park in northern Bac Ninh Province, local fire officials reported

 Early season flooding and heavy rainfall have severely damaged thousands of hectares of rice fields in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

VOV.VN - A special relief committee organized by authorities of Son La Province has collected US$25,700 (VND597 million) from donors across the country for relief from the effects of recent flooding.

The Ministry of Health has sent an official document to health departments in all provinces and cities asking for stricter management of medical equipment at State-owned medical stations.

 A working team from the Ministry of Health led by Vice Director of the Preventive Medicine Department Dang Quang Tan inspected the prevention and control of dengue fever in the central city of Da Nang on August 4.

he Mekong Delta region lacks doctors to treat major ailments like tuberculosis, leprosy and mental illnesses, as also surgeons and forensic experts, health department representatives said at a conference in Can Tho city this week.

Deputy Director of HCM City’s Department of Health Nguyen Huu Hung has instructed city districts to speed up the opening of new general health care clinics for patients with HIV.

 The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and relevant agencies need to set out specific targets and breakthrough measures to bring all-aspect equality to women in the new period.

Effective disaster prevention models of the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) were introduced at a conference held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on August 4.

An exhibition displaying maps and documents on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in Dong Hy district in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, on August 4. 

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked local authorities and people to fully grasp disaster and incident situation to stay ready for response while chairing a meeting of the National Committee on Incident, Disaster Response and Search and Rescue in Hanoi on August 4. 

As many as 150 children aged between 9 and 16 from 24 districts in Ho Chi Minh City gathered at a forum themed “Lang nghe tieng noi tre em” (Listen to Children) on August 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 4 had a working session with the Presidium of the Union of Literature and Arts Associations to deal with the Union’s recommendations in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Red Cross, on August 4, approved an urgent aid worth over VND1 billion (US$43,990) for provinces in the northern mountainous region, which is bearing the brunt of severe flooding.

Core ideas of the US liberal arts education, which promotes students’ independent brainwave and creates foundation for students to develop communication and study skills, were introduced at a workshop held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 4.

The fifth Vietnam-Laos Ministerial Conference on Cooperation in Labour and Social Welfare was held in Vietnam’s central province of Da Nang on August 4. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered authorities of northern mountainous provinces along with relevant agencies and ministries to augment efforts in response to torrential rains and floods wreaking havoc in the region over the last few days.

Hanoi wants to work with Hungary’s capital Budapest on environmental issues, relics preservation and tourism development, according to Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Council Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc.

VOV.VN - Four bodies, all victims who were missing after being swept away by a flood in the northern Vietnam village of Nam Pam in Son La Province were found in separate locations on Friday, August 4.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security announced Thursday, August 3, that Luc Thanh Dong was found guilty of conspiring to distribute 100 kilos of heroin following a four and one-half month investigation.

Health experts and doctors met in Hanoi on August 3 to discuss the updated and amended guiding document on palliative care.

The Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) presented LED lights to 40 offshore fishing vessels in the central province of Quang Tri.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Laos met in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang on August 3 to discuss boosting cooperation. 

 Vietnam won one gold and two bronze medals at the 29th International Olympiad in Informatics recently held in Iran.

VOV.VN - A part of Mu Cang Chai Town in northern Yen Bai Province was completely destroyed after the flashflood. Many buildings and public infrastructure were seriously damaged.