The Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam on the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Energy Science and Technology (CNEST) in Vietnam during the recent Russia visit by President Tran Dai Quang.

The Empire Group and ViDe Bridge Limited Company of Vietnam will implement a project producing electricity from urban solid waste using advanced technology in the central city of Da Nang, Lao Dong newspaper reported.

Vietnam was ranked 47th among over 127 economies surveyed in the global innovation index (GII) report 2017, the highest ranking to date, up 12 places compared to last year’s report.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on July 13 paid floral tribute to martyrs at Hang Duong Cemetery in Con Dao district, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, in the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). 

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and a VFF delegation on July 13 laid wreaths and offered incense at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in central Quang Tri province on the occasion of the 70th War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day.

Live 5G radio demo-system with Massive MIMO achieve 5G download speed (5.7Gbps) and ultra low latency was witnessed by participants at the first-ever demonstration of 5G in Vietnam.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has taken a range of comprehensive measures to fight against smuggling through the Vietnam-Cambodia border.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have agreed to build a large-scale project on producing electricity from waste, aiming to cut the volume of buried waste by 50 percent by 2020. 

State-of-the-art products in fire protection and rescue, security and safety will be introduced at the 10th International Security, Fire and Safety Exhibition & Conference in Vietnam (Secutech Vietnam 2017) which will be opened in Ho Chi Minh City from July 16.

VOV.VN - Hanoi police say a family of four including two young children were found dead Thursday morning (July 13) after an overnight fire swept through their house at No. 37 Xuan Dinh road in the Bac Tu Liem District.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee has appropriated US$50,000 to give urgent aid to flood victims in the northern mountainous provinces hit by a round of rainstorms over the past few weeks.

VOV.VN - A major synthetic drug ring has been dismantled Lai Chau provincial police said on Thursday (July 13), with a record 300,000 pills weighing 30kg worth tens of thousands of dollars seized.

The Vietnam Social Insurance Agency (VSIA) granted about 13.3 million social insurance books to citizens nationwide in the first six months of this year, accounting for 99 percent of total insurance participants.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines has asked all its passengers to do check-in procedures two hours before the departure time of their domestic flights at the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport.

The trade unions of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and the Lao province of Attapeu have signed a cooperation agreement for the 2017 – 2020 period.

Officials and experts have called on the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to adopt smart traffic systems to reduce the congestion around Cat Lai port in district 2.

Police have concluded that ex-banker Pham Cong Danh caused additional losses of more than VND6 trillion (around US$266 million) in the second stage investigation into his case, solidifying the investigation’s record as the biggest economic probe in Vietnam’s history.

As the number of foreign tourists continues to grow at a high rate, travel firms have been advised to disperse travelers to many tourism sites to avoid overloading.

As an anti-vaccine movement spreads amongst Vietnamese parents, local doctors have warned that not having their children vaccinated will harm not only the kids but the whole community.

Though Vietnam still doesn’t have a real robot industry, several enterprises have created useful products for the market.

Hanoi authority has approved an architecture plan on Hoa Sen theatre floating on a lake between Yen Hoa (Cau Giay district) and My Dinh (Nam Tu Liem district), according to the city’s Department of Architecture and Planning. 

The first Vietnam-Laos border friendship exchange will take place in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 22-24, a senior official from the Defence Ministry’s Border Guard High Command told a press conference in Hanoi on July 12. 

VOV.VN - The remains of 73 heroes who gave their all during the TET Offensive that began 50 years ago on January 31, 1968 arrived at their final resting place in the province of Dong Nai today (July 12).

VOV.VN - A semi driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter relating to the death of a man who was driving his motorbike when the semi-truck drove the wrong way down a turnpike on Tuesday (July 11).

Coordination between domestic and foreign organisations will be promoted to reduce health risks posed by diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans.

Rescue ship SAR 27-01 of the region IV Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre brought a Chinese sailor who injured in an occupational accident at sea to Nha Trang city of the central province of Khanh Hoa for treatment on July 12.

VOV.VN - Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri arrested two Lao men on Tuesday (July 11) in possession of 40,000 tablets of synthetic drugs attempting to cross the border into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Up to 70 firefighters battled a massive fire at a three-story furniture and mattress store midday Tuesday (July 11) in Vinh City, reported the Zing online newspaper.

The northern mountainous province of Son La should mobilise different resources and overcome its current difficulties to enhance biodiversity protection, said an environment official.

Development of advanced laser technology has improved the efficiency, ease and patients’ comfort in dental and facial treatment, according to health experts.