Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal in southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province on June 23 welcomed the cruise ship Majestic, carrying the largest-ever number of passengers to land at the port.

VOV.VN - Thai TCC group, with a fund from SIRIVADHANABHAKDI Foundation, has inaugurated 12 classrooms, 1 lab and 8 multifunctional rooms at Que Vu Junior Secondary School in Que Son district, Central Quang Nam province.

Police in the northern province of Hoa Binh have arrested three people suspected of being responsible for the deaths of eight patients who were undergoing kidney dialysis treatment at a local hospital.

It’s an evening in June. The heat of summer in the bustling city is replaced by the bubbly atmosphere of Cambodian language classes at a Khmer-Cambodia training centre in Hanoi.

The US stands ready to sponsor, support and share its experience in building smart cities with Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius said. 

As many as 78 young doctors have been recruited for a pilot project on sending doctors to disadvantaged areas including mountainous and border areas and islands as of  June, the Health Ministry said at a press conference in Hanoi on June 22. 

Traffic jams have eased somewhat in HCM City but not been eliminated, a top transport official has said.

VOV.VN - A conference on international cooperation in supporting Vietnamese bomb and mine survivors convened on June 22 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations has launched a writing contest on Vietnam-Russia friendship marking the 100th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution (November 7, 1917).

The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has carried out a lot of measures to protect and care for children affected by HIV/AIDS.

VOV.VN - Dozens of firefighters battled smoke and flames for more than three hours overnight Thursday (June 22) at a warehouse in the Noi Bai Industrial Park in the outskirts of the capital city of Hanoi. 

A training course on UN peacekeeping for staff officers funded by the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) opened at the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre in suburban Thach That district, Hanoi on June 21. 

The Government has issued a decree defining special mechanisms and policies for the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi, including a 10% corporate income tax in 30 years for new projects with an investment from VND4 trillion (US$176 million).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Vietnamese-German University (VGU), based in Thu Dau Mot city of the southern province of Binh Duong, on June 22, asking it to better serve as a bridge linking the two countries.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Duc Nghia, vice president of the Vietnam National University delivered the opening speech at a smart city forum that opened today (June 22) in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Vietnam News Agency.

Situated in the northwestern part of Kien Giang, Kien Luong Town is the only area in southern Vietnam that possesses the natural limestone mountains, which hold both great tourism and industrial potential.

VOV.VN - The 11th National Press Awards ceremony was held on June 21 in Hanoi to mark the 92nd anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

More than 6.5 million time-people in HCM City received medical check-ups and treatment using health insurance in the first half of 2017, reported the city’s Social Insurance Agency on June 21.

Over 866,000 students across the country gathered at 2,364 testing locations on June 21 afternoon to complete all registering procedures for the three-day National High School Exam, the most important exam students spend 12 years preparing for.

Authorities in the central  highland province of Lam Dong fined a coffee export company on June 21 for illegally discharging toxic waste, according to Tuoi Trenewspaper.

A chief of environmental protection operations under Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been dismissed for his management oversight that had led to the Formosa disaster last year.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are set to begin relocating the Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station from the beginning of 2018.

With a growing number of medical tourists who combine travel with medical care coming to HCM City in recent years, lucrative medical tourism needs concerted efforts by various official agencies and travel firms to realise its huge potential, experts have said.

More than 50 public hospitals in Hanoi and HCM City have begun increasing hospital fees for patients who do not hold health insurance cards from this month.

More than 500 doctors and health officials participated in a series of recent seminars on updates on national guidelines on cervical cancer screening.

The first patient who had successfully underwent a heart transplant in the southern region was discharged from Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital on June 21, just 22 days after the surgery.

A Ministry of Health (MoH) pilot programme to combine tuberculosis and HIV treatments for TB/HIV co-infected patients in medical centres at district and commune levels has yielded positive results, experts said.

The Vietnam National Satellite Centre and the Israel Space Agency inked an agreement on cooperation in science and technology and peaceful use of outer space, in Hanoi on June 21.

The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 16:00pm on June 20, affecting Internet connection in Vietnam, especially for users in central localities.

The Creative Lab jointly developed by UP Co-working Space and Hanoi Creative City will debut on June 25 in the Hanoi Creative City Complex at No.1 Luong Yen Street, Hanoi, heard a press conference on June 21.