Some 100 outstanding Vietnamese blood donors were honoured in an event to celebrate World Blood Donor Day on June 14 in Hanoi. 

Cameras to monitor environmental violations will be installed in all districts, according to the HCM City People’s Committee.

As many as 95 media pieces have won the 11th National Press Awards 2016 and the award ceremony will be held in Hanoi on June 21 - the Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day. 

Rhino horns weighing nearly 4 kilogrammes with estimated value of nearly VND8 billion (over US$352,000) have been seized at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the airport’s custom officers said on June 14. 

The fifth annual International Maritime Congress recently held in Poland raised concern over the complicated developments in the East Sea issue, saying that they are directly linked with China’s maritime strategy. 

There has been no report on any Vietnamese citizen being the victim of a fire in Grenfell Tower in west London on June 14 (Vietnam time), according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.

A workshop was organised in Hanoi on June 14 to discuss measures to develop human resources for safe and stable blood donation, bringing together domestic and foreign experts, and outstanding blood donors.

A workshop discussing the role of Vietnamese Buddhists in social and charitable activities is taking place in Rach Gia city, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on June 14-15.

A conference on drug harms and deterrence took place in Hanoi on June 14 with a focus on rehabilitation activities.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue sending Japanese volunteers in the fields of sports and health to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in 2017.

More than 100 new steel-frame houses were presented to low-income families in Tan Hoa commune, Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province on June 13 as part of the project “Vietnam POSCO Steel Village”.

A delegation of the National Committee for Search and Rescue arrived on Phu Quy Island, the south central province of Binh Thuan, on June 14 to direct the rescue of a foreign cargo vessel stranded near the island.

VOV.VN - The families of a young woman and man killed in a deadly hit-and-run today (June 14) in the district of Phu My in Ho Chi Minh City have a message for the person responsible: Man up.

VOV.VN - People in Hanoi and throughout the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam are starting to wake up and realize the gravity of the country’s air pollution problem, Nguy Thi Khanh told an air quality panel this past May.

Design for the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban metro rail project has been unveiled for the first time.

Hanoi has set a target that all citizens will have access to clean, drinkable tap water by 2020, affirmed Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a meeting on June 13 with local authorities and businesses on measures to develop the city’s water system.

An Giang authorities met a delegation from Japan’s Saga University, who came to help the Mekong Delta province improve arable land and farmers’ income.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s graduates and other young people will have a chance to get jobs at an annual career fair, which will take place on June 18 at HCM City University of Economics in 59C Nguyen Dinh Chieu St, Dist. 3.

The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund will provide the Mo duong den tuong lai (A Brighter Path) scholarships to at least 33 ethnic girls to enable them to complete high school and tertiary education in the next seven years.

Three Tibetan bears have recently been handed over to Cu Chi water park tourism site in Ho Chi Minh City for caring.

Abnormal weather has resulted in increases in infectious diseases, especially dengue fever, diarrhoea and hand-foot-mouth disease in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak since the beginning of May.

Timber: The shady canopy covering the city's downtown districts has been given the chop.

With the increasing number of dengue fever patients in Hanoi and other major population centers across Vietnam, experts have pointed out a relationship between the disease and rapid urbanization.

The amount of garbage in Ho Chi Minh City is expanding at an alarming rate, putting enormous pressure on the environment and forcing local authorities to come up with solutions quickly.

Hanoi investigation police have launched criminal proceedings against the illegal arrest of people in Dong Tam commune in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc. 

Nguyen Tam Chien, President of the Vietnam-USA Society (VUS), received a delegation of teachers and students from the US’s  George School in Hanoi on June 13.

Hanoi wishes to learn from experience of Italy’s Milan city in urban construction and development for its programme to become a smart city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a working session with a EU delegation on June 13.

Several invasive alien species have entered Vietnam, impacting the local environment and biodiversity, causing concern among authorised agencies.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on June 13 seeking to prevent children from being pushed into work by natural disasters and climate change.

The food security component of the Spanish Government-funded integrated nutrition and food security project has produced positive results in dealing with malnutrition in under-5 children and ensuring food security.