VOV.VN - A crash involving dozens of vehicles and a tractor-trailer shut down National Highway 1 in District 12 of Ho Chi Minh City for approximately two hours on the morning of Friday (June 2).

VOV.VN - Associate Professor Ta Cao Minh from Hanoi University of Science and Technology has been honoured with the Nagamori Awards for his contribution to the study of motor drives. 

Ho Chi Minh City police recently busted two illegal drug rings, arresting 15 suspects and seizing 520,000 MDMA pills and 120 kg of powder drug equal to one million crystal methamphetamine pills worth more than US$8.8 million.

Doctors at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City successfully carried out a heart transplant for the first time, with support from doctors of Hanoi’s Vietnam – Germany Hospital.

 Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Cong Son, deputy head of the General Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, has highlighted the complexity of tackling drug crimes in the southern region in recent times. 

The central province of Quang Tri marked World Oceans Day (June 8) on Cua Tung beach with the opening of a mobile exhibition on historical and legal evidence affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Land clearance for the Long Thanh airport project in southern Dong Nai province should be sped up to prevent price slippage that will affect investment capital and to help people living in the project area stablise their living conditions, said National Assembly deputies on June 1.

A new law on protecting and caring for children became effective on June 1, with a variety of regulations aiming to comprehensively intensify children’s right enforcement.

Family Medical Practice has announced the investment of $800,000 into four new ambulances to augment its state-of-the-art vehicle fleet that services residents of Ho Chi Minh City every day.

The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam will host a Hoi An Community Eco Market on June 4, showcasing the talents of local creatives, cooks and philanthropists.

Binh Son Refinery (BSR), the operator of Vietnam’s only oil refinery, was valued at VND72.88 trillion (US$3.2 billion) at the end of 2015, with the state holding a 60 percent stake, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue has released a decision to allocate more than VND4.96 billion to assist fishermen in offshore fishing.

The Mekong city of Can Tho has finalised a coordination plan on the hosting of the APEC week on food security and high-level dialogue on food security and sustainable agriculture development in response to climate change.

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation co-organized a workshop on energy transition in connection with social equity in Hanoi on June 1.

The People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province and the Danish Demining Group (DDG) signed a memorandum understanding on a project to minimize risks of ordnance left by the war in the province on June 1.

Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested more than 20 people believed to be members of what they call the country's largest drug ring operating across the country.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam – Italy Friendship Association on June 1 hosted a friendship exchange in Hanoi to celebrate Italy’s 71st Republic Day (June 2, 1946 - 2017).

VOV.VN - Fast train service on the route from the city of Vinh to Hanoi has started with special low fares of just US 40 cents (VND10,000) per passenger, the Vnexpress Online Newspaper reported today (June 1).

The Can Tho municipal Department of Industry and Trade transferred its governing role in the Korea-Vietnam Incubator Park (KVIP) to the municipal Department of Science and Technology during a local meeting on May 31. 

The Department of Industry and Trade of central Da Nang city will present awards for 20 products in a competition on souvenirs and gifts for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum 2017 during a meeting on June 1. 

Northern provinces are suffering the first major hot spell of summer 2017, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.

VOV.VN - Vietnam, the first country in Asia and the second in the globe to approve the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), celebrated 27 years since ratification earlier this year, but challenges remain, says the Zing Online Newspaper.

Hanoi has 18 locations at risk of flooding when rainfall averages at least 50mm per two hours, according to head of the Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company.

Vietnam’s number of social insurance holders reached 13.24 million as of April 30, said Deputy Director General of Vietnam Social Insurance Pham Luong Son.

Fifteen new high-quality buses with capacity of 60 seats each were put into operation on two routes in Hanoi from June 1.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked the Health Department of northern Hoa Binh province to clarify the cause of a recent medical incident that killed seven kidney patients on May 29. 

A three-day National Border Liaison Office (BLO) Consultation began in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on May 31.

The explosion of the lime kiln dust filter equipment in Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant (FHS) located in the central province of Ha Tinh came from the breakage of a dust fabric filter, according to the provincial People’s Committee. 

VOV.VN - Sixty nine best works were honored at the National External Information Service Awards 2016 ceremony at VOV Headquarters on May 31 in Hanoi.

A project promoting local engagement for sustainable development of Ha Long Bay has borne fruit after three years of implementation, heard a meeting in northern Quang Ninh province on May 30.