Four hi-tech centres built in Hanoi to meet patient demand
Four hi-tech centres built in Hanoi to meet patient demand

The Ministry of Health has given the green light to Hospital E in Hanoi to open four hi-tech centres to meet patient demand.

Four hi-tech centres built in Hanoi to meet patient demand
Can Tho seeks ways to foster connections with OV community
Can Tho seeks ways to foster connections with OV community

The Vietnam Fatherland Committee in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 20 held an international conference to highlight the importance of people-to-people and cultural diplomacy as well as the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community to the city’s growth.

Can Tho seeks ways to foster connections with OV community
HCM City seeks overseas aid funds for metro line
HCM City seeks overseas aid funds for metro line

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment for official development assistance funds to build its metro line No 3A from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Binh Chanh district’s Tan Kien commune.

HCM City seeks overseas aid funds for metro line
Vietnam Red Cross aims at one million Tet gifts for the poor
Vietnam Red Cross aims at one million Tet gifts for the poor

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) is striving to provide at least one million gifts for needy people on the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), VRCS Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu stated at a fund-raising event in Hanoi on December 20.

Vietnam Red Cross aims at one million Tet gifts for the poor
Thi May looks effortlessly elegant as she attends charity event
Thi May looks effortlessly elegant as she attends charity event

VOV.VN - Former Miss Ethnic Vietnam, Truong Thi May, looked absolutely elegant while arriving at a charity dinner on December 20 for the Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Thi May looks effortlessly elegant as she attends charity event
Sparkling Hanoi on the threshold of Christmas
Sparkling Hanoi on the threshold of Christmas

VOV.VN - Streets, commercial centres, churches and entertainment places in the capital city are beautifully decorated with lights, Christmas trees, reindeers and decorations to welcome upcoming Christmas.

Sparkling Hanoi on the threshold of Christmas
Thanh Hoa province calls for international non-governmental aid
Thanh Hoa province calls for international non-governmental aid

The department for external affairs in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on December 20 held a conference to call for international non-governmental funding.

Thanh Hoa province calls for international non-governmental aid
HCMC mulls congestion charge for cars entering city center
HCMC mulls congestion charge for cars entering city center

Car drivers in HCMC may be required to pay a small toll to enter districts 1, 3, 5 and 10 next year.

HCMC mulls congestion charge for cars entering city center
Vietnam floods kill 24, more rains expected
Vietnam floods kill 24, more rains expected

Days of unseasonably torrential rains have killed at least 24 people in central Vietnam, authorities said on December 20, inundating swathes of the region including the tourist draw town of Hoi An.

Vietnam floods kill 24, more rains expected
Ho Chi Minh City mulls downtown road toll
Ho Chi Minh City mulls downtown road toll

Drivers of cars might have to pay a fee to be able to enter downtown Ho Chi Minh City in the near future, according to a new plan aimed at alleviating traffic jams.

Ho Chi Minh City mulls downtown road toll
Vietnam to open first observatory next year
Vietnam to open first observatory next year

The final phases of the construction of Vietnam’s first observatory are being carried out in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa in preparation for its inauguration next year.

Vietnam to open first observatory next year
After the flood: Vietnamese schools rush to save books, classrooms
After the flood: Vietnamese schools rush to save books, classrooms

Deadly floods, which killed at least 24 people in the central region the past week, left depressing scenes in their wake.

After the flood: Vietnamese schools rush to save books, classrooms
Hanoi’s maiden BRT to offer month of free travel
Hanoi’s maiden BRT to offer month of free travel

The first-ever bus rapid transit (BRT) in Hanoi will offer free rides for one month after its inauguration on New Year’s Day, as local authorities seek to familiarize city dwellers with the new means of getting around.

Hanoi’s maiden BRT to offer month of free travel
New index for Vietnam climate resilience
New index for Vietnam climate resilience

Protecting, maintaining and restoring ecosystems, especially water systems, is among the most urgent tasks for strengthening the country’s resilience to climate change, said Dr Tran Van Giai Phong, technical specialist at the Institute for Social and Environment Transition (ISET).

New index for Vietnam climate resilience
Deputy PM congratulates Catholics in Tien Giang
Deputy PM congratulates Catholics in Tien Giang

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on December 20 extended Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers while visiting the Centre for Pastoral Care of My Tho Diocese and the Jesus Lao Cong Parish in My Tho city in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.

Deputy PM congratulates Catholics in Tien Giang
Vinh Long, Cambodia’s BanTeay Meanchey boost cooperation
Vinh Long, Cambodia’s BanTeay Meanchey boost cooperation

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on December 20 met officials of the Cambodian province of BanTeay Meanchey to exchange experience in socio-economic development.

Vinh Long, Cambodia’s BanTeay Meanchey boost cooperation
Vietnam, Thailand hold first security dialogue
Vietnam, Thailand hold first security dialogue

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Royal Thai Police held the first high-level dialogue on security issues in Bangkok on December 20.

Vietnam, Thailand hold first security dialogue
VFF appeals for supporting flood victims
VFF appeals for supporting flood victims

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has launched a fund-raising program to help flood victims in the south central region.

VFF appeals for supporting flood victims
Mosquitos continue to spread Zika virus in HCM City
Mosquitos continue to spread Zika virus in HCM City

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has 141 reported cases of Zika virus through December 20 in 23 districts, 18 of which are pregnant women who have contracted the mosquito-borne disease, reports the City Preventive Medicine Centre. 

Mosquitos continue to spread Zika virus in HCM City
Hanoi’s book street to open in April
Hanoi’s book street to open in April

Hanoi’s Book Street will open on April 21 - the Vietnam Book Day on December 19 street, which links Hai Ba Trung and Ly Thuong Kiet streets in downtown Hanoi.

Hanoi’s book street to open in April
Deputy PM extends Xmas greetings to Catholics, Protestants in HCM City
Deputy PM extends Xmas greetings to Catholics, Protestants in HCM City

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended his Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in Ho Chi Minh City on December 20.

Deputy PM extends Xmas greetings to Catholics, Protestants in HCM City
Child flood victims still need our help, says My Linh
Child flood victims still need our help, says My Linh

VOV.VN - In the wake of the historic flooding in the Central Region that has left tens of thousands of families displaced and homeless, reigning Miss Vietnam, Do My Linh, is stepping up and leading efforts to help children.

Child flood victims still need our help, says My Linh
CLV justice institutions attend a round-table meeting
CLV justice institutions attend a round-table meeting

VOV.VN - A two-day roundtable aimed at discussing how to enhance cooperation between the key justice institutions of the Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV) has opened in Nha Trang.

CLV justice institutions attend a round-table meeting
HCM City moves away from cash tuition
HCM City moves away from cash tuition

HCM City’s education sector has set a target next year to collect school tuition via bank transfers instead of cash after two years of piloting the project at 40 schools.  

HCM City moves away from cash tuition
WB specialist believes in first BRT route’s effects in Hanoi
WB specialist believes in first BRT route’s effects in Hanoi

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route in Hanoi, scheduled to officially operate from next year, will prove effective in meeting local commuters’ demand and easing traffic congestion, said a representative of the World Bank (WB) Vietnam.

WB specialist believes in first BRT route’s effects in Hanoi
HCM City proposes new multilevel parking garages
HCM City proposes new multilevel parking garages

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the central government for permission to choose investors to build six multilevel parking garages under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) mode.

HCM City proposes new multilevel parking garages
Vice President tours flood-hit areas in Quang Nam
Vice President tours flood-hit areas in Quang Nam

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited and offered sympathy to flood victims in the central province of Quang Nam on December 19.

Vice President tours flood-hit areas in Quang Nam
Four dead, missing in mountain landslide in Khanh Hoa
Four dead, missing in mountain landslide in Khanh Hoa

Two people died and at least two others went missing in a mountain landslide that happened on early November 20 in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

Four dead, missing in mountain landslide in Khanh Hoa
Central provinces strive to overcome flood consequences
Central provinces strive to overcome flood consequences

The south central province of Binh Dinh is delivering essential supplies to flood-hit areas as part of efforts to overcome consequences of the flood from December 11.

Central provinces strive to overcome flood consequences
Free movies shows for mountainous children
Free movies shows for mountainous children

VOV.VN - More than 3,000 pupils at boarding schools in mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Dien Bien have had a chance to watch films for free under the framework of the ‘Cinematography for all 2016’ program launched by CJ CGV Company.

Free movies shows for mountainous children