VOV.VN -A fire gutted a personal protective equipment factory in Hanoi overnight on December 6, trapping workers who narrowly escaped, rapidly engulfing it into a fiery inferno.

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck at dawn in Aceh province, north of Sumatra, leaving at least 20 people dead and dozens of others injured, said Indonesian authorities on December 7.

The first photographic book covering all of Vietnam’s primate species was launched recently, kicking off a project initiated by business leaders turned conservation pioneers. 

None of Vietnam’s provinces are spending as much as they should on preventive medicine, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said on December 5 at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the country’s preventive healthcare system.

 A conference focusing on the need to establish groups to handle cyber security problems and maintain safe cyber operations was held in Ho Chi Minh City December 6.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) supports establishing relations between Vietnamese and Mongolian trade union sectors and localities.

Launching M-Powered, Microsoft continues to strengthen commitment to support young people in Vietnam.

After 10 years of captivity, six Asian black bears have been rescued from a farm in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak  Province.

The Hanoi police are applying a range of measures to ease traffic congestion in the city as Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near.

Hanoians are raising more concerns about food safety and hygiene in the run-up to Tet, the Lunar New Year celebrations, as some recent visible violations related to animal slaughter in the city are especially troubling.  

Eyes in the sky will be keeping watch over the city and its citizens from the new center.

Domesticated elephants in Vietnam’s Central Highlands are receiving ultrasound scans by international experts to check their fitness for mating.

VOV.VN - Eleven Vietnamese pupils have won high prizes at the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) and Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad (AIMO), the first to be held in Vietnam so far.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has prioritised measures to adapt to climate change, a local senior official has said.

Vietnam hopes the international community will provide the country with more support to achieve sustainable agricultural development in the context of faster and more extreme changes in weather, an official said.   

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia, in coordination with Indonesian agencies, sent 37 Vietnamese fishermen back to Vietnam on December 6. 

A pilot control centre of security cameras in public places has been put into operation in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, on December 6.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong led a Vietnamese delegations to join the 16th Tripartite and Bipartite Ministerial Conference of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos on Drug Prevention and Control that opened in Phnom Penh on December 6.

VOV.VN - A seminar on sustainable management and development of mangrove forests was held on December 7 in central Ninh Binh province.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and the Vietnamese Cambodian Association in Kampong Chhnang province inaugurated a school for overseas Vietnamese in Boribo district on December 6.

VOV.VN - Vingroup has inaugurated a new era of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services for greater Quang Ninh residents with a ribbon-cutting celebration today (Dec. 6) for the new Vinmec Ha Long Hospital.

The health sector of the central province of Khanh Hoa is stepping up measures to prevent Zika virus and dengue fever.

The HCM City Preventive Health Centre is piloting the use of thermal foggers to kill mosquitoes, replacing the ultra-low volume (UTL) cold fogger, as the number of Zika incidences continues to increase.

VOV.VN - The Thai Binh Provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations held a meeting on December 5 with representatives from more than 30 non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The Government will increase social housing so that more low-income earners can have their own houses, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assured Hanoi dwellers.

As millions of people already changed their paper driving licenses into plastic as regulated, the Ministry of Transport has suddenly had a change of heart at the last minute.

The American Chamber  of  Commerce  in  Vietnam has awarded 50 scholarships worth a total of 620 million VND (27,300 USD) to university students in HCM City.

VOV.VN - Two students from Tran Cao Van and Le Quy Don schools in Danang central city have clinched two first prizes at the International Robothon Competition 2016 held in Malaysia recently. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam has about 7 million persons with disabilities, 4 million of whom are of working age. In recent years the Vietnamese government has adopted policies to help disabled people get an education and find a job they can do. 

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine fiber optic cable line will be operational in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT).