VOV.VN -A local fishing boat carrying 15 crew members has sunk at sea, resulting in five people dead or missing, confirmed authorities from Nui Thanh district of central Quang Nam province, on March 21.

More than 200 health professionals from the University Medical Centre Ho Chi Minh City (UMC) successfully performed organ procurement and transplantation from a brain-dead donor for four recipients on January 25.

VOV.VN - A dead whale weighing approximately 300kg has been found washed up on a beach in Vinh Thai commune of Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, said local authorities on January 14.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 29 sent messages of condolences to Acting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Choi Sang-mok over the Jeju Air plane crash which caused multiple fatalities and injuries earlier the same day.

Vietnam has emerged as Southeast Asia's leader in organ transplantation, performing over 1,000 procedures annually, but it faces significant challenges in brain-dead donor donations, according to a health official.

VOV.VN - According to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), this year the nation has so far endured nine storms, 232 heavy rains, inundations, flash floods, and landslides, leaving a total of 513 people either dead or missing.

VOV.VN - A Chinese traveler has been found dead in Phu Quy island district of Binh Thuan province, southern Vietnam, according to local authorities.

VOV.VN - A total of 47 tigers, a panther, and three lions living at the Mango Garden Eco-Resort in Bien Hoa city in the southern province of Dong Nai and at My Quynh Zoo in the Mekong Delta of Long An have died due to A/H5N1 flu, according to information given by local media.

VOV.VN - Though the devastating flash floods swept through Nu village of northern Lao Cai province two weeks ago, soldiers have been braving the sun and rain, wading through mud to search for the dead bodies.

VOV.VN - Relevant forces have so far retrieved 44 dead bodies from debris of the horrific flashfloods that struck Nu village of northern Lao Cai province on September 10, and search and rescue operations are going on to search for the remaining 51 missing people.