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A man in Dak Lak Province who lost his mobility after a stroke is in need of financial support to have an electric wheelchair to be able to work on his own.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a visit to the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) on January 20, during which he praised the efforts, activeness and creativity of the association at all levels in protecting the

A EUR122 million (USD148.1 million) international flower festival is slated to be organised in the central province of Quang Binh in 2023.

Vietnam has seen certain achievements made in tobacco harm prevention and control but challenges continue to emerge, including the increasing trend of smoking e-cigarettes, Associate Professor and Dr Luong Ngoc Khue has said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed US President Joe Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord, but called on him to adopt an "ambitious" plan to fight global warming.

Joe Biden held his wife Jill's hand as they strode up their new home's driveway Wednesday -- which was the only normal thing about the day he became the president of the United States.

Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro route, the first of its kind in Hanoi, has not yet been handed over to the Vietnamese side, so it will not be possible to enter official operation before January 25 as scheduled.

Hanoi’s police held a conference on January 20 to start the implementation of plans to ensure security and order during the 13th National Party Congress, which will start next week.

The US Mission to Vietnam, Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam’s Air Defense Air Force Command, and the Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday celebrated initial dioxin remediation results in the Bien Hoa Airbase area.

Four Vietnamese citizens who recently returned from the US have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,544, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday evening.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has called for tightened measures to cope with the rising threats of the Covid-19 pandemic as more people are returning from abroad for Tet.

A Chinese man has been sentenced 18 months in prison because of illegally entering Vietnam.

Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups.

The Vietnam Sports Administration has launched a vote to identify the athletes and coaches who recorded the most outstanding achievements in 2020, with many young faces among those nominated.

Border guards in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have found five people illegally entering Vietnam from Laos.

A third COVID-19 vaccine developed by Vietnam is scheduled to be tested on humans at the end of March, the Ministry of Health said on January 19.

Vietnam needs to develop dedicated technical and vocational education and training programs to enable its transition to the fourth industrial revolution, says a new study of the Asian Development Bank.

Japan aims to start vaccinating the general public against the coronavirus in May -- just two months before the postponed Olympics -- after targeted jabs for the most vulnerable, reports said Wednesday.

A family in Hanoi are calling for financial support to help save their daughter who is struggling with encephalitis.