Vietnam is experiencing a 38 per cent increase in overweight and obesity rates, placing it among the Southeast Asian nations with the fastest-growing rates.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, held on June 25 in Tianjin, China.
Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have discovered 12 pieces of yellow metal, suspected to be gold, hidden inside four camera lenses carried by a foreign passenger.
Vietnam has reduced adult smoking rates by over 3 percentage points in a decade, thanks to strong political action and a stable domestic financial mechanism for tobacco control.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, in coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt, has successfully facilitated the safe entry of nearly 50 Vietnamese citizens into Egypt.
Lieutenant Colonel Le Truong Giang, political officer of Division 968, confirmed on Wednesday that his unit was continuing efforts to search for the remains of war martyrs in Quang Tri Province.
A male passenger has been fined VND 4 million (USD 157) by the Northern Airports Authority for making a bomb-related comment during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi.
Border guards in Tay Ninh Province have discovered 18kg of unmarked gold bars near a trail close to the Vietnam-Cambodia border, suspected to be part of a smuggling attempt.
Authorities of Noi Bai International Airport on June 19 received an email from the Taiwanese tourist recounting an unpleasant incident during his first visit to Vietnam.
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City launched a campaign on June 24 to inspect and penalise drivers of two and three-wheeled vehicles that fail to meet safety standards or carry oversized goods.
PM Pham Minh Chinh has arrived in China to attend the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum in Tianjin and a working visit to the country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on June 24 for the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and a working visit to China.