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Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in Hanoi has seen a sharp rise in the number of patients who are affected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

The Hanoi VPBank International Marathon 2023, an annual international sporting event held in the capital, is scheduled to take place on October 8 and attract the participation of around 10,000 local and foreign runners.

30 years on since the first kidney transplants were performed in 1992, Cho Ray Hospital has so far successfully conducted a total of 1,127 cases, helping to improve the lives of thousands of people.

A workshop on promoting Vietnam’s offshore wind power development was held today in Hanoi.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will continue closely cooperating with Vietnam in the field of education and training, Shimizu Akira, chief representative in Vietnam of JICA assured Vietnamese Education Minister Nguyen Kim Son.

As many as 240 students from four schools in the northern province of Lao Cai's Bao Yen District have been found to be infected with the Influenza A virus.

A ceremony was held on March 16 to commemorate 504 victims of a massacre by US troops 55 years ago in My Lai Village in the central province of Quang Ngai.

District 6 in HCM City has recommended launching a night market near Binh Tay Market.

The protection of consumer rights online has been the focus amid the boom of e-commerce and the digital economy since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Asian markets slid Thursday, led again by banks, with contagion talk sweeping across trading floors owing to fears about European giant Credit Suisse.

South Korea is seeking to employ more than 12,000 Vietnamese workers this year, mainly for the manufacturing and fishery industries, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Thousands of coffee trees in the central highlands province of Gia Lai have been felled down, which was allegedly due to land disputes.

Vietnam has outlined a roadmap to gradually eliminate Hydrofluorocarbons from 2024 with the goal of reducing the basic consumption of these harmful substances to the ozone layer from 2024 to 2028.

A series of commemorative activities will be held throughout the year to mark 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties and 10 years of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and France.

Green logistics is increasingly popular on the business radar, given consumers' interest in environmentally friendly products and the trend in green transition now underway globally.

Results from a national competition for gifted high school students have revealed Hanoi had the largest number of winners.

South Korea said Wednesday it would build the world's largest chip centre using $230 billion of private investment mostly from Samsung Electronics, as it seeks an edge in the global industry.

The central city of Danang is preparing to launch public bike rental service this month.

Vietnamese representative Saigon Heat won the runner-up title of the ASEAN Basketball League 2023 after losing to Hong Kong Eastern of China in the final round held on March 14 in Ho Chi Minh City.