Seaports in all provinces and cities of the central region are focusing on cargo transport, but the central region is lacking large and professional production capacity.

Doctors at HCM City’s Thong Nhat Hospital have successfully performed a surgery to remove the spleen of a 29-year-old woman who had tumours weighing 5kg inside it, the hospital said in a press release on Wednesday.

Binh Thuan Province General Hospital have apologised for the death of a newborn baby due to their neglect.

Young actors of the private Thế Giới Trẻ Drama Troupe in HCM City are preparing for participation in the 4th International Experimental Theatre Festival, which will be launched by the Việt Nam Theatre Artists’ Association next month.

The National Traffic Safety Committee has directed authorities in cities and provinces to strictly handle foreigners' traffic violations and ensure traffic safety on the roads.

A narcotics officer in Hanoi has been accused of taking a VND1 billion (US$43,500) bribe to entrap a man by planting drugs in his car.

Hanoi has made improvements almost across the board, with higher stability, culture, education and infrastructure scores.

Phung Hung Street in Hanoi has been decorated with hundreds of colourful lanterns as the Full-moon Festival nears.

VCCorp has announced that the pilot version of its VND700 billion ($30.1 million) Lotus social network will officially be launched on September 16.

Central Highlands’ largest fruit, vegetable processing centre opened 

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented a certificate of merit to Veterans for Peace (VFP) at a roundtable seminar in Hanoi on September 9.

Vietnam’s 18th century poetic masterpiece ‘Tale of Kieu’ by celebrated poet Nguyen Du will be adapted into a musical theatre production for the first time by French artists.

Police busted an online gambling ring on the messaging app Zalo in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Wednesday.

The Investigation Agency under Ministry of Public Security on Sunday issued a wanted notice for Dao Thi Huong Lan, former director of HCM City Department of Finance.

A new study of free-living soil nematodes co-authored by Vietnamese scientist Nguyen Thi Anh Duong was published ịn Nature – the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal.

The pork shortage is adding pressure to the Vietnamese government’s efforts to keep inflation below 4% this year.

Head of Hanoi-based Rang Dong Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC has admitted that 480,000 fluorescent light bulbs that were burnt in the fire on August 28 contained liquid mercury.

Two female 12th graders, Nguyen Cao Hoai Thanh and Le Bui Huong Nhu, have created biodegradable bags made of natural materials.

At an international watch exhibition held in HCMC, Chinese companies stated that made-in-China watches, with diverse designs and materials and reasonable prices will find a foothold in the Vietnamese market.

Leading international educators, researchers and practitioners will gather at the Heritage Preservation and Economic Development conference in HCM City on September 10 to share experiences, techniques and technologies