The disease is considered particularly dangerous and has already spread across major banana-producing countries such as the Philippines, China, Malaysia and Indonesia, affecting hundreds of thousands of hectares of cultivation.

Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration under the Ministry of Interior deported the group for violations of regulations related to immigration, labour and residency.

Under this year’s theme, 'Unmasking the appeal – countering tobacco and nicotine addiction', WHO is urging vigilance to expose industry tactics.

Reports at the forum also highlighted a shift in treatment mindset from cell replacement to regenerative environment modulation, helping to optimise internal medicine treatment efficacy and expand clinical applicability.

Marking the Month of Action for Children, Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân brought gifts and encouragement to hundreds of seriously ill young patients at HCM City Children's Hospital No. 1, while calling on its doctors to push the boundaries of paediatric medicine.

Two fishing vessels ran aground within days of each other at the treacherous Lạch Cờn sea inlet in Nghệ An Province, prompting swift rescues by the Quỳnh Phương Border Post.

Việt Nam’s agriculture sector must move beyond maximising output and focus on value creation, technology and sustainability, experts said at a conference on Thursday.

Investigators said traffickers used passenger buses and courier services to move drugs from Laos into Việt Nam before distributing them domestically.

According to statistics, Hà Nội has more than 1.4 million elderly people, accounting for 16.3 per cent of the total population of the city.

The programme marks a sharp pivot from broad training support to targeted investment in research excellence. It concentrates resources on priority areas, especially strategic technologies, while ensuring  balanced coverage across scientific disciplines.

Implemented in collaboration with the National Innovation Centre (NIC) and Letuin High Tech Vietnam, the programme will, for the first time, introduce semiconductor training alongside existing courses in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data.

HCM City has made history as the first locality in Việt Nam to officially promulgate a comprehensive digital data development strategy for the 2026-30 period, with a vision extending to 2035.