At least seven passengers were killed and 25 others were injured after a coach en route from Haiphong to Lao Cai plunged into a canyon on October 25.

 A balloon explosion in Hai Phong's Hung Nhue Vuong Street left three people seriously injured and a 14sq.m apartment with no roof.

According to the Environment Police Agency, Vietnam is one of the countries with the highest rate of morbidity and mortality from cancer in the world. Recent studies show that 70 percent of cancer cases in the country are due to unsafe diet.

 Poor workers to get small loans; ‘Unreasonable' insurance plan ignored by farmers; Danang-Quang Ngai expressway construction gets underway

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest figures from the Vietnam Cancer Association show that 150,000 new cases of cancer are reported in the country every year and 75,000 die of the disease.

VietNamNet Bridge - "Impressive" pictures describing the terrible consequences of smoking will cover up to 50% of cigarette packs from May 1, 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - Patients with cancer are increasing rapidly in Vietnam. The sad thing is that most patients are in the later stage when they see doctors, so the cancer cure rate in Vietnam is not as high as desired.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Cometriq to treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

  Conference highlights victory against US air blitz; Over 31 million Vietnamese people use Internet; Practising thrift and tackling waste is essential; Intelligent transportation systems applied in Viet Nam