Việt Nam News

During the storm season, the risk of trees falling is always present. Typically, in the heavy rain last Saturday evening, more than 400 trees fell across the city.

The Cambodian side said the canal is designed to allow ships with a total load of up to 1,000 tonnes to pass through. Apart from three sluices, it will comprise 11 bridges, each measuring 161m long and 12m wide.

The tourism sector served about 8 million tourists during the five-days holiday from April 27 to May 1, up 14.2 per cent year on year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has reported.

Vĩnh Long Province has effectively restructured agriculture to create high-quality and value produce and improve farmers’ incomes.

By 2025, the province aims to convert 342 fishing vessels operating in nearshore and turbulent fishing areas, which heavily exploit invasive seafood resources, to alternative fishing professions with lesser impact or to other industries.

The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion - or about a quarter of the total population - significantly increasing the need for pension and welfare programmes as well as health care services.

Britain’s National Crime Agency said a woman aged 23 and three men aged 64, 34 and 25 were taken into custody last week after they were picked up at addresses in London, Croydon and Leicester.

The freshly ended five-day holidays saw 347 traffic accidents nationwide, causing 138 deaths and 285 injuries.

Nearly 70 Vietnamese expatriates from 22 countries recently returned to their homeland and visited the Trường Sa (Spratly) and DKI platform, as part of a trip co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the High Command of the Việt Nam People's Navy.

A short rainfall in several areas in HCM City on Thursday morning (May 2) brought some relief from a record-breaking stretch of scorching days.

Bùi Văn Tường is one of the 43 outstanding "Young Farmers" recognised for outstanding achievements in business, entrepreneurship, and production by the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union.

Once earning their own income, ethnic women are freed up to do their own work, have time to take care of themselves and have their own plans.

The PM requested the head of the provincial People’s Committee to give timely support to families of the deceased and assist the injured, while directing authorised agencies to clarify the reasons behind the incident and deal with the consequences.

Đồng Nai Provincial People's Committee has offered condolences and financial support to the victims' families.

A boiler explosion is suspected to be the cause of the incident.

The two major airports of the country had made necessary preparations to ensure transportation flows.

It is anticipated that the city will officially run the application by December this year.

The line passing through the Hải Vân Pass is 19.8km long with numerous bridges and tunnels built during the French colonial period nearly 100 years ago.