The Party, State and the entire government system always consider caring for workers’ lives as a top priority task, as they wish to see the force become strong in number and capacity in the context of intensive international integration, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. 

A 10-year-old child was killed and ten passengers were injured in a coach accident in Nghệ An Province early this morning.

Farmers in the central province of Quảng Ngãi have been happy to see chili prices soaring over the past few days.

Consumers drawn to shops advertising “clean” vegetables and fruit are beginning to question if the stores’ claims are valid.

Experts have warned of more severe weather conditions this year, particularly a drought and heat wave.

The Mekong province of Bến Tre has called off all fruit exhibitions and festivals scheduled for this year, with authorities saying drought and saline intrusion have decimated its orchards and there is nothing more to show.

Many farmers in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces have switched from growing rice to drought-resistant crops to cope with the region’s worst drought in 100 years.

The government’s national power development plan that calls for a higher proportion of power generation from renewable energy by 2030, including water, wind, solar and biomass, has not met its targets or the country’s potential, according to the Việt Nam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA).

The former general director and chairman of PetroVietnam Manpower Development and Services Company (Petromanning), 42-year-old Đào Thành Long of Hà Nội, was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday.