The Ministry of Transport has ordered the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam to revoke the cards of two traffic inspectors in central Hà Tĩnh Province for allegedly taking bribes.

Farmers across the country will benefit from a five-year agreement signed yesterday between the Việt Nam Farmer’s Union and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

The tap water leakage rate in HCM City has reduced to 27.8 per cent, down 2.6 percentage points from the end of last year, according to the State-owned Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation (Sawaco).

Four secondary schools and high schools in HCM City in upcoming 2016-2017 academic year will teach Korean as part of a pilot programme, according to the city’s Department of Training and Education.

The Canadian consulate in HCM City has expanded its visa application centre to cope with a rise in the number of visitors and students applying to travel and study in Canada.

The forest ranger force of Central Highlands' Lâm Đồng Province caught red-handed a man illegally transporting 21 southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) yesterday.

The general alcohol consumption rate of Vietnamese people was high at 43.8 per cent of the country’s adult population.

Former high-profile official Trịnh Xuân Thanh is set to be expelled from the Communist Party of Việt Nam for “serious violations causing public discontent and bring the Party and the Government into disrepute.”

The monthly minimum wages for workers in enterprises for next year will increase by an average of 7.3 per cent.