The Australian Government has launched its Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Strategy, reaffirming that Australia will continue to be an active part of the global fight for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Ba Vì District authorities order Điền Viên Thôn resort to dismantle 17 villas by March 30 for land use violations

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has asked ministries and sectors to prepare a diplomatic note to China, asking them to release water from hydropower dams upstream of the Mekong Delta to release more fresh water in the dry season.

Urban development statistics in Việt Nam show a relatively bright picture, especially in Hà Nội and HCM City. But there is already a price to pay for burgeoning development: urban social infrastructure overload.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam asked for improved quality of education and training at a seminar in Hà Nội promoting vocational training yesterday.

Although the proportion of women in leadership roles and management in politics and the economy in Việt Nam has increased in recent years, it is still insufficient compared to their potential, Tôn Nữ Thị Ninh, vice chairwoman of Việt Nam’s Peace Committee, has said.

Finnish and Vietnamese education officials and experts discussed ways for the two nations to co-operate at an education forum in Hà Nội yesterday.

A Thanh Hóa official apologised after fishermen led a 10-day protest over a proposed tourism plan that would have affected their livelihoods.