Hà Nội’s Việt Nam Fatherland Front has decided to give VNĐ19 billion (US$851,000) to victims of drought and saltwater intrusion in 19 Central Highlands, southern and Mekong River Delta provinces.

A large fire broke out at the Viglacera Thăng Long Joint Stock Company in the northern Vĩnh Phúc Province’s Phúc Yên District yesterday afternoon.

Police in the northern mountainous Sơn La Province have arrested three people for alleged involvement in human trafficking.

A fire on Pu Mô Mountain in the central Nghệ An Province’s Kỳ Sơn District has destroyed hundreds of hectares of forests.

Autonomy necessary for universities; drastic measures required to raise the quality of higher education, says Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam

The Ghềnh Bridge collapsed after a barge crashed into its pillar, causing many people to fall into the river yesterday in southern Đồng Nai Province.

More advanced medical equipment will be provided to 36 grass roots health centres in Central Highlands provinces this year, during the second phase of a healthcare project that will end in 2019.

HCM City, which plans to relocate people living in slums along canals, will move them to places nearby in order not to dislocate their lives.

Motorists along National Highway 1A section from central Thanh Hóa Province to southern Cần Thơ Province are far more prone to accidents since almost two-thirds of the stretch is devoid of any anti-glare panels, Tiền Phong (The Vanguard) newspaper reported.