Children in Việt Nam are often forced by their parents to study excessively and excel in school, but this pressure could have adverse consequences on their health and cognitive development, experts have said. 

The Association of Electric Bikes and Motorbikes has proposed to the transport ministry that they extend the mandatory registration for electric bikes to the end of this year.

The local procuracy apologised to a cafe-owner in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District for a ‘baseless’ prosecution against him while four officials involved were suspended from work.

Việt Nam still had to face long-term threats including A/H7N9 bird flu and new infectious diseases such as Ebola, Zika, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and other problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and unsafe food.

Strict punishment and better communication: two key tasks for safer agriculture products, officials

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has warned of more mass fish deaths in the central coastal area of Việt Nam due to the impending hot weather.

A young man has committed suicide when he detonated a home-made grenade in Buôn Ma Thuột City, in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.  

Contaminated food at markets nationwide has recently raised a strong wave of opposition from consumers. Children are also exposed to high risks from food stalls surrounding schools before and after class. No one has vouched for the stalls’ quality, but the prices are so cheap that children find it difficult to resist the snacks.

An Endangered Asiatic black bear was rescued in the central city yesterday after a household released it to Việt Nam’s Bear Rescue Centre.