Flights from Việt Nam to Busan City in South Korea were delayed last night and this morning due to Typhoon Chaba passing over northeastern countries, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced.

The Party, State and the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) will continue to work closely with religions in general and Catholic followers in particular in building prosperity and promoting national unity, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, President of the VFF Central Committee said.

Illegal bus stations and unlicensed buses ferrying passengers to other provinces continue to operate brazenly in HCM City despite authorities’ efforts.

Dozens of people have died of rabies since the beginning of the year, mostly due to low vaccination rates in dogs and cats.

Many workers, particularly those at industrial zones, are facing great challenges when unqualified health conditions force them to retire at young age.

Soon after the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) proposed that Chinese and Russian be taught as first foreign languages from next year, a controversial discussion followed.

More and more policies and programmes for development of the country’s rural labour market, which account for 70 per cent of Vietnamese workers, should be implemented, according to Associate Prof. Dr Nguyễn Lan Hương of the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs.

Border guards in the mountainous northern province of Lai Châu today charged two people with human trafficking, after they were caught trying to cross illegally into China with two women.

The Hà Nội Police have decided to prosecute Đinh Ngọc Thạch, 52, for violating driving regulations after the sharp plates he was carrying on his cyclo caused the death of a nine-year-old.