The central coastal city of Đà Nẵng has approved a 2.1km sea dyke project in the Liên Chiểu district with a total investment of VNĐ200 billion (nearly US$9 million) in an effort to prevent coastal erosion due to rising sea level and climate change.

The ancient city of Hội An and its twin town Wernigerode in Germany will start construction of a solar power system project for the old quarter of the city.

HCM City solicited investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city to explore business opportunities. 

Last week Việt Nam News asked readers if Việt Nam should only allow advertisers to promote formula for infants under one-year-old, rather than maintain its current four-year policy of allowing such advertising for toddlers up to two years old. Here are some comments we received.

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Fish sauce makers and food technology experts are voicing their scepticism and discontent towards an announcement on the high arsenic content in fish sauce, an essential element in Vietnamese cuisine.

The reason for the huge number of fish deaths in Chà Và river, in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Long Sơn Commune, was prolonged heavy rain, the provincial People’s Committee said.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) launched an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at a ceremony today in Hà Nội.

An unexploded bomb was discovered this morning in the area bordering Laos in central Quảng Trị Province.