Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has launched the National Statistical Survey Programme, which consists of three national survey censuses and 11 statistical surveys.

The anti-smuggling investigation department, under the customs department, on Friday gave the go-ahead to prosecute a criminal case against Thành Hải Trading & Services Limited on charges of smuggling.

Two passengers who hit a female airline employee at the Nội Bài International Airport on Tuesday have been banned from flying by Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam.

The Hà Nội International Women’s Club (HIWC) has awarded the Vision Award for Inspiring Women to Doctor Khuất Thị Hải Oanh, a woman who has worked to address the plight of some of Việt Nam’s most marginalised people.

In a bid to ease payroll pressure on the national budget and improve staff performance, the Prime Minister has decided to reduce the number of those on the State payroll at all levels next year by 1.4 per cent.

The Government of Italy has agreed to provide preferential loans for Việt nam to enhance its flood warning capability and wastewater treatment.

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.