HCM City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong (right) receives a delegation of overseas Vietnamese yesterday during their visit to the city to attend the annual Overseas Vietnamese Conference.

The Royal 16, a Vietnamese cargo ship with 19 crewmen on board, was attacked and captured by pirates on Friday while sailing in the sea off the Basilan Island, the Philippines, according to the Việt Nam Maritime Administration (VNMA).

Two people were killed and six others injured in a boiler explosion in the northern province of Thái Nguyên yesterday.

 The New Zealand Embassy in Việt Nam hosted its second annual Ambassador’s Alumni Awards to celebrate educational links between the two countries and recognise individuals who excel in their field.

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pilot route in Hà Nội will begin operating next month, according to the People’s Committee.

Việt Nam Road Administration has asked the Ministry of Transport to allow more related agencies to take part in inspection and supervision of BOT toll stations.

A herd of about 20 wild elephants looking for food have raided fields in Drang Pốk Village in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Lắk.

The Natural and Cultural Reserve in southern Đồng Nai Province has completed building an electronic fence around the reserve campus to protect the habitat of elephants.

The HCM City Council’s standing board will work with the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment to identify suspended construction projects that could be breeding grounds for the spread of the Zika virus.