Some 900 baby marine turtles have been returned to the sea in the last five months, the maritime protection division of the Núi Chùa National Park in south central Ninh Thuận Province said.

Việt Nam will likely face damages of more than VND141.2 trillion (US$6.7 billion) due to natural disasters such as typhoons, floods or earthquakes in the next 50 years, the World Bank has said.

Việt Nam has made significant headway in English language education in the last few years, but needs to move faster to achieve its targets, an expert from a US-based global education company that draws up the annual English Proficiency Index has said.

A proposal by the Ministry of Health (MOH) for a new medical curriculum raised different opinions from experts.

Three more people in HCM City tested positive for Zika, taking the number of victims so far to 38, according to the local Department of Health.

The central city of Đà Nẵng has submitted to the Prime Minister an adjustment for its master urban plan for 2030 - 2050 for approval.

Thirty-nine Vietnamese fishermen arrested by Indonesia for illegal fishing were repatriated at the local Soekarno Hatta International Airport yesterday.

The number of fishing boats operating in the southern province of Tiền Giang has been on a steady rise thanks to numerous support policies implemented by the local authorities, according to the province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Fire destroyed a furniture shop and damaged several houses in Quảng Ninh Province’s Mạo Khê Town late last night. There were fortunately no casualties.