Five Vietnamese scientists have been recognised as among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds in a list compiled by the multinational media and information firm Thomson Reuters.

Authorities in central Quảng Bình Province have ordered an investigation to trace the origin of timber stored illegally in a public agency’s warehouse.

Authorities in Quảng Ninh Province on Monday announced a domestic investor partnership to build a US$622million expressway, after rejecting a proposal to borrow money from China for the project.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has suggested the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng further promote tourism development and agricultural restructuring, and study to produce high-value products, towards becoming a medium-income locality in the region. 

A total of 11 seamen from the distressed fishing ship BD99047 TS were rescued and brought safely to Phú Quý Island in the southern province of Bình Thuận yesterday afternoon.

The battery charging room of the Cẩm Phả Thermo-electricity Plant in Cẩm Phả City in the northern province of Quảng Ninh caught fire at 6am today.

Comprehensive policies, particularly those for disadvantaged areas and those vulnerable to impacts of climate change, are the core of the Government’s programme to build new-style rural areas during the period of 2016 to 2020.

The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) has asked the Ministry of Transport for permission to test cashless toll collection on one-stop toll highways.

IFProfs Việt Nam, a professional social network for French-language teachers and professionals, has been launched by the French consulate in HCM City and the French Institute in Việt Nam.