Minister of Information and Communication (MoIC) Trương Minh Tuấn has asked the US ambassador to Việt Nam, Ted Osius, to work with internet giants Google and Facebook to open their offices in Việt Nam “to easily work over issues regarding compliance to Việt Nam’s law.”

A new partnership to benefit 45,000 Vietnamese factory workers has been launched between Marie Stopes International, the Pou Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd and the Australian Government.

At least seven workers were injured after scaffolding at a construction site suddenly collapsed on Wednesday morning on southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s February-03 Street.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam on Tuesday night decided to inspect operations at the air traffic control station in Hải Phòng City’s Cát Bi International Airport.

A pregnant woman reportedly died of a pulmonary embolism after her surgery last Friday in the central province of Quảng Trị, according to the provincial health department.

A Lào Cai province inspection team has begun an investigation into the death of dozens of hectares of pineapples during the past week.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến yesterday (March 20) urged inspectors from the central to grassroots levels to ensure that fines are handed out for violations of healthcare service regulations.

Hà Nội plans to build 100 safe food chains this year to ensure supplies of safe vegetables and meat for the capital and reach annual targets on food hygiene.

HCM City plans to open special street-food areas in District 1 as part of a pilot programme to move vendors to designated pavements, among other plans to improve the liveability of the city.