Prolonged dry weather has significantly increased the risk of forest fires in the southernmost province of Cà Mau, the provincial Forest Protection Department reported.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked for stronger coordination among police, border guard, coast guard and customs forces to effectively fight drug crime in the coming time. 

When Bạc Liêu Province withdrew last year a thermal power plant proposal submitted to the Prime Minister, the move was seen as a positive sign, showing greater awareness and willingness to promote green growth.

A new road crack by the Ông Chưởng River was found in An Giang Province on Wednesday, prompting the local authorities to urgently evacuate four households in fear of mass landslide.

Facebook has committed to work with the Government of Việt Nam in keeping the Vietnamese community and advertisers safe and help small businesses grow in the country.

An Giang Province wants the Ministry of Natural Resources to help frame housing policies that will enable the relocation of 20,000 families living in landslide-prone areas in the next five years.

Vietnamese employees enable to have a maximum overtime up to 400 hours per year, two times higher than now, following the newest proposal of the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs.

Eighteen locations in Hà Nội are at risk of flooding during the rainy season of this year since the city’s drainage system has been overloaded.

Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (SAMCO), in co-operation with HCM City’s People’s Committee yesterday officially inaugurated the construction of new Miền Đông Bus Station.