Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered all central and local governments nation wide to develop plans to utilise the advantages offered by the 4^th Industrial Revolution.

Some 80 per cent of construction landfills along the capital city’s riverbanks are operating without licences, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

A crash between a truck and a coach in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai early yesterday claimed 12 lives and injured 33 others. 

The Government wants public colleges to become autonomous in order to be competitive, but many of them are worried about such a move, especially the financial aspect.

Indonesian authorities have detained nearly 580 Vietnamese fishermen for illegally fishing in the country’s waters, according to the Vietnamese embassy in Jakarta.

All districts in HCM City have been told by the city’s People’s Committee to give priority to allocating land and funds to build at least one new swimming pool each year in their localities until 2020.

The pilot project to put origin-tracing stamps on vegetable and fruits has gained initial success after three months, a senior official has said.

Võ Thị Châu of Bến Tre Province, who works as a domestic helper in HCM City’s District 7, has seven siblings, five of whom have moved to HCM City for work during the last three years.

Border guards in Sóc Trăng Province yesterday found a fishing boat carrying about 20,000 litres of smuggled diesel oil.