The World Bank has recently approved US$53 million in funding for urban infrastructure development in two emerging middle cities in northern Việt Nam, Lào Cai (Lào Cai Province) and Phủ Lý (Hà Nam Province).

Hà Nội traffic police have dealt with more than 1,000 violations related to overloaded vehicles and self-modified three-wheeled vehicles between June 9 and 11.

Việt Nam is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change. As disasters destroy livelihoods, children may give up school to work for their families’ survival.

More than 100 national and international practitioners in the field of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation gathered in Hà Nội on June 13 to discuss forecast-based financing (FbF).

Four passengers were injured after their high-speed boat crashed into a cargo ship on Monday afternoon in the waters off Quảng Ninh Province’s Vân Đồn District.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered the Ministry of Transport to hire foreign consultants to conduct a study of the proposed expansion of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City.

An unexpected 30-minute downpour, across both Hà Nội’s urban and outlying districts, had people parking their bikes on pavements and scrambling to take shelter under the nearest roofs.

Representative of Nam Triệu Ltd Company have confirmed that they will be giving financial assistance valued at VNĐ2 billion (US$88,150) to fishermen in the central province of Bình Định during the time that the ships are repaired and maintained.

Around 130 experts from Việt Nam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia met in Hà Nội on Monday to discuss strategies to tackle dengue and other Aedes mosquito-transmitted diseases in ASEAN region.