HCM City in the first half of the year sold 1,000 state-owned houses and apartment buildings, far short of its plan to sell 5,000 of the buildings by the end of the year.

People, particularly those working in informal sectors and housewives, are afraid of a possible surge in the prices of goods as soon as the basic salary for civil servants and public employees increases next month.

For the first time, a sanitation worker in Hà Nội was reportedly beaten to unconsciousness after reminding a street vendor not litter the street.

 Hà Nội will build a flyover over the An Dương-Thanh Niên intersection to meet traffic demand and reduce congestion in the city.

The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 4pm on Tuesday, affecting Internet connections in Việt Nam, especially for users in central localities.

Traffic jams have eased somewhat in HCM City but not been eliminated, a top transport official has said.

Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has proposed a roadmap to revoke outdated motorbikes that discharge harmful substances into the environment.

A fire broke out at a latex processing plant in southern Bình Phước Province's Đồng Phú District on Tuesday, causing an estimated loss of over VNĐ1 billion (US$444,000).

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has requested localities to encourage holding talks in industrial and processing zones to promptly respond to issues faced by labourers and prevent labour disputes and strikes.