Population aging is one of the biggest demographic changes facing the globe, and Việt Nam in particular.

Local residents have expressed concern about the land around Biên Hòa Air Base, which has been hired out for workshops, garages, restaurants and cafes, Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper reported.

Traffic congestion around Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport has persisted for a long time. However, the busiest airport in the country may see much-needed improvements with 3 proposed projects costing a total of VNĐ15 trillion (US$660 million).

War veterans and victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in An Lạc Ward, Ninh Kiều District in southern Cần Thơ City have been given preferential loans to develop business for the last few years thanks to assistance from other better-off veterans.

Government inspectors have finished their 15-day scrutiny of suspected land mismanagement and misuse by the director of the Natural Resources and Environment Department in northern mountainous Yên Bái Province Phạm Sỹ Quý.

Citizens in urban cities, especially children, are getting exposed to higher risks of having respiratory diseases as air pollution is getting more severe, experts have said.

Tropical storm Talas, the second storm to hit Việt Nam this year, brought heavy rainfall to Hà Nội on July 17, seriously affecting many streets in the city.

Customs officials have seized 204 mobile phones from a 24-year-old man in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.

Tropical storm Talas made landfall in the central provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh at around 1am on Monday, resulting in strong wind and heavy rainfall in the region that killed at least one person and destroyed thousands of houses.