Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has proposed a roadmap to the city’s People’s Committee to withdraw unqualified three-wheelers from the city.

Around 3,500 visitors began leaving Cô Tô Island, a popular tourist destination off Quảng Ninh Province, on Tuesday morning after being stranded there for two days because of storm Talas.

Two children drowned in a manmade pit in the central Hà Tĩnh Province on Monday, the first fatal incident reported after Talas storm hit the central region.

The Department of Health in northern Hưng Yên Province has set up an inspection team to examine the case of many boys reportedly infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) after undergoing circumcision at a local private health clinic.

As the Thao River’s water level is expected to cross 32.2m on Tuesday morning, 0.2m higher than its third warning level, the forecast centre has warned of floods and landslides.

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.