An unbearable stench from a nearby dumping ground has been bothering people in the communes of Phụng Châu and Tiền Phương of Chương Mỹ District’s Sơn Tây Township.

 The general director of Thương Thảo Stock Company, Lê Văn Thiệt, was placed under temporary detention for investigation into deforestation activities, the police of central Bình Định Province said.

The train route connecting Hà Nội and Lào Cai provinces has come to a standstill after a landslide buried at least six carriages of a cargo train on Monday evening.

Heavy rains have created sudden urban flooding in Nghệ An, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên- Huế, causing chaos and claiming the life of a young boy.

A tropical low-pressure system may gain strength and develop into a tropical storm when making landfall in Việt Nam today, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said yesterday.

Journalist Đỗ Phượng, a former member of the Việt Nam Party Central Committee, a former Director General of Việt Nam News Agency (VNS) and a veteran of the Vietnamese press has passed away.  I and many of my colleagues were shocked by learning the news that Phượng has departed us!

Hà Nội’s Department of Tourism has begun offering training classes to residents living in areas that receive heavy tourist traffic, aiming to promote community-based tourism and improve the quality of tourist services.

Việt Nam’s bid  for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)  showcases the country’s responsibility and wish to actively contribute to the international community, officials said today.

Việt Nam’s economic structure in rural areas has been transformed in a positive way, following the “right direction” with increasing portions of non-agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors, according to 2016 national census on rural areas, agriculture and fishery which was released yesterday by General Statistics Office (GSO).