What is the relationship between a boxer and businessman? You might think there’s no connection. But Ngô Sỹ Đạt who was born in 1986 in Bắc Giang Province proved that a boxer can be a good at doing business.

Five recently re-structured units tasked with managing all Ha Noi public construction projects employ some 1,000 officials but their operation remains ineffective, the city’s inspection team reported.

More and more drug traffickers have turned to aviation to transport drugs in response to tighter security measures of local customs and police, officials said.

Phạm Đức Văn, 69, of HCM City’s Tân Phú District was completely unaware that he had colorectal cancer until he saw blood in his stool.

 Around 70,000 workers are needed in HCM City for the remaining months of the year, mostly in garments and textiles, sales, services, logistics and IT, according to the HCM City Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

Tropical storm Nakhun suddenly changed course on Sunday and headed for Việt Nam’s central provinces rather than the northern ones. The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said the storm was predicted to make landfall in the central provinces late Tuesday (October 17).

The Government has submitted a feasibility study for acquiring lands for the construction of Long Thành international airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai and paying their owners compensation to the National Assembly for consideration.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for clarifying specific responsibilities of local authorities, Party units, collectives and individuals in forest management and protection via strict measures.

Some 150 scientists gathered in Hà Nội to discuss how to develop environmentally friendly, economically viable and energy efficient process to treat and preserve the world’s limited water resources.