Massive waves have washed away two brothers in the central province of Quảng Ngãi. The body of one boy remains missing.

The Philippines army has transferred three sailors kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants to the Vietnamese Embassy in the country.

After her first child died when she was just five months old, Nguyễn Thị Th., a nurse from northern Thanh Hóa Province’s Quảng Xương District, gave birth to a healthy baby girl.

Shortage of funds and human resources are being blamed for the loose management of several plant protection products and in the south.

In Việt Nam, getting into a university can be considered a national obsession. However, after each cut-throat university entrance competition, the number of students remaining until graduation steadily declining over the years have become a concern for educators.

The Ministry of Public Security is setting up a national data system about population to manage and supply basic information about residents exactly and consistently via their personal numbers.

Taxation and customs general departments must simplify their administrative procedures and eliminate unnecessary licences to attract more overseas Vietnamese investors, experts said.

The centralised bidding process to procure medical equipment and other supplies for public hospitals in the capital city is floundering on disagreements over quality and pricing, local reports say.

Commuters in central QuảngTrị Province are risking their lives commuting on old, unsafe bridges, which have been weakened by recent floods in the locality.