A tropical low-pressure system is quickly moving west at 30-35km per hour and heading to the East Sea.

Six inspection teams have been founded to check food safety and hygiene in 12 provinces and cities, said the Ministry of Health.

As talk swirls about the upcoming challenge of caring of the elderly, some of these subjects are taking care of society’s problems, putting younger generations to shame.

The Đồng Tháp Mười (Plain of Reeds) area in the Mekong Delta, known for its agricultural prowess, is in need of major agricultural reform to reach its true potential, experts have said.

Cà Thị Xoa, from Chiềng La Village in the mountain province of Sơn La, decided to go to Hà Nội to search for a job after her husband went away without saying a word.

Two new bridges, Đăng and Hàn, across the Thái Bình River, were officially opened for traffic on January 1.

The usage of online public services at the district level in HCM City has gained significant progress, according to the HCM City’s Information and Communications Department.

HCM City will expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology this year for surveillance of infectious diseases, such as hand-foot-mouth, throughout the city after successfully piloting it for dengue fever, the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre department’s deputy director Nguyễn Hữu Hưng told Việt Nam News.

Traffic accidents killed 67 people and injured 74 others during the three days of New Year holidays, data from the Ministry of Public Security showed on January 1.