Hà Nội is currently witnessing the massive annual influx of migrant manual workers. Seeking jobs that no city people are willing to do, they need to earn extra money to prepare for Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year).

Sixty two poor districts across the country lack a total of almost 600 doctors with specialisations in 15 different areas.

During wet, cold weather, bathing is a rare treat for Trần Quang, a boat resident in central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province. Quang, 35, is one of more than 100 boat people living on a floating village in Thủy Phú Commune despite the tough, inconvenient life.

The People’s Committee of HCM City on Tuesday (Jan 9) told District 1 authorities to review all parking lots that use parts of street pavements and close nonstandard lots by the end of this quarter.

Railway authorities said they would need at least VNĐ1.7 trillion (US$74.97 million) in 2017-2020 to address long-standing rail accident hotspots at illegal level crossings.

HCM City authorities have proposed increasing capitalisation for the city’s first two metro lines as the projects continue to face a capital shortage.  

HCM City plans to improve its administrative procedures by using smartphone apps for tracking citizens’ submissions and forming working groups, according to Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of HCM City People’s Committee.

STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is an interdisciplinary and applied approach being used at HCM City schools with effective results.

Phan Thành Mai, the indicted former general director of Việt Nam Construction Bank (VNCB), asked the court to reconsider the amount of purported loss on the third day of his trial for “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing severe consequences” at his former bank.