Individuals or organisations who are found to cause damage to trees will be fined up to VNĐ30 million (US$1,300) from January 15, says a new Government decree.

Toll at a booth in the central province of Bình Thuận has been reduced from Tuesday following objection from local residents in the past weeks.

A project to prevent violence against women and to provide consultations for victims of gender-based violence was launched on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Hundreds of fish died en masse after an industrial waste tank cracked open in the Hẹ Muông Commune in the northern province of Điện Biên on Monday.

Việt Nam sent more than 134,700 workers abroad in 2017, according to data from the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Two Vietnamese fishermen were rescued from a sunken Malaysian fishing vessel and transferred to authorised Vietnamese agencies on Monday.

HCM City should consider a range of policies to support people who are resettled when it acquires their land or house for public projects, a city leader has said.

The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and government agencies to inspect households in erosion-prone areas and speed up relocation of families to safe areas.

Hà Nội plans to launch a pilot programme on using technology to trace the origins of agricultural products in an effort to ensure consumer health.