The northeastern coastal province, home to the UNESCO heritage site Hạ Long Bay, is seeking to build a 1.3km undersea tunnel “at the doorstep” of the world-renowned site.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến has instructed directors and workers of medical departments and hospitals to ensure health examination and treatment during Tết (Lunar New Year).

Hà Nội will, for the first time, award youths who had launched outstanding start-ups in 2017. The ceremony will be organised on Thursday at the Hà Nội Opera House.

The peak of Mẫu Sơn Mountain in the northern province of Lạng Sơn has been covered in frost since Monday after a cold spell hit the northern region on Sunday.

The year 2017 led to an increasing number of maritime mishaps involving fishing and cargo ships in the seas around Việt Nam, highlighting the perils seafarers face.

Parking lots are places with a high risk of fire. When a fire breaks out, there are often very serious consequences as vehicles are parked close together and oil and gasoline can sometimes be present on the ground.

As Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday approaches, spaces for lease to sell ornamental flowers, fruit trees and other goods in supermarkets, markets and along roads is “hot” across the country.

There will be 40,264 redundant teachers when the new national curriculum for general education is implemented from 2019, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Ensuring adequate and timely supply of medicines, especially for the prevention and treatment of rare diseases and to specialised departments at hospitals, will be the central aspect of HCM City’s Strategy on National Pharmaceutical Development.