Police in this northern province have smashed a large illegal online gambling ring, with 22 arrests and the seizure of over VNĐ200 billion (over US$8.8 million).

People who do not wear a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be thrown out of a vehicle during a crash.

Initial investigation in a fire at ParcSpring building in HCM City’s District 2 revealed that the fire had started from a charger plugged in the bedroom, online newspaper Vietnamnet reported.

For students at Nguyễn Bá Ngọc Primary School in Central Highland Đắk Lắk Province’s Krông Pắc where 90 per cent of students are ethnic, Êđê language lessons are always the ones they love most.

Water and agricultural land in Nhơn Hải Commune, Ninh Hải District of southern Ninh Thuận Province have been contaminated with high saline level, affecting local production and livelihoods.

The Ministry of Transport is considering to use investment from the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV), or call for capital resources to build more runways and terminals at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport.

Twenty landmine victims from the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang received VNĐ12 million (US$526) each on Saturday, in a bid to secure their livelihoods under the framework of the April 4 International Mine Awareness Day.

Two illegal logging cases were discovered in the central province’s Đông Giang and Nam Giang districts in March, with 77 big trees chopped down. Local rangers and the two protective forest management boards of Sông Kôn and Nam Sông Bung claimed they were unaware of the cases until the public security agency began investigations.

The 89-year-old scientist Đặng Huy Huỳnh does not need a cape to save lives. To millions of silent trees and flowers in the middle of Hà Nội or deep in Việt Nam’s tropical forests, he is already a hero.