As of Monday evening, floods and landslides in the northern mountainous provinces had killed 14 people and left 11 others missing.

Hà Nội Police announced on Sunday they had rescued two girls who were allegedly being trafficked to China.

World Bank has approved a loan of US$80 million to improve the quality of key urban infrastructure in the northern city of Thái Nguyên.

More than 900,000 candidates across the country are taking for the National High School Exam on Monday, taking the literature test in the morning and the math test in the afternoon.

Several marine channels like Cửa Lò in Nghệ An Province, Sa Kỳ in Quảng Ngãi and Thị Vải in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu have not been dredged in years because authorities have been unable to identify dumping sites to dispose of the sludge after dredging.

HCM City authorities plan to reduce the exploitation of groundwater from now to 2025 to prevent land subsidence and protect residents’ health.

About 1,000 smallholder farmers will participate capacity enhancing trainings on food safety offered by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in the next three years.

HCM City is determined to keep out sugar smuggled in from Thailand and Cambodia and has stepped up preventive efforts, according to officials.

The Carina Plaza apartment building will be repaired three months after a fire that killed 13 people on March 23, according to a representative of the owner Hùng Thanh Ltd Company.