With an average monthly income of VNĐ5.5 million (US$261), nearly half of workers in Việt Nam felt that their income is enough to cover basic living expenses, according to a recent wage survey.

Customs officials at Móng Cái Border Gate in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh have seen their efforts to fight smuggling hamstrung by border residents engaging in the illegal trade.

The HCM City People's Council closed its ninth session on Thursday, approving 21 resolutions after three days of work.

Over 97 per cent of students sitting the national high school examination in late June were eligible for graduation, the Ministry of Education and Training announced yesterday.

Recent test results showed that seawater at Đà Nẵng City’s beaches is still safe, Lê Quang Nam, director of the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced at a question and answer session on Wednesday, the online newspaper zing.vn reports.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has rejected a proposed location for dumping waste from dredging activities around the sea in the central province of Nghệ An.

Twenty-seven houses along Dương Văn Dương dyke in Thạnh Hóa District of the Mekong Delta province of Long An are in danger of being destroyed by landslides.

Five people were seriously injured, including one teenager who is incritical condition, after a speeding coach crashed. The crash occurred on Wednesday night on a section of National Highway No.1 in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

Images of houses and old apartment buildings with windows and balconies closed in with steel cages have been popular to Hanoians for many years.