Up to 1,157 ha of forest in the Central Highlands Province of Lâm Đồng was lost in the last 10 years after companies rented forest land to carry out projects, the province’s agriculture department announced early this week.

The cost of a ticket for the Cát Linh – Hà Đông elevated metro line will be subsidised.

Great efforts have been made to mobilise potential from Việt Kiều (Overseas Vietnamese) communities around the world, but few results have been achieved, according to experts speaking at a the meeting with representatives of Overseas Vietnamese communities in HCM City on Thursday (9 August).

The northern mountainous province of Hà Giang is urgently repairing several roads that have been severely damaged by landslides due to many days of heavy rain.

Nguyễn Văn Thiện, who lives in Bình Tân, HCM City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street due to a lack of a large park.

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has approved the establishment of a centre for disease control based on the restructuring of the Centre for Preventive Medicine in Hà Nội

HCM City police on Tuesday began criminal proceedings against and detained Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn, head of the management board of Carina Plaza, for his alleged violations in fire safety regulations, which led to the March blaze. 

Wetlands play a major role in preserving biodiversity and fighting climate change in Việt Nam, but the country is yet to establish firm strategies on how to preserve them.  

Fifty-three Vietnamese and foreign students took part in a 10-day Social Entrepreneurship for Economic Development (SEED) programme that ended yesterday (August 10) at the Banking University of HCM City.