Hardly anyone in Tân Phú Đông Island does not know about the story of Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Thái Dũng.

The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved an adjusted construction plan for the ZV-9 area bordered by Ngô Thời Nhiệm, Nguyễn Thông, Sư Thiện Chiếu and Bà Huyện Thanh Quan streets.

Provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region are taking steps to protect households and crops from flooding as water levels are expected to rise quickly in the next few days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The HCM City tourism sector needs to provide better inputs to the government and improve marketing and promotion to maximise the city’s tourism potential, experts have said.

A competition for inventors with the theme “Innovative Technology for Daily Life” was launched today in Hà Nội.

Police in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên have officially opened an investigation after a 54-year-old man killed a couple in Mường Thanh Ward on Wednesday morning before killing himself.

Vietnamese and Japanese experts shared their experiences in fire safety and evacuation at an international workshop in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Typhoon Bebinca, the fourth storm to form in the East Sea this year, had gained in strength as it approached northern and central provinces on Thursday morning.

Three hundred more coaches and buses would be put into service for the upcoming National Day holiday on September 2, according to a representative of the Hà Nội Bus Station Company.