Ministry of Transport and Hải Phòng City People’s Committee on Monday launched a pilot programme on passenger transportation on route Hải Phòng – Hà Nội – Kunming, aiming to promote the cross-border route between Việt Nam and China.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have bred giant river prawns on 74ha so far this year, up 40.6 per cent against the same period last year, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

HCM City People’s Committee is calling for investment in administrative and simulation centres that would forecast socio-economic strategies as part of a smart urban area project being carried out from 2017 to 2025.

With a pick on his shoulder, Đinh Văn Vật, 71, strolled towards the Bua River to visit his family’s rice field.

The theme of environmental auditing that Việt Nam has chosen for the Asian Organisation of Supreme Auditing Institutions (ASOSAI) as it hosts the event has received unanimous approval from the member states and showcased the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to sustainable development.

Torrential rain is still forecast for northern regions of Việt Nam today, although super typhoon Mangkhut weakened into a tropical low-pressure system and made landfall in China’s Quangxi Province yesterday morning.

A number of businesses have been fined for violations related to the production of medicines, according to the Ministry of Health’s Drug Administration of Việt Nam.

Police from the northern province of Lai Châu on Monday decided to start legal proceeding after an accident between a concrete mixer and a coach on National High No 4D through Tam Đường District which left 13 dead on Saturday.

Seven young adults have reportedly died of a drug overdose at a music festival in Hà Nội, an official announced on Monday morning.