Lì xì or giving lucky money is the most anticipated of customs, especially by children during the Lunar New Year festival (Tết). With Tet just around the corner, many locals have already begun their hunt for new banknotes to be used as lucky money.

A Chinese tourist and Vietnamese tour guide drowned and a four-year-old boy is comatose after their boat capsized on Wednesday afternoon in Nha Trang Bay in central province of Khánh Hòa.

The HCM City Department of Transport plans to use underground drilling methods on construction works located on 88 main or crowded streets.

Self-taught engineer Phạm Văn Nhựt has made himself known all over the region by creating or restoring more more than 10 quality rice varieties.

Criminals are using social media to buy and sell humans organs, making it difficult for police to catch offenders.

The State Audit of Việt Nam (SAV) has published a report on a series of violations that have caused major cost overruns for HCM City’s Metro Line No.1 (Bến Thành-Suối Tiên), including unauthorised decisions made by the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) and People’s Committee.

Local enterprises in Bình Dương Province are facing a shortage of workers during the holiday season, according to the province’s Centre of Employment Service.

The HCM City Department of Transport has unveiled plans to launch a new public bus service between Tân Sơn Nhất Airport and the neighbouring Vũng Tàu town.

Outcome-based education (OBE) and competency-based education (CBE) are two teaching methodolgies that should be used to enhance programme quality at medical universities and colleges in Việt Nam, experts have said.