The Intra Asia (IA) cable system connecting Việt Nam to Hong Kong and other parts of Asia encountered a power failure on the morning of January 10, affecting the speed of local internet connections.

The Hà Nội Association of Young Blood Donors has collected nearly 500,000 units of blood to help save thousands of lives over the past 25 years.

A famous dried-banana village in Trần Hợi Commune in Cà Mau Province is now entering its peak production season for Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 5 this year.

Over 200,000 old automobiles ply the country’s roads though they are no longer licensed to do so, posing a threat to the community, without authorities finding a way to stop them.

Households in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận that protect forests have received additional help from authorities for farming, handicraft production and other activities.

Over seven per cent of the population aged 2 years and older, or around 6.2 million people in Việt Nam, have a disability, according to the first National Survey on People with Disabilities which was launched in Hà Nội yesterday.

Provincial authorities in the Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang, Bến Tre, Trà Vinh and Vĩnh Long have developed a strategic vision for the sustainable development of the Delta’s Eastern Coastal Sub-region.

The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ plans to provide training in agriculture for at least 1,400 people in rural areas this year, focusing mostly on crop cultivation and animal husbandry.

Young people in the workforce need to be better prepared to be able to compete in a knowledge-based economy, experts said at a conference held yesterday in HCM City.