Hà Nội will continue to co-operate with US television network CNN to promote the city as a new destination for sporting events, including the upcoming Formula 1 Race.

A Vietnamese woman named Phạm Thị Tuyết Mai was arrested in Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France last month, according to the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

Police in the central province of Thanh Hóa reported they had busted two drug rings from Laos, seizing more than 6,000 synthetic drug tablets, a brick of heroin, one kilogramme of crystal meth and several weapons.

The Hà Nội Transportation Department has decided to revoke the business licence of the company whose truck driver caused a deadly crash on Monday, killing eight people and injuring seven others.

The People’s Court of the central province of Khánh Hòa sentenced Phan Văn Bình to 14 years in prison for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s plant cultivation department has recognised Ninh Thuận Province’s NH01-152 as a new grape variety and allowed the province to grow it on a trial basis before beginning commercial cultivation.

The food market to serve the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival is bustling with various kinds of products to meet increasing public demand but also poses high risks of unsafe food or violations in food safety and hygiene.

Chairman of Hà Nội’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has ordered local authorities of Sóc Sơn District to accelerate work on land clearance and compensation for residents affected by the Nam Sơn Waste Treatment Complex or Nam Sơn dumping ground.

A new bus route from HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport to the Vũng Tàu Bus Terminal on Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street in Vũng Tàu City begins at the end of this month, according to the HCM City Department of Transport.