Islanders living in the Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago have been benefiting from the installation of a solar and wind energy system to replace the limited power supplied by diesel generators over past decade.

A total of 117 traffic accidents were recorded across Việt Nam during six days of the Tết holiday, resulting in 112 deaths and 150 injuries.

At 7 am today two young men wearing black jackets and masks and with a machete and a gun barged into the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway’s toll collection office in Đồng Nai Province and robbed hundreds of millions of đồng.

A car braked suddenly to avoid a motorbike that was crossing National Highway 20 in Đà Lạt on February 6, and was hit by vehicles coming behind it, causing a pileup and blocking traffic for five kilometres.

Quarter Safeguard team’s mini fire fighting vehicles work to save people in HCM City.

Two disabled men Đỗ Hà Cừ and Nguyễn Minh Luân are compared with “broken leaves”, but they bring green of vigour to the community.

Traditionally, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese families go to pagodas and temples to pray for health, happiness and good fortune in the year ahead. Offerings, including flowers, incense and fruit, are given to wish for a successful year for friends and relatives.

According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, 21 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, causing 15 deaths and 13 injuries, on Tuesday, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

From discarded coconut shells, one engineer in HCM City has successfully manufactured smoke-free charcoal which is not harmful to people’s health, helping to reduce environmental pollution.