Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) technology would be used to dig an underground section of the Nhổn-Hà Nội Railway Station metro line project, according to Hà Nội's Urban Railway Management Board.

Hail and whirlwinds in the northern mountainous region killed one person and injured three others over the weekend, the National Committee of Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue reported on Monday evening. Damage to private property, crops, livestock and public buildings was estimated to cost VNĐ26 billion (US$1.1 million) in total. 

Cloudy murky tap water reported by residents living in Cẩm Lệ and Thanh Khê districts of central Đà Nẵng City in the recent days might be caused by dust from downgrading water pipes. These pipes are made from steel or cast iron and have been used for a long time, said Hồ Minh Nam, deputy director of Đà Nẵng Clean Water Supply (DAWACO).

The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang will expand various sustainable shrimp farming models to meet its target of producing 76,000 tonnes this year, slightly up from last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam, like many other countries, is in a bid to spur economic innovation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), but experts say the country is starting from at a low point and needs to make a huge effort to catch up with the global trend.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyễn Đức Lợi spoke highly of the growing Việt Nam-Republic of Korea ties in a diverse range of areas, during a meeting with RoK Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon in Seoul yesterday.

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are setting up firebreaks, preparing equipment and putting up warning boards as the area’s forests face a high risk of fire in the dry season.

Four men will be prosecuted for the rape and murder of a university student in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên, the provincial police announced yesterday.

After a 26 year-old taxi driver was killed near Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hà Nội on the evening of January 29, images of a taxi with a protective screen separating the driver appeared online. Users on social media agreed with the taxi driver’s solution, especially after such a brutal murder.