Việt Nam’s agricultural sector showed the most development of any of the past seven years and agricultural exports reached US$40.5 billion, helping the country confirm its position as an important exporter.

Two animal disease inspection stations were established on Wednesday on National Highway No1 section in Núi Thành District of central Quảng Nam Province in order to control pig transportation from northern provinces and cities.

An American tourist travelling around Asia has died after jumping from a road bridge in Hà Nội on Thursday morning.

A total of 1,547 child abuse cases were reported nationwide last year, with majority child sexual abuse, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Security.

City authorities are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to further their scheme to develop a smart city, Nguyễn Thành Phong, the chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, said yesterday (Mar 20) at a seminar on AI research and application.

Rapid urbanisation and a rising population were two of the difficulties facing the water sector, experts said at a conference held in the capital on Tuesday.

 Many families in Hồng Lĩnh Commune in Hà Tĩnh Province still keep water pipes running from mountain creeks. Others in the province’s Thuận Lộc Commune prefer to use their wells, just in case tap water dries up.

Hà Nội People’s Court determined that director Việt Tú has author’s rights while Tuần Châu Hà Nội JSC retains property rights over the stage show Quintessence of Tonkin at a trial yesterday.

Youth union organisations should focus on building a generation of young people with sufficient capabilities, qualifications, skills and spirit to meet the requirements of nation building and defence amid international integration, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.