Việt Nam News

Drawn by higher pay, many in the border locality cross the border to the neighbouring country to work but their illegal status might bring more risks than rewards.

The negotiating skills of executive boards of trade unions need to be strengthened, Trần Thị Thanh Hà, deputy head of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour's labour relations department, said.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has arrested and commenced criminal proceedings against eight heads of the Thăng Long multi-level marketing company for alleged fraudulent appropriation of assets.

Lương Văn Quang got started with organic farming two years ago to help feed his family.

Three years after a five-year plan to renovate half of the 476 old tenements was announced by HCM City authorities, only a fraction of them have been refurbished or rebuilt, causing suffering to many people living in them.

Mangosteen farmers in the southeastern province of Bình Dương have had a bumper crop of mangosteen this season because of long periods of hot weather, low rainfall, and support from local authorities.

Việt Nam reaffirmed its commitment to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)’s Programme of Action, which was first unveiled in Cairo in 1994.

The People's Committee of the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Lâm Đồng has fined Hoàng Vy Restaurant VNĐ80 million (US$3,500) for its involvement in a food poisoning case that affected 136 local residents.

The international exhibition "Fire Safety and Rescue Vietnam - Secutech Vietnam 2019" on fire-fighting equipment, rescue methods, and fire prevention and protection, will be held in HCM City from August 14-16.

The Border Guards of southern An Giang Province has detected and seized 7 tonnes of iron scrap smuggled from Cambodia to Việt Nam.

A wide range of activities will be held to celebrate UNESCO's recognition of Hà Nội as a “City for Peace” 20 years ago, Bùi Thị Thu Hiền, deputy director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, said on Tuesday.

Two people were killed, including a one-month-old baby, and three others were seriously injured after a taxi in which they were riding collided with a train at a railway crossing in central Quảng Ngãi Province at 5pm on Tuesday, the Việt Nam Railway Corporation has reported.

Doctors at HCM City’s Paediatrics Hospital have performed a successful surgery on a two-year-old boy with the split-hand and split-foot malformation.

A 19-year-old man from Lâm Đồng Province came to Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City recently with an unusually large and hard lump in his right scrotum.

Developing remote sensing technology is crucial for socio-economic development and the natural resources sector.

 HCM City has handled 903 violations and arrested 863 violators since the beginning of the year for smuggling or counterfeiting goods.

A 62-year-old man in the Mekong Delta Province of Bến Tre whose rare disorder made his heart beat abnormally fast – at times 300 beats per minute – was successfully treated, doctors from the HCM City-based Chợ Rẫy Hospital said.

The health ministry yesterday demanded that Huế Medical University Hospital turn in their report on a medical incident that resulted in the death of a mother and her child earlier this week by July 11.