Việt Nam News

A Philippine sailor is brought to land by maritime rescue officials in the south-central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday after he was injured following an electrical accident at sea.

A lack of practical learning was a common problem in Vietnamese education, but now a school makes students eager to study in its nursery garden.

A group of 500 volunteers from the group for Lý Sơn No Plastic Waste and local islanders joined a beach clean-up activity yesterday.

Vietnamese parents seem to have great expectations on their children, however, the reality is not always sunshine and rainbows. 

The Grape and Apple Association of Ninh Thuận Province has begun placing a QR code on grape products which allows consumers to verify the origin and quality of local grape products.

Saltwater has intruded into many coastal areas in the Mekong Delta, causing a shortage of water for households and agricultural production.

A pilot project that uses cashless payments on public buses kicked off  yesterday in HCM City.

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Prime Minister for permission to borrow VNĐ2.15 trillion (US$93.5 million) from the central government to pay contractors who are building Metro Line No 1.

Three inspection teams set up by the Regional Animal Health Office No. 6 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Animal Health are conducting surveillance of pigs transported from northern provinces and cities to the southern region to prevent the spread of African swine fever.

In an attempt to reduce the number of work-related accidents, authorities in Hà Nội will tighten the control of construction activities in the city.

Simultaneous events were held in Hà Nội, Nghệ An, HCM City, and Hải Phòng on Friday to celebrate the first patients receiving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs covered by social health insurance (SHI).

The Japanese embassy in Việt Nam on Thursday signed contracts to provide non-refundable aid worth over US$640,000 for eight healthcare, educational and water supply projects.

The central city’s Home Affairs department has dismissed reports circulating on social networks about the establishment of a new district named Hiếu Đức (separate from Hòa Vang district) on Wednesday.

The bear sanctuary operated by wildlife welfare organisation Four Paws Việt opened to the public on Thursday in the northern province of Ninh Bình, marking a new milestone for efforts to protect bears from bile farming in Việt Nam.

In the last few years, foreign fruit exporters have entered Việt Nam to take advantage of the rising popularity of imported fruit in the country.

The Tuy Phong District People’s Court in the central province of Bình Thuận handed out jail sentences ranging from two to three and a half years to 15 defendants involved in disturbances of social order at Hòa Minh Commune and Sông Lũy Bridge on June 10 at a trial on Thursday.

The Ministry of Construction in co-operation with the National Assembly Legal Committee will set up and lead a team to conduct inspections on the management, operation and use of apartment buildings in HCM City by the end of this month.