Việt Nam News

Weak development plans and a lack of investment were the main reasons cited for the poor performance of Việt Nam’s public library system by a recent survey conducted by the National Assembly Committee on Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children.

Registration for the 2nd I-Star Award for creativity, innovation and business start-ups in HCM City has opened, the competition organisers announced on Friday.

A new regulation concerning recruitment quotas for public tertiary education institutions in Việt Nam has been at the centre of debate among educators and lawmakers.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has ordered tightening the control of changes in the use of forests while strictly enforcing the closure of natural forests at a conference of the steering committee for sustainable development of the forestry sector. 

The pig industry plays an important role in the Asia Pacific, but, like other sectors, is facing challenges such as price volatility, food safety concerns and recently reported outbreaks of African swine fever. Therefore, solutions are needed to promote smallholder pig production in a sustainable way, experts said.

As the world sets out an inspirational new development agenda and commits to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, Việt Nam should envision a new model that addresses demographic ageing with economic and social growth and protects the elderly population’s rights.

Heavy rain and strong winds hit the province yesterday morning, blowing the roofs off 340 houses.

In response to reports of broken glass and concrete along Hà Nội’s Cát Linh-Hà Đông elevated railway, the Ministry of Transport on Thursday reassured the public that damage would be checked and fixed soon.

The pavement of about 100 streets in Hà Nội will be replaced with natural stones this year instead of conventional concrete bricks.

The Investigation Police Department on Drug-Related Crimes under the Ministry of Public Security has issued an urgent arrest warrant for the leader of a huge trans-national drug ring connected with 300kg of drugs recently seized by police.

Police in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc have decided to launch criminal proceedings against a coach driver following a deadly crash in Trung Nguyên Commune on Wednesday.

Huế authorities have announced plans to evacuate 4,200 families out of the citadel walls and buildings in an attempt to stop illegal lodging on relics.

Hà Nội residents are worried about the bad air quality they have been experiencing in the city since the beginning of the year.

Investment in improving and maintaining the inland waterway transport infrastructure network is a strategic priority recommended by the World Bank to better connect inland areas to seaports to facilitate export activities.

Việt Nam has once again demanded China respect its sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in response to China’s live-fire drills and construction plans in Hoàng Sa.

The HCM City Department of Health on Thursday instructed the top public obstetrics and paediatrics hospitals to expand the training they provide doctors at lower-level health facilities including private hospitals.

Việt Nam’s qualification framework has helped establish relations between Vietnamese proficiency levels and other national qualification frameworks through the ASEAN qualification framework.

Siemens Vietnam has equipped with its mordern traffic control technology in Phạm Hùng-Mễ Trì intersection in Hà Nội.