Việt Nam News

A group of men neatly wrapped themselves in three layers of clothing in the middle of a summer night in July, quietly chatting. They each had a cup of hot tea.

A knowledge-sharing programme to assist policy makers in Việt Nam to develop new models of care services for the elderly was co-launched by the Japan International Co-operation Agency and the World Bank on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has suggested using funds from the 2019 Fund for the Poor to replace makeshift residences with brick houses by the end of the year, especially for poor people who have made contributions to the nation.

With increasing digital adoption, the finance industry is having great difficulty finding human resources for new job positions, experts have said.

Many Vietnamese and foreign experts shared the latest perspectives on and novel approaches to improving the nutritional status of Asian children at FrieslandCampina Institute Asia Pacific Symposium held in HCM City on Saturday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc launched the national labour productivity movement during a conference held in Hà Nội on Wednesday. 

Cầu Giấy District’s investigative police said yesterday they decided to take legal action following the death of a first grader at an international school in Hà Nội, treating it as an unintentional murder.

The Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has rejected a proposal to adjust the land use rights of part of the Ciputra urban area in Bắc Từ Liêm District. The area was set to be used for a commercial area, courtyards, gardens and internal roads but the proposed change would have allowed the construction of a complex of high-rise offices, hotels and residences.

Three children aged five to seven were found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a local river in the central province of Quảng Bình.

The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (HARACO) and e-wallet and online payment gateway NganLuong.vn signed an agreement on August 6 to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets.

A first grader at an international school in Hà Nội died on Tuesday after being forgotten on a school bus, according to authorities.

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) in co-operation with IDH – a Dutch sustainable trade initiative – kick-started the Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS).

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung.

Nguyễn Văn Sơn was dubbed the first ‘tree man’ in Việt Nam due to his incurable disease of warts covering both his hands and feet.

Việt Nam’s deeper integration into the global economy requires the country to enhance its capacity to comply with international labour commitments, including the elimination of forced labour and child labour, experts have said.

The Ministry of Transport has urged Đồng Nai Province to speed up site clearance, compensation and resettlement for affected households so that construction on the long-planned Long Thành International Airport can begin next year.

In the quest to obtain the perfect look, many end up in hospital with necrosis and pus-filled wounds.

Two chemical compounds, Momilactone A and Momilactone B (MA and MB), that can prevent diabetes, obesity and gout through their ability to inhibit enzymes relating to the diseases, have been found in white rice grown in the central province of Quảng Trị, scientists have announced.