Việt Nam News

Viet Nam’s sex ratio at birth hit a record high imbalance of 115.1 boys to 100 girls in 2018, up three percentage points from 2017 and falling short of the targeted 112.8 boys to 100 girls, said a population and family planning official.

In the near future, millions of elderly people in Việt Nam will need support, so policies on social allowances and welfare work are needed to improve living standards.

The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to devolve decision making authority to departments and local authorities in certain areas.

First-place winners from HCM City in the annual math, physics, chemistry and biology contest using Casio handheld calculators will compete in the national-level exam later this year.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh handed over Tết gifts, each worth VNĐ1 million (US$44.5), to 100 cancer patients during her visit to the Hà Nội Oncology Hospital in Hà Nội on Saturday.

The iconic Hồ Thị Kỷ Flower Market in HCM City’s District 10 has got a makeover, with authorities wanting to turn it into a flower and food street to attract tourists.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long is planning to make changes to its socio-economic master plan to reflect changes on the ground.

Eco-driving techniques have helped reduce fuel consumption and costs for freight transport firms under a three-year project that ends this month.

As a plan to 2050, the Hà Nội metro rail system will run a total length of 417km, of which approximately 76km is underground.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has targeted shifting from traditional agricultural production, which is heavily dependent on fertilisers and chemicals, to more sustainable production and organic standards, said a provincial official. 

To achieve sustainable development, Việt Nam’s agriculture sector must improve productivity and quality, and identify markets for its products, experts said at a conference held in HCM City on Friday.

As the Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday approaches, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has urged the National Traffic Safety Committee along with the ministries of transport and public security to exert all efforts to reduce traffic accidents during the festive period.

Việt Nam had managed to maintain high economic growth with low inequality in recent decades, but whether the country can continue on this path would depend on how strongly it is committed to green and inclusive growth.

It’s time for Việt Nam to improve and complete its legal framework of child labour, especially regulations on minor employees working in informal sector, experts recommended.

Three student teams at HCM City University of Technology, HCM City University of Technology and Education, and Đà Nẵng University of Technology won prizes in this year's Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) contest.

Nguyễn Thị Mì, a farmer in Kinh Môn District, the Northern province of Hải Dương, drove to despair as she recalled prices of onion.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has issued decisions reprimanding two officials of the Đắk Nông Province People’s Committee for lacking responsibility in leadership, causing violations in forest protection and management.

Việt Nam has made another step towards exploring the galaxy as a satellite made by Vietnamese engineers was successfully launched into orbit on Friday morning.