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Hà Nội turns to AI and data to tackle traffic congestion

Religious youth festival held in Đà Nẵng

Participants took part in different activities during the festival such as visiting stores, a flash mob dance, team building games and singing.

Fish die en masse in Yên Sở Lake

A spokesperson said the fish may have died due to hot weather and pollution from wastewater.

Injured soldier flown from Trường Sa Island to mainland

A soldier based on Spratly Island needed to be airlifted to HCM City Military after a serious fall.

Resolution lets labourers denounce insurance payment evasion

If any individual or organisation discovers evasion of payments for social insurance, health insurance or unemployment insurance, they can submit denunciations to authorised agencies and propose criminal proceedings, according to Nguyễn Trí Tuệ, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court.

Việt Nam’s airports overwhelmed as passenger numbers keep rising

The 21 Airports in Việt Nam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.

Children in flood-hit areas struggle to go to school

While most students nationwide are eagerly preparing for the new academic year, which will officially start next month, many children in flood-stricken areas will struggle to return to school.

ASEAN youths place soft skills over STEM

ASEAN youths tend to pay more attention to improving their soft skills, namely emotional intelligence, resilience and adaptability, rather than science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills.

Flood strikes Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk

Non-stop heavy rains in the Central Highlands have resulted in rising water levels in the local Krông Ana River.

HCM City needs top-notch human resources to remain VN’s economic spearhead

HCM City needs to lead the country in human resource quality to be able to continue spearheading its economy, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, secretary of its Party Committee, told a conference held on August 15.

Health minister calls for reduction of plastic waste in health sector

Health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến has called on the health sector, workers and patients to stop the use of plastic bags and other single-use plastic products at all medical facilities and health management units nationwide.

People along Gianh River live in fear of landslides

Thousands of households along Gianh River in the central province of Quảng Bình are at risk of harms by landslides as the situation is getting worse in recent times.

City official dies after falling from 27th floor

A deputy director of the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has reportedly died after falling from the top floor of an apartment building in Hà Nội.

Tiền Giang continues to expand fruit growing area

More farmers in flood-prone areas in Tiền Giang Province’s Cái Bè District have turned their low-yield rice fields into specialty fruit orchards and are earning high incomes.

Children raise their voices on important issues

More than 160 young people, representing the 26 million children of Việt Nam, gathered in Hà Nội this week to express their concern over child-related issues and propose recommendations to State officials.

Measures needed to curb unhealthy airline competition

Unhealthy competition among air carriers has led to damaging practices such as forcing pilots to fly more than the permitted number of hours and paying high salaries to poach pilots from other airlines, behaviours that must be stopped to ensure the safety of passengers, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình.

Hải Phòng authorities try to arrange wages for footware workers

Hải Phòng authorities have contacted the leaders of Chinese Taiwan-backed footwear manufacturer KaiYang Vietnam Limited Company in their home country to secure support for the company's Vietnamese employees after the firm's director-general fled Việt Nam.