Việt Nam News

A Malaysian court on Monday sentenced Đoàn Thị Hương to three years and four months in jail in connection with the murder of a North Korean national in 2017.

The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research has asked farmers and irrigation management units in the  Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to store water in ponds and canals for the dry season this year.

Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, 36, may never forget the hard time he went through as a student before he became a director of a company in Japan.

Socio-economic development activities and climate change impact are having an adverse effect on marine economic development, Ngô Tùng Lâm of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) said at a seminar held in HCM City last Friday (March 29).

Việt Nam saved 492,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to VNĐ917 million (US$39,700), for one hour on Saturday night, according to the National Power Dispatch Centre.

The General Statistics Office starts to execute a national population and housing census today to evaluate national targets and indicators of sustainable development.

 A school principle in the northern province of Hưng Yên has been suspended following an assault on a young female student by a gang of classmates.

Police in Hà Nội are planning to punish 12 people for conning people into using illegal taxis at Nội Bài International Airport.

More than 130 people were arrested early Sunday morning when police raided a suspected gambling den in Village 76 in Hà Bầu Commune, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

Border Guards in An Giang on Saturday announced the seizure of five tonnes of refined sugar that was being moved from Cambodia to Việt Nam.

HCM City should create favourable conditions and introduce regulations to promote Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the education sector, which is in need of an international standard learning environment, experts have recommended.

HCM City should push for completion of programmes on flooding,  pollution, traffic congestion and urban renovation, Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, said at a meeting last Friday (March 29).

Biomedical research by scientists nationwide has led to important findings that could produce new Vietnamese-branded drugs and medical treatments, but commercialisation of research results faces challenges, experts have said.

The expansion of alleys has improved convenience for residents and enhanced the image of HCM City, according to authorities.

The Government needs to simplify administrative procedures and provide clear legal guidance to attract more investment in the rapidly-growing health sector, experts have said.

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.