Việt Nam News

Touching down in Melbourne, Australia to begin a term of overseas study, Trần Thanh Vân was nervous. Her fears evaporated when she was welcomed by a Vietnamese student from an airport pickup service that she had booked in Việt Nam.

At Noir, guests dine in the dark, while at Blanc, they use sing language printed on their menus to place their orders with servers.

Land use and management at three large State-owned corporations and groups will be inspected this year, Lê Vũ Tuấn Anh, chief inspector of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said in a meeting in Hà Nội today.

Police in Quảng Trị Province are investigating the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl.

 A woman in the central province of Đắk Nông has been fined VNĐ10 million (US$430) for posting fake news about a swine fever outbreak in the area.

The Việt Nam Institute for Urban and Rural Planning under Construction Ministry has introduced three options for the relocation of headquarters of ministries and Government agencies out of Hà Nội’s inner districts by 2030, with the cost ranging from VNĐ 12 trillion (US$514.6 million) to VNĐ 17 trillion ($729 million).

Kon Tum provincial police are searching for four men who escaped from a detention centre through its ventilation system.

Air quality in Hà Nội today was poor, with the somber sky covered in a fog-like sheen, reported Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

Đồng Nai Province is looking for the Prime Minister’s approval to be named the main investor for Phase 1 of a bomb and mine clearance project needed before the construction of Long Thành International Airport can commence.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An has asked the Ministry of Transport to provide funds for transport infrastructure projects including N1, N2, and No.62 national route projects.

Action on Poverty (AOP) in Việt Nam is going to implement a community-based tourism project to support women from ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La.

The Việt Nam Red Cross (VNRC) and the Red Cross Society of China were committed to continue working together on humanitarian activities, officials said at a meeting between VNRC President Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thu and Deputy President of the Red Cross Society of China Wang Haijing in Hà Nội today.

The accident happened at 5am on a road of Trung Nguyên Village, Trung Nguyên Commune, with the bus plowing into a group of pedestrians, killing five people instantly, while two others died later in hospital, said Hoàng Văn Hoan, head of office of the provincial traffic safety board.

HCM City authorities have unveiled plans to expand the Cần Giờ Beach Tourist Zone by nearly five times to 2,870ha.

Social workers in hospitals play an important role in connecting patients with hospital staff but the development of social work at health facilities still faces many challenges, according to an official from the health ministry.

Youth Union members in Việt Nam, with their ambition and creativity, play an enthusiastic role in protecting the environment.

The Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) aims to slash the social insurance debt ratio to below 1.7 per cent this year in an effort to ensure benefits for social insurance and health insurance card holders, said VSS deputy general director Đào Việt Ánh.

More than 1,000 new cases of urinary bladder cancer are diagnosed in Việt Nam every year, according to HCM City’s Bình Dân Hospital.