Việt Nam News

 Developing sustainable partnership between the State and civil society organisations (CSOs) is an inevitable requirement. Việt Nam has tremendous potential to develop the partnership but has not fully exploited it, experts said at a conference on Tuesday.

Thirty-seven new landslide points have been discovered on the Hạ Long-Vân Đồn Expressway, the northern province of Quảng Ninh, local authorities reported.

Health Department of central province of Thanh Hóa on Tuesday fined a private clinic VNĐ60 million (US$ 2,640) for illegally offering healthcare services and medicines.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình on Monday called on continued close supervision on the operation of the Taiwan-invested steel company – Formosa Hà Tĩnh –to avoid any violations.

Food security has become an increasing concern for many APEC economies who are facing multiple challenges from the impacts of climate change, which threatens sustainable agriculture and food security.

Hà Nội police plan to increase inspections to uncover human trafficking rings, focusing on inter-provincial and transnational criminals.

 Ngọc Lây Commune in the Central Highlands, where the Ngoc Linh ginseng was first discovered in 1973, is planting the đương quy, a crop that has developed fast across Tu Mơ Rông District.

Salt farmers in many localities are facing poor crops due to unfavourable weather conditions.

Summer vacation is the time for children to relax and enjoy themselves, but for those who grew up in Bình Minh Commune in the Thăng Bình District of the central province of Quảng Nam, it’s time to work hard. The reason? They want to have money to buy books and clothes for the new school year.

Thường Nhật Co. Ltd. on Monday started the first public river bus route in HCM City.

Disaster recovery in APEC economies is as important as disaster preparation and response, the co-chair of the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG), Lê Quang Tuấn, said yesterday.

Facilitating risk reduction and sound management of chemicals across APEC and contributing to implementation of the bloc’s Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) are among the objectives of the Committee on Trade and Investment’s Chemical Dialogue Regulators’ Forum that began in HCM City yesterday.

The health of all residents in the Asia-Pacific region is a critical component of economic and trade development, Lê Quang Cường, deputy minister of Health, said at an APEC Health Working Group meeting yesterday in HCM City.

The Policy Partnership on Food Security meeting was held in Cần Thơ yesterday during the APEC Food Security Week to shape actions to ensure food security in the context of climate change and urbanisation.

Strengthening the food value chain is one of the most important ways to foster rural-urban development in APEC economies, experts said at a seminar held in Cần Thơ on August 20.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday that a Vietnamese crewman of the Royal 16 cargo ship attacked and captured by pirates in southern Philippines in November 2016 was rescued by Philippine government.  

Việt Nam Railway Corporation has announced it will add 26 trains to meet increased traveling demand during the upcoming three-day holiday for National Day ( September 2).