Việt Nam News

Hà Nội’s Transport Department has asked Transport Corporation Hà Nội (Transerco) to stop the operation of more than 100 coaches at the city’s coach stations for one month.

The Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Education and Training were asked to report on the cheating scandals in northern mountainous provinces of Hà Giang, Sơn La and Hoà Bình to the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children next week.

Residents of Quỳnh Thuận Commune, Quỳnh Lưu District in the central province of Nghệ An discovered a heap of bags containing white power, which they then reported to local authorities

Nguyễn Xuân Thu, general director of Vinaca Limited Company which produced anti-cancer drugs made from bamboo charcoal powder has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Việt Nam News reporter Lê Hương interviews Tony Gillies, editor in chief of Australian Associated Press, on the sidelines of the 44th meeting of the executive members of the Organisation of Asia Pacific News Agency hosted by the Vietnam News Agency in Hà Nội on April 19.

The Vesak 2019 celebration will welcome about 1,500 foreign Buddhist leaders, scholars and researchers from 105 countries and territories

The HCM City People’s Committee has sought the Government’s approval for a new mechanism to reduce the time it takes to make compensation payments and acquire lands needed for infrastructure development.

After a trial period of one month, only 600 smart bus cards in HCM City have been issued to passengers, partly due to unfamiliarity with the system.

Leaders from ministries of education in Southeast Asia and international educational experts discussed the latest teacher professional standards in Southeast Asia at the Regional Workshop on Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Framework, Teachers’ Satisfaction and Motivation in Southeast Asia that wrapped up yesterday (April 19) in HCM City.

The HCM City government has given approval to a local property developer to build technical infrastructure on three land lots covering 38.4 hectares for resettlement of residents in the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area in District 2’s Bình Khánh Ward.

Two people were killed and another injured at around 5 am on Thursday (April 18) after a truck collided with a crane truck on Võ Trần Chí Street in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District, according to district police.

More than 100 reservoirs and dams across the northern province of Thanh Hóa are not safe ahead the upcoming flood season, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned.

Airplanes at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. Most cheap flights for the upcoming five-day holiday have been sold out. — VNA/VNS Photo Việt Hùng 

The police department of the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, working with the police of two of Vân Hồ and Mộc Châu districts, arrested a suspect illegally transporting nearly 6.5 kilogrammes of heroin in Lóng Luông Village, Lóng Luông Commune, Vân Hồ District on Wednesday.

Nearly 4,000 Vietnamese labourers working in the manufacturing, construction and fishery sectors will be recruited to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme.

Helmets for Families launched its sixth year of programming at an event at Lâm Văn Bền Primary School in Nhà Bè District on April 16, handing out free helmets to nearly 1,300 students and teachers.

Văn Giáo II solar plant will be completed and put into operation in June 2019, according to Huỳnh Thị Kim Quyên, director of Văn Giáo Solar Power Plant Joint Stock Company.

The Việt Nam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) this week sent a letter to the US courts asking for justice for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.