Việt Nam News

The bodies of two people who were tossed overboard after a barge capsized on the Đồng Nai River were found after an eight-hour search. One other person is still missing.

The northern coastal city of Hải Phòng is envisioned to be the new leading centre of marine economy, services, high-tech industry and tourism in Việt Nam, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

HCM City’s Supreme Court on Thursday appealed against the 18-month probation of a 78-year-old man for molesting children in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Hà Nội plans to introduce buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) on a trial basis on three routes from early July, the city’s Department of Transport has said.

Some three tonnes of plant protection products smuggled from China were disposed of on Wednesday.

Japan Material Engineering Services company and Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á  College have inked an agreement on human training in electronic and engineering, control and automation for Japanese labour market.

The HCM City health department has asked for support from the city to speed up land clearance in several “hotspots” so that it can begin building a number of hospital projects.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on May 17 congratulated the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences for its achievements during the past years and expressed her belief in the development of the social sciences.

Residents living alongside a river in Cần Thơ City have put coconut trunk around an area wrecked by landslides during the past month to protect their houses.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched a communication campaign to cut the use of plastic bags on Lý Son Island, as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on the island

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Twelve persons were severely injured in a collision between a coach and a trailer in Thuận Nam District of central Ninh Thuận Province on Wednesday evening.

HCM City’s investigation police on May 17 afternoon started legal proceedings against three men who allegedly involved in the deaths of two voluntary members of “street knight” team who protect local residents.

The central province of Quảng Trị has set up a mobile team to patrol the province and prevent illegal logging of timber.

HCM City Communist Youth Union on Wednesday (May 16) announced its volunteer campaigns for youth for the summer.

A plane about to take off from Đà Nẵng Airport stopped on the tarmac and headed back to the terminal after a pregnant woman fell ill onboard.

An online gambling ring involving over VNĐ100 billion was busted in Thanh Hóa City in the northern on Tuesday.

Global co-operation and education are the keys to improving the quality of Việt Nam’s human resources in the digital age, Australian and Vietnamese experts agreed at a panel discussion in Hà Nội yesterday.