Việt Nam News

Provinces nationwide are offering assistance to candidates during the national high school examination period from June 25-27.

Football fans who have lost money betting on the World Cup have been descending on pawnshops to take out loans or pawn their belongings, and pawnbrokers have been increasing the interest they charge to take advantage of the trend.

A patient with end-stage kidney failure has died of swine at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City flu, the hospital announced on Saturday.

A patient with end-stage kidney failure has died of swine at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City flu, the hospital announced on Saturday (June 23).

An excessive amount of rubbish and litter is blocking drains and sewers in HCM City, worsening flooding in the rainy season.

The Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has ordered local authorities to  protect people and property from natural disasters by inspecting dykes and solving erosion and flooding incidents as soon as possible.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has asked the People’s Committee in southern Bình Thuận Province to promptly supervise titanium mining activities, which were supposed to have been halted years ago due to the serious impact on the environment.

Việt Nam is promoting the development of smart cities and this requires participation by all ministries, localities and enterprises and international experience, a conference heard in HCM City on Thursday.

The country’s southern-most province is hoping its famous Cà Mau Cape tourism area will become the largest key economic area in the province by 2025, baochinhphu.vn online newspaper reported.

Local authorities in Bình Dương Province’s Thuận An Town are taking steps to promote the area’s famous Lái Thiêu mangosteen, a fruit specialty cultivated since the 19th century in the southeastern province.

The number of passengers riding buses in Hà Nội has risen since late 2016, the Hà Nội Department of Transport said, but the system still faces major challenges as it seeks to attract more riders.

The Ministry of Transport has ordered GrabTaxi Việt Nam Co Ltd to halt a planned expansion; the company will only be permitted to grow within the five localities in their pilot programme.

Vietnamese people eat too much sugar and it is harming their health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Nearly 1,500 units of blood were collected at the HCM City Labor Culture Palace today  as part of a national campaign called Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey).

Đồng Tháp southern province on Friday established its Family and Juvenile Court, making it the second province in Việt Nam to have a specialised court for children.

The Hà Nội Sewage and Water Drainage Company has completed the installation of 16 cameras at flood-prone areas in the capital city.

An information portal about martyrs and martyr tombs and cemeteries will be launched next month to commemorate War Invalids’ and Martyrs’ Day on July 27.