As Tết draw near, millions of Vietnamese are packing to leave for their home villages, putting public and private transport under great pressure. Tickets have been said to have doubled, even tripled on busy routes. And there have been reports of ticket hoarding in big cities such as Hà Nội and HCM City.
About 600 Vietnamese compatriots from 25 countries on Tuesday participated in a meeting with HCM City authorities to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year) 2018.
Over 1,000 workers from Vietnam Jin Chang Shoes Company Limited in the southern province here were hospitalised with food poisoning after having lunch on Tuesday, reported Vietnam News agency.
The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to allocate 5,504 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to people in seven central and Central Highlands provinces.
The Vành Khuyên Kindergarten has been built at A Vương Commune in the south-central province of Quảng Nam’s Tây Giang District with funding from the Đèn Đom Đóm Study Encouragement Programme carried out by FrieslandCampina Việt Nam’s Dutch Lady brand.
The Korean Database Society (KDBS) has donated software programmes on database management and database quality management to the central city’s Đông Á College in order to support local students in the study of information technology.
Bùi Sỹ Lợi, vice-chairman of the NA Committee on Social Affairs, talks to the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) about proposed changes in the retirement age and the social insurance policy
Mental health and psychosocial problems are widespread and increasing in Việt Nam, particularly among children and young people.
Producers and businesses are only allowed to use food additives permitted by the Ministry of Health to ensure products have no negative impacts on users’ health.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân attended a Tết celebration in the
Although inpatient room costs have increased sharply, medical quality remains stagnant, according to the latest report by Việt Nam Social Insurance (VSI).
The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing and Consulate General in China’s Guangzhou province to deploy citizen protection measures for a Vietnamese fisherman rescued at sea by Chinese authorities.
Some 250 villages in Tây Nguyên Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk will be linked to the national power grid by 2022, says the provincial Industry and Trade Department.
Thousands of households in the central province of Quảng Ngãi’s Lý Sơn Island District have been cut off from the mainland due to the ongoing cold spell and strong waves.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has issued an official dispatch on urgently dealing with the cold wave that is affecting cattle and people alike.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân presented gifts to children with cancer receiving treatment at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hà Nội yesterday as the Tết (traditional Vietnamese New Year) holiday approaches.
As people rush around getting ready for Tết, many teachers in the northwestern mountains try to bring the festivities to poor ethnic students in remote areas - for two reasons. Firstly, they want to keep the youngsters happy, and secondly, around home firesides, they want to encourage them to return to school after the holidays.
Nguyễn Việt Dũng, director of HCM City Department of Science and Technology, talks to Việt Nam News about the development of science and technology and innovation in the city.
Farmers who grow red mandarins in Đồng Tháp Province’s Lai Vung District expect to earn a good profit during the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival which falls on February 16.
