Việt Nam News

A Mark 82 (MK 82 - an unguided bomb) bomb weighing 225 kilos was found on Friday morning at a road construction site in Thủy Cơ Hamlet, Tiên Lãng Commune in northeastern province of Quảng Ninh.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MONRE) will spend 30 per cent of its budget and personnel on irregular inspections of suspected environmental violations this year.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will help HCM City build a smart city plan.

Meteorologists will now be able to predict storms five days in advance instead of the current three-day early prediction, said a representative of the Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting Centre.

The authorities of the Central Highland province of Gia Lai plans to terminate the labour contracts of some 1,400 teachers in an effort to comply with the Politburo’s resolution to streamline the contingent of public and civil workers.

The Australian Government has invested some AUD$100 million (US$77.4 million) in 170 research projects in Việt Nam in the past 25 years.

Farmers in the Central Highlands region of Tây Nguyên report high incomes from growing perennial fruit trees, which are currently in high demand.

More than 200 Vietnamese and foreign doctors compared notes on many areas of medicine at the Chợ Rẫy Science Congress held in HCM City on Thursday.

Some 215,000 people in the southern province of An Giang are staring at water shortage this summer because of saltwater intrusion and drought, the province’s agricultural official said.

Women in Sóc Trăng Province are working together to escape poverty. A special interest free loan from a local collective bank is to thank.

Apartment management boards are meant to protect the rights of residents. But when a dispute between residents and the board arises, things can get ugly.

Relevant authorities must speed up the pace of study for creating an urban area for innovation, a so-called ‘Silicon Valley’, in HCM City, an international workshop heard on April 12.

Wheelchairs controlled by head motion may bring new hope to people with disabilities in Việt Nam. Young students are pushing to innovate to make the equipment affordable for all.

Authorities in the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị denied environmental factors were responsible for the toxin found in marine water.

Vague regulations were hindering the application of personal digital signature in Việt Nam despite a rapidly growing demand, an official said on Thursday.

Lack of consistency, adequacy and comprehensiveness of legal provisions on urban development poses an urgent need to formulate the Law on Urban Development Management.

The HCM City Department of Transport has sought approval from the People’s Committee for three transport infrastructure works to be undertaken in build-transfer mode.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng on Thursday visited the southern province of Đồng Nai to review land acquisition, compensation and resettlement support for the construction of Long Thành International Airport.