Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has helped improve the quality of meals for workers as it makes the issue part of the collective bargaining between employers and employees.

A jury in Việt Nam yesterday made awards to five outstanding female scientists for their research in the field of materials science and life science last year.

Search forces have recovered two bodies believed to be among the 15 fishermen lost after four ships sank on Monday.

A strong cold spell hit Sa Pa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai on Wednesday night. At 7am yesterday the lowest temperature in Sa Pa Town was 1.9 degrees Celsius, which was lower than that of Wednesday by 0.9 degrees. This marks the lowest temperature recorded in the town this winter. — VNA/VNS Photo Hương Thu 

A father who allegedly poisoned his three children before attempting suicide is expected to be charged, Hậu Giang Province police said yesterday. The children all recovered in hospital.

Two Vietnamese workers were killed when the scaffolding they were standing on collapsed at a hydropower project in Champasak Province, Laos.

The first press awards in the life insurance sector will be given away to honour journalists for their contributions to raising awareness about the importance of insurance  both to the economy and society.

The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creatures Development of Chư Mom Ray National Park in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum released 27 wild animals in their natural habitat on Thursday.

Firecracker smuggling is on the rise as the Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches.

The Ministry of Transport on Thursday morning issued an urgent document agreeing to reduce the toll for vehicles passing a station in Sóc Trăng Province as the drivers’ protest entered its fifth day.

The city’s Department of Information and Communications has completed expanding and upgrading the information system for infrastructure breakdowns, called the 1022 system.

The central city has fined the owners of an illegally enlarged beach resort in Ngũ Hành Sơn district VNĐ100 million (US$4,400) and will dismantle all buildings involved after January 18.

Việt Nam Railways Corporation (VNR) has launched six new high-quality trains on the Thống Nhất (North - South) route at Sài Gòn Train Station.

Police found a large amount of bullet warheads stored in a household garden in Dân Tiến Commune in the northern province of Hưng Yên’s Khoái Châu District.

A community health care programme has provided free checkups, treatment and medicines to more than 6 million people in nearly 13,500 campaigns nationwide, heard a conference held in Hà Nội on Thursday to review its outcomes.

Two children in central Hà Tĩnh Province were hospitalised on Wednesday after a bullet they were playing with exploded.

A strange skin disease has claimed the life of a student in Ba Tơ District of Quảng Ngãi Central Province, according to the provincial Health Department.