Both employers and employees need to change their attitude and approach to improve the very low rate of social insurance coverage in the country, experts say.

Electricity consumption in the North reached a historic peak over the past four days, said Nguyễn Đức Ninh, deputy director of National Load Dispatch Centre.

Doctors at the Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City have successfully performed organ transplants for four patients from an 18-year-old girl rendered brain-dead by a traffic accident.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has urged the science and technology sector to renovate and restructure to boost scientific and technological research to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution or industry 4.0 and contribute to development.

A string of new government policies come into force this month, including the exemption of land use fees for housing projects, specific financial mechanisms for HCM City, increased fees for medical examination and treatment and reduction of social insurance premiums.

Jurisdictional confusion and overlap has allowed rampant billboard violations in the capital city, and authorities are none the wiser on effective ways to tackle the situation.

The HCM City People's Committee and local agencies are in all efforts to take effective safety measures in protecting local households and home-run businesses from fire.

Lương Bá Thám, 44, from the central province of Thanh Hóa, tried to apply for a job at three different enterprises in Hà Nội, but he kept failing.

A crack on a road near the Rạch Tôm River in the outlying district of Nhà Bè in HCM City has sparked concerns over potential risks of landslide and subsidence in the area, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

The southern province of Đồng Nai will suspend the operations of large companies if they do not have automatic wastewater monitoring stations by September this year.

The Ministry of Information and Communication has fined four telecommunication enterprises for sending and spreading spam text messages to advertise their services.

Many activities were undertaken in Việt Nam to mark World Milk Day on June 1, which was selected by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in 2001 to celebrate the importance contributions made by the dairy sector to sustainability, economic development, livelihoods and nutrition.

Việt Nam will host the Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) for the first time this November. The information was announced at a press conference on Friday.

Four members of an ivory trafficking ring were indicted on Thursday by the Hà Nội People’s Procuracy for trading prohibited goods.

HCM City police on Thursday arrested more than 20 people suspected of involvement in a drug ring led by Văn Kinh Dương.

A number of companies dredging sand along the Cạn River in the central province of Khánh Hòa’s Cam Ranh City since 2015 have caused landslides and put the lives of local residents in danger.

Hà Nội will be likely to replace more than 4,000 nacre trees in the city as an effort of preventing them from falling down, threatening the safety of people in this stormy season.

Meteorology and agriculture experts have urged localities to take initiative in responding to natural disasters as the disasters are forecast to be more severe this year but the preparation of Việt Nam is still weak.