Việt Nam News

High tides and waves have caused serious disruption to dozens of households in the south-central province of Phú Yên over the last two days.

The restructuring of agricultural production in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng has helped farmers adapt to climate change, produce hi-tech products, and earn higher incomes.

HCM City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs plans to submit a report to the city’s People’s Committee on the best ways to protect children and help them live in a safe, healthy and inclusive environment.

 Việt Nam should be an ambitious and demanding participant in international climate negotiations, recommended experts at Wednesday’s pre-COP24 Workshop hosted by the NGO Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung Vietnam and the World Wildlife Fund.

The reoccurance of virus Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a common cause of life-threatening illnesses for hand-foot-mouth (HFMD)-infected patients, has made the disease dangerous and could easily spread into an outbreak, health experts have said.

Many senior people want to relax and spend more time with their family as they get older but some elderly in Thanh Hóa Province’s  mountainous district of Quan Sơn are proving that they play bigger role in the society.

All 23 Vietnamese students participating in the 15^th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) brought home medals, announced the Hà Nội education department yesterday.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed agencies to continue to use information technology to improve public services online.

A unique charity run raised VNĐ 3.5 billion (US $150,000) to combat neonatal mortality and strengthen newborn care.

Two residents in Trần Văn Thời Town in the southernmost province of Cà Mau have contacted local authorities and handed over two warheads after a bomb exploded and killed three people in the neighbourhood on Monday.

Prolonged heavy rain has caused serious landslides at many locations around the Bờ Y international border gate in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, affecting traffic.

An expressway linking Vân Đồn and Móng Cái districts in the northern province of Quảng Ninh will be built under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) and public-private partnership (PPP) contract, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

It was too soon to confirm the remains found on Tam Đảo mountain belong to pilots who went missing 47 years ago, according to forensic experts.

 The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has reported that this year’s winter will come earlier than it has over the last five years. The dry season in the south is less severe while the Central Highlands and south-central region may face drought.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved in principle a German-funded project to strengthen underground water protection in Việt Nam.

The People’s Committee in the northern province of Lào Cai has approved a decision to compensate households that were affected when a wastewater pond burst its banks recently.

A truck driver and four female passengers were injured after the vehicle was hit by a train while crossing railway lines on Tuesday afternoon in Yên Nghĩa District, Hà Nội’s Hà Đông District.

Information about 41 social housing projects is now available on the HCM City Department of Construction's website.