Việt Nam News

Wild vegetables, herbs and leaves from trees planted on the banks of the Sài Gòn and Vàm Cỏ rivers in Tây Ninh Province’s Trảng Bàng District are known by their taste, smell and use in bánh tráng phơi sương (dew-soaked rice paper), boiled meat dishes, and fish sauce.

The Southern Expressway Projects Management Unit (SEPMU) has urged Đồng Nai Province to speed up site clearance to ensure the construction progress of the Bến Lức-Long Thành Expressway which runs through Long An and Đồng Nai provinces and HCM City.

One person was killed and four others seriously injured after a boiler exploded on Monday morning at a rice paper producer on Nhơn Hòa 1 Street, the Mekong Delta province of Long An’s Tân An City.

The Plant Protection Department plans to soon submit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to remove another three toxic active ingredients of Fipronil, Chlorpyrifos and Glyphosate used in current weed killers.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn has reiterated Việt Nam’s consistent policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of religion and belief for all citizens and ensuring equality among religions.

The Automobile Association Việt Nam (AAV) was officially launched today in Hà Nội by the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP).

Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Hồ Đức Phớc has called for stronger international cooperation in environmental auditing, as it is a new area relating to many nations.

The Huế City Forest Management Unit in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế on Sunday received a rare pig-tailed macaque from the Huế Pet Relief Society.

The city of Hà Nội has just submitted to the Government a plan to manage electric bicycles, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

Illegal coach and bus services are a big concern for the country, despite the authority’s best efforts to put the brakes on those flouting the law.

Eleven men onboard a fishing vessel were rescued on Sunday morning in the coastal central province of Quảng Nam’s Tam Giang Commune.

Over the past ten years, rural areas in Việt Nam have been thriving as households’ income and per capita income all witnessed a marked increase, helping to reduce poverty and improve quality of life in the countryside.

The quality of grassroots-level healthcare facilities nationwide has yet to meet expectation and patients’ demand, said health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến.

New weight loss products have flooded the market, with companies aiming to take advantage of peoples’ desire to have a slim body without the need for strict diets or strenuous exercise.

Up to 1.3 million people in Việt Nam suffer from dementia and it is forecast that number will rise in the future.

The 10th anniversary celebration of the Vietnamese - German University (VGU) was held on Saturday (Sept 8) at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Bình Dương Province.

The Department of Transport in HCM City has proposed a plan to invest over VNĐ85 trillion (US$3.65 billion) until 2020 to reduce traffic congestion and accidents.

The Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee in HCM City and five political-social organisations and associations have signed a cooperation agreement on a sustainable poverty reduction programme.