Việt Nam News

The northern region is preparing to welcome the first cold spell of this autumn-winter, as temperatures are expected to decrease from 10 degrees Celcius, the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre has said.

More than 23 million students started the new academic year on September 5.

HCM City plans to move electrical and telecommunication utility boxes underground in an effort to improve safety and the city’s beauty.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau is installing black box devices for monitoring trips on fishing ships longer than 15 metres.

You’ve probably heard of multiple measures to ease traffic congestion in HCM City, but are you aware that the city plans to restrict motorbikes by 2030?

HCM City is merging various management boards, departments and districts in an effort to streamline its administrative procedures.

An additional 2,430 people with HIV were diagnosed in the first six months of the year, an increase of 732 compared to the same period last year, according to the HCM City Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.

When she rushed to a nearby health station last month for immediate medical help, Trần Mai Kiều, 32, a housewife from HCM City’s District 11, was turned away since the only doctor there was absent.

The Ministry of Health plans to use at least seven types of domestically produced vaccines as part of the expanded national immunisation program by 2020.

Greater autonomy is one of the solutions to help Vietnamese universities meet international standards and integrate globally, but this must come with responsibilities and transparency, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân at a meeting with lecturers and students of Việt Nam National University HCM City yesterday at the start of the new school year.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has called for more assistance from Japan in maritime research and environmental protection while receiving Fukui Teru, Japanese Minister of State for Ocean Policy and head of the Japan-Việt Nam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance’s Office, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Two died after being trapped inside a van that plunged over the edge in Hòa Bình Province’s Tân Lạc District yesterday.

The Transport Corporation Hà Nội (Transerco) has replaced buses on three routes with modern vehicles equipped with free wifi and other conveniences.

Nine people have died and three more are missing in the central province of Thanh Hóa's Mường Lát District following torrential rain, and the area remains cut off by landslides that are preventing emergency aid from getting through.

An investigation into the production of “dirty” peppercorn in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has led to arrest warrnets being issued for five suspects, Phan Thanh Hải, head of the provincial People’s Procuracy, confirmed on Tuesday.

New accessible bus stops for students and people with disabilities have been set up on Lê Quý Đông Street in District 3, the online news outlet zing.vn reported.

The construction of an embankment to prevent landslide along Hội Phú Spring in Pleiku City in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai has damaged houses and polluted the local environment over the last two years, Voice of Vietnam reported.

The Red River that dissects Hà Nội takes its name from the colour of the silt that tints the water. But unbeknown to many living in the capital city, the Red River is a place many people call home.