Việt Nam News

Hundreds of fish died en masse after an industrial waste tank cracked open in the Hẹ Muông Commune in the northern province of Điện Biên on Monday.

Việt Nam sent more than 134,700 workers abroad in 2017, according to data from the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Two Vietnamese fishermen were rescued from a sunken Malaysian fishing vessel and transferred to authorised Vietnamese agencies on Monday.

HCM City should consider a range of policies to support people who are resettled when it acquires their land or house for public projects, a city leader has said.

The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and government agencies to inspect households in erosion-prone areas and speed up relocation of families to safe areas.

Hà Nội plans to launch a pilot programme on using technology to trace the origins of agricultural products in an effort to ensure consumer health. 

Hundreds of young men in the coastal villages around Đà Nẵng central city have given up off-shore fishing to work as taxi drivers, another sign that the traditional way of life on the central coast is changing fast. 

Many road users have raised their voices about a Hà Nội ban prohibiting the use of taxis - including Grab and Uber - from using 13 inner-city streets. They claim it will do nothing to reduce the city’s traffic congestion.

Irish Aid, in co-operation with the central city of Đà Nẵng, has signed an agreement for a project described as strengthening the capacity and sustainability of early childhood disabilities detection and intervention for the next three years with funds totalling VNĐ18 billion (about US$796,000).

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Drunk drivers whose alcohol content exceeds 100mg for every 100ml of blood, or 0.5mg for every litre of breath, should be pressed with criminal charges instead of fines, experts suggested.

Hundreds of maple trees have been planted on Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Láng Hạ and Trần Duy Hưng streets in Hà Nội in the past weeks to increase the capital’s green space.

The Taxation Department here has published a list of 144 companies that have not paid tax, fee or land rent worth more than VNĐ 65 billion (US$ 2.9 million).

Nearly 700 blood units were donated by over 1,500 volunteers during the tenth “Red Sunday”, held on Sunday at Hồng Đức University in the central province of Thanh Hóa.

This year’s year-end bonuses at enterprises nationwide are expected to be higher than last year.

Professor Nguyễn Ngọc Kính, former director of the Department of Science and Technology and Product Quality under the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD), speaks to Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) on why organic farming should not be applied to mass agricultural production in Việt Nam.

Bidding must open soon for investors to carry out the 11 projects needed to complete the North-South Express, deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has said.

Lò Thị Phong from Chiềng Chung Commune in Mai Sơn District in the mountain province of Sơn La, has cultivated coffee for more than 10 years on 5,000 square metres of land, but she still finds life difficult.