Việt Nam News

Police in this northern province have smashed a large illegal online gambling ring, with 22 arrests and the seizure of over VNĐ200 billion (over US$8.8 million).

People who do not wear a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be thrown out of a vehicle during a crash.

Initial investigation in a fire at ParcSpring building in HCM City’s District 2 revealed that the fire had started from a charger plugged in the bedroom, online newspaper Vietnamnet reported.

For students at Nguyễn Bá Ngọc Primary School in Central Highland Đắk Lắk Province’s Krông Pắc where 90 per cent of students are ethnic, Êđê language lessons are always the ones they love most.

Water and agricultural land in Nhơn Hải Commune, Ninh Hải District of southern Ninh Thuận Province have been contaminated with high saline level, affecting local production and livelihoods.

The Ministry of Transport is considering to use investment from the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV), or call for capital resources to build more runways and terminals at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport.

A controversial rule requiring foreign workers in Việt Nam to make social insurance payments is likely to be put into practice soon, several months after it took effect according to law.

Twenty landmine victims from the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang received VNĐ12 million (US$526) each on Saturday, in a bid to secure their livelihoods under the framework of the April 4 International Mine Awareness Day.

Two illegal logging cases were discovered in the central province’s Đông Giang and Nam Giang districts in March, with 77 big trees chopped down. Local rangers and the two protective forest management boards of Sông Kôn and Nam Sông Bung claimed they were unaware of the cases until the public security agency began investigations.

The 89-year-old scientist Đặng Huy Huỳnh does not need a cape to save lives. To millions of silent trees and flowers in the middle of Hà Nội or deep in Việt Nam’s tropical forests, he is already a hero.

The HCM City Youth Federation has just broken ground on a new co-working space at No. 135 Hai Bà Trưng Street in District 1 to offer more choices for start-ups who are looking for a place to nuture their business ideas.

Workers began to dismantle a 510-m bridge illegally built since last August in the core area of the Tràng An Heritage Site in the northern Ninh Bình Province’s Hoa Lư District.

Permament Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình asked the Ministry of Transport to propose practical solutions to ensure traffic order and safety in the coming time and prevent traffic accidents, especially cases that seriously damage passenger cars.

The People’s Committee of the coastal city of Đà Nẵng asked Trung Thuỷ Group, the main investor of Lancaster Nam Ô Resort in Liên Chiểu District, to reassess and adjust the construction plans to preserve historic sites and improve access to public beaches.

Scientists are conducting breakthrough research which will contribute to the country’s health science sector in future, Dr Đỗ Văn Dũng, deputy rector of HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said at a conference held at the school in HCM City yesterday.

Though Việt Nam’s economy has grown rapidly over the last decade, social mobility is lagging as the country’s poor still lack access to learn new skills and gain better jobs.

Fishing season has started in the central province of Quảng Trị but many ships are on the shore because ship owners cannot find workers.

Minh Hằng is proud of her 14-year-old daughter and, like many parents, often posts pictures and videos of her on social media.