Việt Nam News

HCM City will undertake programmes this year to improve its universities and colleges to meet ASEAN accreditation standards.

Major banks are warning people not to be fooled by fake websites designed to steal account holders' cash.

Trà Vinh Province will relocate 873 households in erosion-prone areas with a total cost of VNĐ280 billion (US$12.3 million) in the 2018-20 period, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Two persons suspected of forgery were detained by the investigative police in the central province of Nghệ An on Tuesday. 

A humanitarian campaign was launched on May 8 to help poor fishermen in economic development and support them to maintain their fishing as well as protect the country’s sea and island sovereignty.

Two container trucks going in the same direction crashed into each other and exploded on Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm Street in coastal Hải Phòng city at around 3am on Wednesday morning.

A fire broke out at a 1,500sq.m warehouse of a paper company in Vĩnh Lộc Industrial Zone in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District early Wednesday morning.

An international conference with the theme “Science for Development” is taking place in Quy Nhon City, central province of Binh Dinh on May 9-10.

The cyber security law should be built on a careful assessment of its impacts on businesses and ensure the development of information technology and telecommunications, according to experts at a workshop in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Việt Nam is facing an alarming shortage of qualified nursing care workers for the elderly. Most elderly people are cared for by their relatives or domestic helpers with little medical expertise, health experts say.

Nguyễn Chí Trung, director of the Hội An Centre for Relic Preservation and Management speaks to Tuổi trẻ newspaper on the imperative need to have strong legal documents to preserve the City.

The latest indicators of climate change and rising sea levels in Việt Nam are showing stronger impacts of climate change.

The number of people who die of hypertension each year in Việt Nam is 10 times higher than the number of victims killed by traffic accidents, a cardiovascular specialist said at a recent workshop.

The HCM City Department of Transport has installed new, clearer road signs in many places, which is improving traffic flow.

Yesterday, Lương Văn Cầu, deputy head of Hải Dương Province People’s Committee, and representatives of local authorities visited and presented financial supports for families of three victims who died in a fire at Hoà Phát Company’s steel complex.

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday began its trial of 28 former officials of Đại Tín Bank (Trust Bank) (now Việt Nam Construction Bank) for allegedly "abusing trust to appropriate property" and "intentionally violating state regulations on economic management and causing serious consequences".

Three workers died of burns on Tuesday after being injured in a fire accident at a steel complex in Hải Dương Province.