Việt Nam News

In recent years, Hà Nội City has relegated aspects of food safety oversight to local-level governments. The implementation, however, has not always gone according to plan.

As Việt Nam develops its thermal power plant system to meet increasing energy demands, the country faces a new environmental risk arising from the waste generated by those plants.

Ten ASEAN nations are testing their cyber security emergency response preparedness with a drill that began here yesterday.

In a quiet corner of Hòn Chuối Island, a soldier volunteers to work as a teacher for poor local children.

The HCM City administration has decided to reconsider its plans to build the city’s first bus rapid transit system (BRT) after being informed by the transport department that the project was not feasible.

Torrential rains are forecast to continue plaguing the northern region after flooding Hà Giang, Bắc Kạn and Tuyên Quang provinces over the past several days, affecting people’s lives and blocking traffic for hours.

The Novelind innovation exchange was launched yesterday with that aim of connecting individuals, organisations and companies with scientists to serve community development.

Nguyễn Thi Định Road from Mỹ Thủy Intersection to Cát Lái Port in HCM City will be widened to reduce traffic jams in the area.

The fishery sector of central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province has been releasing breeds of aquatic animals into the sea with the aim to enrich fishery resources following the sea environmental accidents last year.

A sleeper bus, carrying 30 passengers suddenly caught fire early Monday morning when it was travelling on a section of National Highway No 1A passing through Đồng Nai Province’s Xuân Hưng Commune.

The Hà Nội Police’s Investigation Agency has arrested and prosecuted a woman from the northern city of Sơn La for falsifying health insurance documents for patients to receive treatment at hospitals that are not their primary designated healthcare center.

Lawmakers convening today in Hà Nội for 14th session of the National’s Assembly’s Standing Committee are scheduled to discuss an amended Law on Corruption Prevention and Control, giving the State more leverage against officials suspected of corruption.

A draft amendment to higher education law proposes clarifying university assessment measures and making them uniform so that university rankings can be more precise in the future.

The large number of base transceiver stations (BTS) - antenna-like equipment for wireless communication - is creating management risks and blighting the urban landscape in Ha Noi.

Việt Nam has policies to help expand the cultivation of biotech corn, but the cultivation area for the crop remains modest, according to the Crop Production Department.

A stretch of a major embankment on National Route 24 in the Central Highlands Kon Tum City has eroded while under construction.

Progress on the metro continues, but a tax dispute has left some necessary equipment languishing at port, Lê Nguyễn Minh Quang, head of the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways told a press briefing on Friday

Northern provinces are expected to receive heavy rain until Tuesday, possibly causing landslides and flash floods according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorogical Forecasting