Việt Nam News

The General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1968 gave the Vietnamese people valuable lessons, confirmed the creative leadership of the Party and President Hồ Chí Minh and its determination to defeat American invaders, liberated the South, and unified the country and the Party, the army and people.

Many households in HCM City's outlying district of Củ Chi have started growing rau móp (pimply lasia) since it brings a good income.

The development of green economic models on islands could help ensure sustainable residency and livelihoods, an expert has suggested.

Việt Nam experienced unprecedentedly severe natural disasters in 2017, resulting in 386 people dead and missing and some VNĐ60,000 billion (US$2.6 billion) worth of damages.

Information Technology applications in health exams and treatment have improved information flow and storage in the healthcare sector, a year-end review found yesterday.

Some 6.6 million people have received better medical treatment as a result of a project which rotates doctors from high-level hospitals to lower-level hospitals, implemented in Việt Nam since 2008.

The new Bến Thành bus terminal on Hàm Nghi Street in HCM City’s District 1 opened to the public on Thursday.

A 2.2km stretch of road in the capital city has become the most expensive one in the country so far, being built at a cost of VNĐ3.5 billion (US$152,00) per metre.

Heavy rains coinciding with the sowing season in the central province of Phú Yên caused the submerging of hectares of winter-spring rice over the past few days.  

The Central Bus Terminal, the most modern bus infrastructure worth roughly VNĐ100 billion (US$4,400) in this central province, has failed to attract passengers after four months of operation.

Minister of Education Phùng Xuân Nhạ, said that it was high time pedagogy schools stop the oversupplying of teachers in many provinces and cities.

Beginning next year, districts will be responsible for managing parks and trees, and the HCM City People’s Committee will invite competitive bids from the districts to explain how they would maintain green spaces. 

A forest of trees at the foot of Hoành Sơn mountain in central Hà Tĩnh Province has come back to life, thanks to the efforts of one man.

The number of water buses operating in HCM City’s new transport service remains low, causing long wait times for passengers, according to media reports.

Multiple transportation firms have proposed reducing the number of Build – Operate – Transfer (BOT) toll stations as well as road maintenance fees by 30 per cent.

Việt Nam needs about VNĐ 9-15 trillion (US$396.9 -661.5 million) to develop its inland container depots (ICD) over the next three years, while funding for the following decade will be about VNĐ20-22 trillion (US$882-970.2 million).

Hà Nội’s authorities have ordered the city’s inspectors to inspect enterprises with long overdue social insurance premiums.

Police in this northern province have detained a physician for violating regulations on medical examinations and treatment and the production, distribution and sale of medicine or other medical services.