Việt Nam News

The functioning of district­ level education departments has come under public scrutiny after a teacher suggested they are abolished for being ineffective and obstructionist.

Tiên Tây Vàm Village in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre is notable not only for its delicate wooden products, but also for the artisans who make them. Here, women are - or were - known for their skills in the male-dominated carpentry profession.  

A pedagogical university in HCM City is having financial struggles as the result of a tuition-free policy that was issued twenty years ago.

The People’s Court in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu has reported that it has received the indictment of the provincial People’s Procuracy for prosecuting four crew members in connection with the sinking of the Hải Thành 26-BLC cargo ship.

HCM City People’s Court has sentenced Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Oanh, former director of Bến Thành branch of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Việt Nam (Agribank), to life in prison on corruption charges after a 10-day trial.

Leaders of more than 30 cities in ASEAN countries gathered at a conference in Huế City, the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế in the last two days to discuss sponsoring and implementing sustainable development projects for cities in the Southeast Asian region. 

Mitchener David William (centre), an Australian national chosen the six millionth international visitor to HCM City, was given a warm welcome by the municipal tourism department after he landed on flight VN780 Friday afternoon at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport.

 Families of the eight people who died after undergoing kidney dialysis at Hòa Bình Province General Hospital have filed a lawsuit against the hospital requesting compensation, according to Nguyễn Thị Thu, one of the family members.

Việt Nam has an increasing incidence of respiratory diseases, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) repeatedly issuing warnings that it is among the most air-polluted countries in the Asia-Pacific region, according to health experts.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has approved a plan to upgrade Côn Đảo Island’s airport at a total cost of VNĐ5.2 trillion (US$230 million).

A new project on preventing and responding to gender-based violence and domestic violence, and addressing sex-work related issues was signed yesterday in Hà Nội.

Enterprises are facing challenges in hiring and keeping employees as a result of competition from multinational corporations expanding their businesses in Việt Nam, with many recruiters saying they cannot find enough qualified candidates for jobs.

The biggest national holiday -- Tết or the Lunar New Year – will officially begin on February 14 and continue until February 20, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc announced on Friday.

The Ministry of Health has asked the public to suspend the use and trade of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis following concerns over salmonella contamination.

The People's Court in Mekong Delta's Cần Thơ City sentenced one foreigner and three Vietnamese to prison for cheating 37 people of some VNĐ5.3 billion (US$235,500) via social network Facebook.

Four 40-45 story apartment buildings in Kim Văn–Kim Lũ New Urban Area in Hoàng Mai District are home to about 16,000 people.

In May, Trần Thiên An from the southern Bạc Liêu Province was sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a 12-year-old he met via the internet.