Thousands of households in northern mountainous province of Hà Giang have been assigned forests along with commitment to protect them. Every month, they receive payments for forest environmental services, which help them to improve livelihoods, the Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported.
A taxi driver from the central province of Nghệ An Province’s has turned his house into a first-aid station so that he can offer timely help to traffic accident victims.
The People's Court of southern Cần Thơ City on Thursday opened the second day of trial to hear the case of seven traffic inspectors accused of bribery.
Vietnamese students and international students from nine countries are exchanging innovative ideas and culture in the 2nd International Student Science Forum that opened yesterday (June 22) in HCM City.
Fire-fighters in Hà Nội’s Sóc Sơn District are investigating the cause of the huge fire in Nội Bài Industrial Zone, which was put out at 3am on Thursday.
The central province will build the first International General Hospital in the central city of Quảng Ngãi with total investment of VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$48.7 million) following a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model.
The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigative Agency decided to prosecute five former executives of the textile factory of the state-run giant, PetroVietnam, and a subsidiary, for causing considerable economic losses.
The 11th National Press Awards ceremony was held in Hà Nội yesterday, with seven press agencies taking home first prizes.
The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 4pm on Tuesday, affecting Internet connections in Việt Nam, especially for users in central localities.
People, particularly those working in informal sectors and housewives, are afraid of a possible surge in the prices of goods as soon as the basic salary for civil servants and public employees increases next month.
For the first time, a sanitation worker in Hà Nội was reportedly beaten to unconsciousness after reminding a street vendor not litter the street.
Hà Nội will build a flyover over the An Dương-Thanh Niên intersection to meet traffic demand and reduce congestion in the city.
HCM City in the first half of the year sold 1,000 state-owned houses and apartment buildings, far short of its plan to sell 5,000 of the buildings by the end of the year.
Traffic jams have eased somewhat in HCM City but not been eliminated, a top transport official has said.
Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has proposed a roadmap to revoke outdated motorbikes that discharge harmful substances into the environment.
A fire broke out at a latex processing plant in southern Bình Phước Province's Đồng Phú District on Tuesday, causing an estimated loss of over VNĐ1 billion (US$444,000).
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has requested localities to encourage holding talks in industrial and processing zones to promptly respond to issues faced by labourers and prevent labour disputes and strikes.
More than 50 public hospitals in Hà Nội and HCM City have begun increasing hospital fees for patients who do not hold health insurance cards from this month.
The number of foreigners working in Việt Nam has increased significantly over the last ten years, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) reported.
A ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX) on Monday to mark the delivery of 5,000 tones of Vietnamese rice to Cuba.
