Việt Nam News

The country inevitably must launch a fund to support sustainable Vietnamese tourism growth, Vũ Thế Bình, vice president of Việt Nam Tourism Association said.

Social network users could face fines of up to VNĐ50million (US$2,200) if they violate regulations in a draft decree proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

HCM City is struggling to persuade rural residents to undergo vocational training but also to provide jobs to those that do train.

The railway sector in Việt Nam has lost the dominant position it enjoyed two decades ago, and is trailing far behind other modes of transport.

Thanh Hóa Province’s authorised agency officers handle 4.5 tonnes of rotten animal guts yesterday.

HCM City will install odour-control manholes to eliminate the foul smell emanating from sewers and reduce flood risks, according to its People's Committee.

The number of overloaded vehicles plying on roads is high because of the mismanagement by provinces and cities, Nguyễn Văn Huyện, director of the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN), said.

Certain types of vehicles will be exempt from paying toll at Quán Hàu Toll Station and toll stations belong to traffic infrastructure investor TASCO in central Quảng Bình Province, said Nguyễn Văn Huyện, director of the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam.

The Transport Corporation Hà Nội (Transerco) on Thursday introduced two bus routes to suburban areas – Nam Thăng Long-Xuân Hòa and Nghĩa Đô Park-Đông Anh – not covered by the service before.

Residents living around the Hoàng Cầu Lake in Đống Đa District were greeted to the ghastly sight of a large number of dead fish in the lake on Thursday afternoon.

Residents and urban planning experts have expressed their support for a proposal put forward earlier this week by the Department of Transport in HCM City to lease pavements for commercial operations.

Boat tours along HCM City’s Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal, which were expected to make use of the urban waterway to boost water tourism in the city, have failed to attract tourists after two years of operation.

Pork without clear origins will not be allowed to be sold at the Hóc Môn and Bình Điền wholesale markets in HCM City from July, the city administration has said.

The electronic visa (e-visa) pilot scheme has had a positive impacts on Việt Nam’s tourism industry since it was implemented at the beginning of the year.

The first death caused by rabies in HCM City since 2010 has occurred in Gò Vấp District, according to the Department of Health.

The Hải Phòng City’s People’s Committee has decided to limit groundwater extraction as signs of groundwater pollution have appeared in some inner city areas.

Several major hospital construction projects that would have provided residents of the capital and its surroundings with thousands of beds have been abandoned over the past decade.

The Hà Nội Police caught a 26-year-old man for allegedly making fake seals and documents of state organisations on Thursday.