Việt Nam News

Landslides continue to take place along the Thao River in Tam Nông District of Phú Thọ Province, northern Việt Nam, damaging the property of residents and endangering their lives.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to examine the building of steel fishing ships under the 2014 Government decree on policies for the development of the fisheries sector.

A key road connecting the two southern provinces of Bình Phước and Bình Dương with the Central Highlands has been downgraded after a short time in use.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc sent a message of condolences to his British counterpart Theresa May over the explosion in Manchester on Monday that killed at least 22 people and injured many.

The HCM City authorities plan to build a bridge across the Vàm Thuật River to link districts 12 and Bình Thạnh, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

Many key routes in Hà Nội’s gateway have been downgraded and posed high risks of traffic accidents due to ineffective maintenance work and repair.

A forum was held in Hà Nội yesterday to provide Australia an insight into Việt Nam’s energy industry and to help domestic firms explore the possibility of co-operation with Australian partners.

A recent survey by the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour conduct in March and April on 2,500 workers in eight different working groups revealed that workers accepted the fact that they have to work overtime for extra money, not because they want to.

HCM City plans to strengthen links with provinces that supply it farm produce to improve oversight at their points of origin, officials said.

Diagnoses of occupational diseases are on the rise in Viet Nam, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Doctors from the Việt Nam – Germany Hospital has conducted the country’s first successful surgery on a female patient with the HIV virus who was suffering from type A aortic dissection.

Their huge workload, limited teaching hours and large numbers of students in classes prevent teachers from improving their classroom-based assessment practices, considered vital to improving English teaching, an expert has said.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Police Investigation Agency has prosecuted Phí Thái Bình, former chairman of the Vinaconex board of directors, for violating construction regulations and causing serious consequences.

Nearly 10,000 children of kindergarten and primary school age are expected to take part in free healthcare services as part of International Children’s Day on June 1.

Large sand deposits at a sea gate in the central Quảng Trị Province have been preventing ships from entering the Cửa Tùng harbour for a year now.

HCM City has urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthen inspection of production of eco-friendly plastic bags, to limit the impact of nylon bags on the environment.

A handbook titled “Respect! My Body!”, a guide for adults and teachers to talk to children about body boundaries and sexual abuse, was launched on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia is working with local authorised agencies to verify the information that 23 Vietnamese fishermen were allegedly arrested for illegal fishing in Malaysia’s territorial waters.