A tourism development project being implemented in the northern mountainous provinces of Hà Giang and Cao Bằng is expected to improve the livelihood of 10,000 poor people from ethnic minority groups.
A Chinese man died while working at the Hòn Pháo Anchorage on northern coastal Quảng Ninh Province’s Hạ Long Beach.
Children between six and 36 months of age and new mothers will get free vitamin A supplements in a campaign on the occasion of Micronutrient Day (June 1 and 2).
Public Security Ministry’s drug crime investigation police (called C47) said they have arrested Bùi Văn Biên, 30, a suspect on the run, on charges of drug trafficking.
Police in the southern province of Đồng Tháp have arrested a woman in connection with a human trafficking crime.
According to Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến, many public hospital nationwide have gradually wiped out fully-subsidised mechanisms and shifted to self-independent financial models.
The number of methanol poisoning cases from bad-quality methanol-laced alcohol keep increasing but there has yet any quality standard for the production of traditional alcohol products, causing difficulties to keep illegal or sub-standard wines under control, experts warned.
To deal with possible electrical shortages during the dry season, the Việt Nam Electricity Corporation (EVN) will make the most of all power sources, including coal, gas, diesel-fueled and hydropower stations, a representative of the corporation has said.
As the school-year is coming to an end, parents are rushing to find extra-classes for their children during summer vacation.
The HCM City Department of Transport has asked for approval from the Ministry of Transport to use English on street signs to serve foreign tourists.
Witnessing it now, one cannot imagine how sterile and deserted the Tây Sơn economic zone in central Hà Tĩnh Province was 14 years ago.
Residents of the southern Đồng Nai Province’s Phú Sơn Commune complain that at least 50 wells in their locality have got contaminated with petroleum, making the water inedible.
The Hà Nội Health Department has announced the first death from dengue fever since the beginning of this year.
More than 700 households in three villages in Yang Tao Commune, Đắk Lắk Province must cross the Đắk Pok River to reach their fields, as the region lacks bridges.
The number of dengue fever cases in Hà Nội has increased since the beginning of this year, even though it is not yet high season for the disease.
HCM City aims to increase the proportion of secondary school graduates enrolled at vocational training schools to 30 per cent by 2020, but the schools are struggling to maintain enrollments.
Some 16,610 coaches, taxis and buses do not operate their global positioning systems (GPS) equipment regularly, according to the Hà Nội Department of Transport.
Police in Hà Nội’s Phúc Thọ District yesterday took over an investigation involving sand dredgers on the Hồng (Red) River that are suspected to be operating illegally.
The annual Việt Nam Glory programme honouring national spirit and patriotism presented awards to 30 organisations and individuals at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday.
