Việt Nam News

More and more companies in Việt Nam have shown advancements in the human resources field, and “are on their way to be change agents with disruptive HR management strategies and policies,” according to Edward Foong, an HR expert in the Southeast Asia region.

Pokemon Go players are highly recommended to not catch virtual creatures in areas near agencies of Party, State as well as military and national defense sites.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting to provide the most correct and timely forecasts to help localities and people effectively carry out preventive measures against storm Dianmu.

Racers are trying their best during their performance at the Ngo Boat Race Festival in the Mekong Delta’s Sóc Trăng Province last year. The annual Ngo Boat Race is one of the highlights of the many traditional historical and cultural events of the Khmer ethnic minority group. Ngo boats (Ghe Ngo) are considered sacred objects of the ethnic Khmer people. The special boat is made of wood by artisans and Khmer Buddhist monks. The boat is decorated with images of dragons, tigers, elephants, lions and peacocks representing the power of the boat. — Photo Tăng Hùng Sơn

Hà Nội Police Department has proposed banning all vehicles from operating in the area around Hoàn Kiếm Lake during weekends to create more space for pedestrians.

People living around Ea Dier stream are concerned about the local environment, as the stream's water has turned black, smells foul and has left many fish dead. 

The Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue in the central Bình Định Province has said three local fishing boats off Hoài Nhơn District were in distress at sea.

Over 1 million people at working age remain unemployed in the second quarter of this year, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs  (MoLISA) has announced in its latest labour market bulletin. 

The Việt Nam Road Administration has asked for the transport ministry’s permission to use the central road maintenance fund to repair Việt Trì Bridge.

Việt Nam Inland Waterways Administration has asked the transport departments of cities and provinces nation-wide to strengthen the supervision of floating restaurants on waterways.

Vietnamese nurse Nguyễn Thị Minh Hồng has been honoured by the International Neonatal Nursing Excellence Awards for her efforts to save newborns in a poor work environment over the past 30 years.

A Ministry of Transport unit, The Thăng Long Project Management Board, has asked the ministry to examine its feasibility study for the Mỹ Thuận – Cần Thơ Expressway’s first phase.

A pregnant woman was killed instantly when a container truck crashed into her motorbike from behind in Dĩ An town in Bình Dương Province yesterday morning.

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has asked all city districts to strengthen enforcement of traffic laws as the number of accidents and fatalities rose dramatically in the first seven months of the year.

The tropical storm, which developed from a low-pressure system yesterday afternoon near the East Sea, will bring torrential rains with rainfall up to 500mm for localities in the north and central region from this afternoon until Saturday.

Việt Nam needs new, radical, coherent policies and green business practices linking tourism with environmental protection and climate action, heard participants at a conference yesterday over sustainable tourism and climate change.

Migrants in this northern mountainous province’s Mường Nhé District have been offered a chance to purchase a household registration certificate, helping them settle down legally.