The Việt Nam Union of Science and Technology Association has called for clearer tax guidance and policies for non-State science and technology organisations as they are required to submit tax reports and pay taxes like corporates even though they operate as non-profit organisations.
A two-metre long bomb with a diameter of 0.5-0.6 metres was fished out of the Hồng (Red) River in Hà Nội yesterday.
The first cold spell of winter in the northern region has brought with it an increase in sicknesses like measles, mumps, flu and chicken pox, local reports say.
The United Nations has approved an additional allocation of US$4.21 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to assist 150,000 people, including 46,973 children, in six provinces affected by the devastating Typhoon Damrey.
There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Last weekend, the health department of the northern mountainous province Sơn La held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 550-bed general hospital.
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for a delegation from the Foreign Press Association (APES) in Switzerland and Liechtenstein led by its President Jean Musy.
The People’s Committee of Đắk Lắk Province’s Tân Lợi Ward has decided to halt the operation of the night market, until the organising unit submits all the papers.
Quảng Nam Province’s functional forces caught six illegal sand mining vessels on Thu Bồn River across Điện Bàn Town on Monday, and arrested the persons responsible.
The People’s Procuracy of HCM City’s District 12 on Tuesday issued a decision to prosecute Phạm Thị Mỹ Linh, owner of Mầm Xanh private kindergarten.
The People’s Committee of Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội has asked local households to quickly hand over their land to an apartment building project by the end of this month.
24 Vietnamese, part of nine travelling groups, are stranded in Bali due to the closure of Depansar International Airport due to Mount Agung erupting, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia said.
A huge fire at around 10am on November 27 destroyed a 340-year-old communal house in Đông Phương Commune, Đông Hưng District, in the northern province of Thái Bình.
While the East Sea (South China Sea) situation remains uncertain, nations should build “strategic trust” to maintain peace, stability and development in the region, a Vietnamese official told an international conference held in HCM City yesterday.
To tackle the pressing issue of waste treatment, HCM City has called for investment in waste-to-energy projects using advanced technologies.
A “terrible waste” of resources is taking place as a grand plan to shift Government offices, schools and hospitals to suburban enclaves in the capital city fails to materialise, almost three years on.
As natural rivers in the countryside have become more and more contaminated with rubbish, a young farmer in Mỹ Hào District of northern Hưng Yên Province has created artificial streams to raise healthy fish.
The HCM City Inland Waterway Port Authority has asked the municipal Transport Department to issue temporary permits for the city’s river ports, many of which will see their permits expire due to a Transport Ministry circular.
Đà Nẵng will host the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)’s 37th Board of Governors (BoG) and related meetings at Furama Đà Nẵng Resort from November 28 to December 2.
Vietnamese Import-Export joint-stock (NewTech) company and Singapore’s Wah Lee Tech has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in construction of a medical waste treatment plant and development of hi-tech service in Việt Nam.
