Việt Nam News

A series of serious traffic accidents throughout the country on Saturday left eight people dead and dozens injured.

Avoiding paying social security fees and social security debt has continued to increase, said the Social Insurance Agency’s Deputy Director General Phạm Lương Sơn.

Housing, meals, social and medical insurance and labour safety were the main topics of concern of more than 100 representatives of workers who met with HCM City Council’s Standing Committee and business leaders on Thursday.

The Government is considering relaxing limits on individual farmland holdings, a move largely welcomed by experts despite misgivings about some negative social impacts.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre, the country’s largest coconut producer, is struggling to increase the income of coconut growers.

A plan to better regulate the pork industry with identification rings at several stages has shown up glaring loopholes, but the city is determined to persist with the effort.

The second three-day National Press Festival, themed “Vietnamese press develops together with the nation’s renewal”, kicked off yesterday in Hà Nội with 470 news organizations in attendance.

Forests must be protected and conserved for Việt Nam’s sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said yesterday, emphasising it as the most important task of the national programme on sustainable forestry development from 2016-20.

The participation of children in policy-making needs to be encouraged by families, schools and society, experts have advised.

Discussions on measures to develop Việt Nam's social organisations were the main attraction for participants at a forum held in the capital city on Wednesday.

Tablet-based forest monitoring does not only improve the quality of collected data, but also makes the process of data collection and reporting easier for users compared with the current paper-based methods.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and Airbus Foundation jointly transported 31 kidney dialysis machines and medical equipment to Hanoi Nephrology Hospital.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked authorities of Đắk Lắk, Quảng Trị and Quảng Bình to investigate and determine illegal deforestation activities in their areas, as reported by media.

Hà Nội police have arrested Cao Mạnh Hùng, 34, for the alleged sexual abuse of an eight-year-old girl in Hoàng Mai District’s Thịnh Liệt Ward.

 Two Vietnamese fishermen were brought back to the country by air on Friday morning after they fell into the sea and went adrift on the Gulf of Thailand.

A man was arrested in Nghệ An Province on Thursday while attempting to smuggle VNĐ2 billion (US$88,800) to Laos.

Around 29,759 litres of home-brewed liquor have been seized in Hà Nội in the first 12 days of a citywide campaign against illicit alcohol.