Three important documents were adopted as the week-long (August 18-25) APEC Food Security Week and High-level Policy Dialogue on Enhancing Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change wrapped up yesterday.
Vaccine coverage against the human papilloma virus (HPV) should be expanded to help reduce new incidences of cervical cancer, experts said at an APEC meeting.
In traditional markets in Nam Trà My district, prized and valuable Ngoc Linh ginseng abounds. What eager customers don't know is that the herb they buy might not be the real thing.
A secondary school student, Võ Hoàng Khanh, from Thừa Thiên-Huế Province has designed an agricultural tool that allows farmers to easily uproot the cassava plant during harvest.
Near-shore fishery resources are declining and in danger of being depleted, so fishermen in Vĩnh Trường Commune, Nha Trang City where 70 per cent of population lived by seagoing, must quit fishing even that go away from home to seek job.
Lương Văn Can Street in Hoàn Kiếm District is long considered as the paradise of toys. However, recently, made-in-China bows, plastic bullet guns or plastic swords are detected to be publicly sold as children’s toys here. In reality, these are all weapons used in committing crimes.
The Ministry of Education and Training and Dutch-owned dairy company FrieslandCampina have donated 30 tonnes of milk to schools in northern provinces, which were badly affected by floods that began at the end of last month.
Construction of a bridge to Kim Cương (Diamond) Island in HCM City’s District 2 is slated to begin in early September.
Illegal gasoline trade is happening frequently between truck drivers and transport enterprise owners on the stretch of National Route 5 passing through the port city of Hải Phòng.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked the Việt Nam’s Environment Agency (VEA) to cooperate with Khánh Hòa Province's Department of Natural Resources and Environment to clarify the case of 10 nix waste tankers’ disappearance.
Việt Nam has over 15,000 scientific journals published internationally in the last five years, marking an average yearly increase of 17 per cent, according to Web of Science.
In recognition of the importance of agriculture to the Australia-Việt Nam bilateral relationship, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston launched the "Australia in Vietnam Agriculture Strategy" in Cần Thơ on Thursday.
The HCM City’s People’s Court on Friday sentenced Việt Nam Pharma company’s former top executive Nguyễn Minh Hùng and an associate to 12 years’ imprisonment for smuggling and counterfeiting seals and materials of agencies and organisations.
There will be no amnesty for inmates ahead of National Day this year, the Directorate of Criminal Judgment Enforcement and Judicial Aids announced on Thursday
Vendors will no longer be allowed to sell fruits on pavements of the capital city’s inner districts.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northwestern province of Điện Biên on Thursday afternoon but caused no damage, the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre said.
A new storm has formed near the Philippines and is expected to cause heavy rainfall in the northern regions of Việt Nam.
Residents of central ThừaThiên-Huế Province have set up tents to monitor illegal sand mining since local authorities have failed to stop miners from illegal dredging.
More effective strategies for health financing are needed to improve community health and promote sustainable development in APEC economies, said at the 7th APEC High-Level Meeting on Health & the Economy held yesterday (August 23) in HCM City.
HCM City will need massive investment from the private sector if it is to meet its goals for transportation, flood control, and other areas over the next three years, municipal authorities said at a meeting held yesterday.
