Việt Nam News

The HCM City Centre for Human Resource Forecast and Labour Information foresees a mere 3 per cent shortage in worker numbers after Tết (the Lunar New Year).

An outbreak of chickenpox has been reported at Gunze Việt Nam Co.ltd in HCM City’s Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone, with 30 people contracting the disease since November 17, according to the HCM City Preventive Health Centre.

The 2017 national press award on the fight and prevention of corruption and wastefulness has been launched by the Việt Nam Journalists’ Association (VJA) and the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee.

Kids at Hoa Mai Kindergarten in Long Mỹ Town, southern Hậu Giang Province have outdoor lessons at the school garden almost everyday except on rainy days. They learn how to work the soil, to sow, to weed, to water and harvest vegetable and flowers.

The People’s Court of Hà Nội on Wednesday sentenced to prison five members of a group for illegally selling arms.

A bomb weighing over 220kg left behind from the Việt Nam war was safely removed from a family’s garden in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Nông yesterday.

A barrel exploded in HCM City on Wednesday while two men were trying to cut it, killing one and leaving the other injured.

Stepping up water resources planning is among the core tasks the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has set for 2017.

The Ministry of Health will conduct a complete inspection of two major fish sauce manufacturers, Masan Food and Khải Hoàn JSC, soon after the Lunar New Year Festival.

A series of more than 40 blood donation festivals, called "Ngày Chủ Nhật đỏ” (Red Sunday), will take place in 25 provinces and cities nationwide this Sunday.

The HCM City Food Safety and Hygiene Agency will again co-operate with district health officials to inspect food establishments, especially three-star hotels and restaurants before Tết (the Lunar New Year).

Lê Phú Lâm from Quảng Nam Province is convinced that it’s never too late to get a fresh start on life.

A discussion on Wednesday in Hà Nội on global youth citizenship discussed ways for young Vietnamese to actively equip themselves with knowledge and skills to engage in global issues in an increasingly integrated world.

Former National Assembly Deputy Bùi Thị An talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economy and Urban) Newspaper about measures to meet development demands while budget revenue portions of cities are cut.

Helmets for Families is taking its road safety programme to four more schools in HCM City’s outlying Hóc Môn District.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information has decided to fine three online newspapers for publishing improper and propaganda information related to a scandal involving Hồng Quang Minh or Minh Béo, a comedian.

The Hà Nội Traffic Police have yet to impose any fine although many road users driving in the lane of bus rapid transit (BRT) have been recorded over the first days running the buses.

HCM City aims to move all poor and near-poor households, which represent 5.77 per cent of all households, out of poverty by 2020.