Việt Nam News

The government is determined to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution and develop Việt Nam into an information technology (IT) power, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Saturday. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam, Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drug and Prostitution Prevention of Việt Nam has requested relevant agencies to quickly implement measures to control and fight against drug.

This year’s British Council New Directions in English Language and Assessment conference will be held in Hà Nội on 13 and 14 October 2016.

Abundant rainfall in HCM City has increased the mosquito population, resulting in a rising number of dengue cases beginning early this month, according to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre.

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation’s (SEAMEO) Regional Training Centre in the past two years has used onlline site Tech4Teach in 40 training courses for 1,200 foreign-language teachers in 11 southern provinces.

A coach went up in flames yesterday afternoon while passing Hòa Xuân Đông Commune on Highway 1A, Đông Hòa District, in the central province of Phú Yên.

Recognising the disadvantages in soil conditions, Sơn La Province’s Mường La District’s authority has instructed local farmers to shift from agriculture to aquaculture by taking advantage of the district’s reservoirs.

Local and international health experts have shared experiences on training human resources for the healthcare sector at a conference held today in Hà Nội.

An ADN test result released yesterday confirmed that a male prisoner sold sperm to drug smuggler Nguyễn Thị Huệ awaiting execution under the death penalty in Quảng Ninh Province.

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in the central province of Quảng Bình said yesterday it was co-operating with related agencies to investigate an alleged attack on forest rangers by a group of loggers.

The Hà Nội Customs Department and the economic police yesterday seized some 350kg of electronic cigarettes and vape liquid, which were shipped from United States to Hà Nội in July.

The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) has asked Hưng Yên, Hải Phòng, Hải Dương provinces and Hà Nội to set up more bus stops along National Highway 5.

The People’s Court of Hà Nội began hearing the appeal of a blogger who was earlier accused of abusing the rights to democracy and freedom to infringe on the interests of the State and rights and interests of organisations and citizens.

HCM City Party Committee Secretary Đinh La Thăng has opined that the bad odour shrouding the southern part of the city is caused by the Đa Phước Waste Treatment Complex in Bình Chánh District.

The People’s Court in the northern province of Bắc Ninh yesterday sentenced nine people to death for heroin trafficking in the largest case of its kind in Viet Nam.

Every day at 4pm an old man with white hair dressed in a faded army uniform is seen walking along Nguyễn Trãi Street in the capital city of Hà Nội.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched Việt Nam’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2015, the first of its kind, at a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday.

HCM City is carrying out a cyber security drill even as the city and country are grappling with a grave deterioration in online security.