Việt Nam News

Seventeen self-help groups of migrant workers were formed as the result of a project aimed at supporting rural-urban migrant workers in Hà Nội.

A major water park in the centre of Hà Nội is not operational due to management issues between concerned authorities. 

More than 5,000 households that live along or on the south bank of the Đôi Canal in HCM City’s District 8 will be relocated in 2018.

All six Vietnamese students participating in the 13th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), held earlier this month in Bali, Indonesia, have brought home medals.

A conference held today in Ninh Thuận Province looks at how communities can be better prepared and equipped to protect and respond to the needs of children with climate change and natural disasters increasingly striking Việt Nam.

The inspection of associations needs to be increased to ensure their operations are in conformity with charter principles and the law, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trần Anh Tuấn said.

Heavy rainfall that caused floods over the past four days in the central region claimed three deaths and inundated many areas, according to search and rescue teams.

Inland waterways are becoming increasingly vital for economic development and HCM City should consider how to improve the efficiency of its waterway system, an official has said.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training plans to offer overtime services at kindergarten schools in industrial parks and export processing zones.

All households in HCM City’s Hóc Môn District now have access to clean water, according to the district’s People’s Committee.

More than 280,000 people have received free HIV tests and 15,000 patients were newly enrolled for anti-retroviral treatment over the last five years.

A priority on improving skills of the workforce is important as Việt Nam deals with the changing nature of work in the era of technology when many low-skilled workers will be at risk of automation.

Flower villages in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta fear ther supply of flowers and ornamental plants for Tết (Lunar New Year) next month will decline because of unfavorable weather.

One of new norms when approving scheduled enrollment figures next year is that universities and colleges must make statistics on students’ work after graduating, but many schools said that the work was impossible.

The Đồng Nai drug police agency busted a drug gang on Tuesday, arresting four suspects and seizing heroin, meth and ecstasy from them.

The Dutch, Danish and Swedish embassies today introduced the first ever DiploHack in Việt Nam, themed “Trust in the Food Chain”, one of the major issues in Việt Nam.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and The International Center, a non-governmental organisation, held a conference in Hà Nội today to enhance international co-operation in aiding bomb and mine victims. 

The country’s leading researchers gathered yesterday in Thừa Thiên Huế Province to present old documents issued by the Europeans, which were proof of Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the Paracel (Hoàng Sa) archipelago.