Việt Nam News

Sustainable development has become a topic of concern, in the context that both the world and Việt Nam are facing problems of environmental pollution, depletion of resources, ecological imbalances, the gap between the rich and poor and its implications in the development process.

The lives of thousands of farmers in the Mekong River Delta that depend on “rising-water” season are threatened by the possibility that the floods will not come this year.

 Five provinces in the Cà Mau Peninsula along with Cần Thơ City will strengthen linkages for sustainable production of rice and shrimp, the areas’ key products. 

The People’s Court of the southern province of Đồng Nai yesterday sentenced two people to a total of 33 years in prison for human trafficking and child trafficking.

Farmers ride their buffaloes along a rural road in coastal central Bình Thuận Province. — Photo Nguyễn Văn Hòa

The Ministry of Transport has ordered the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam to revoke the cards of two traffic inspectors in central Hà Tĩnh Province for allegedly taking bribes.

Farmers across the country will benefit from a five-year agreement signed yesterday between the Việt Nam Farmer’s Union and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

The tap water leakage rate in HCM City has reduced to 27.8 per cent, down 2.6 percentage points from the end of last year, according to the State-owned Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation (Sawaco).

Four secondary schools and high schools in HCM City in upcoming 2016-2017 academic year will teach Korean as part of a pilot programme, according to the city’s Department of Training and Education.

The Canadian consulate in HCM City has expanded its visa application centre to cope with a rise in the number of visitors and students applying to travel and study in Canada.

The forest ranger force of Central Highlands' Lâm Đồng Province caught red-handed a man illegally transporting 21 southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) yesterday.

The general alcohol consumption rate of Vietnamese people was high at 43.8 per cent of the country’s adult population.

Former high-profile official Trịnh Xuân Thanh is set to be expelled from the Communist Party of Việt Nam for “serious violations causing public discontent and bring the Party and the Government into disrepute.”

The monthly minimum wages for workers in enterprises for next year will increase by an average of 7.3 per cent.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the whole political system and society to work together in protecting the environment after recent environmental pollution incidents that have harmed socio-economic development while affecting the living conditions of local people.

Truck driver Phan Văn Bắc, 30, of Central Highlands' Lâm Đồng Province has been awarded the “Golden Wheel” title this year after he risked his own life to save the lives of 30 passengers.

Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District authorities said they would soon take measures to address problems arising from the opening of pedestrian areas around iconic Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword).

The Việt Nam Space Technology Museum inside the Space Technology Centre, located in Hà Nội’s Hòa Lạc Hi-tech Park, is scheduled to open to the public in late 2017.