Việt Nam News

Students from Trần Cao Vân and Lê Quý Đôn schools in the central city of Đà Nẵng won top prizes in two categories -- apprentices and veterans -- at the 2016 International Robothon Contest for primary and secondary students in Malaysia last Sunday.

Việt Nam Women’s Union, in coordination with Việt Nam Tobacco Control Fund (Ministry of Health), officially launched a communication campaign on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke at a ceremony yesterday in Hà Nội.

Six Asian black bears have been rescued from a farm in Buôn Ma Thuột City in the central highlands Đắk Lắk Province after a 10-year captivity.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the establishment of a food-safety management board to monitor food quality and safety in HCM City.

 The People's Committee of central Quảng Ngãi Province has begun relocating all traders from the temporary market on Phạm Văn Đồng Street to the newly-built market on Nguyễn Nghiêm Road.

Police in the northern Quảng Ninh Province’s Hải Hà District on Tuesday destroyed 2.8 tonnes of food, including plaice and oranges, of which origins were unknown.

For the first time in Việt Nam, an elephant reared in the half-wild environment in southern Đồng Nai Province has gotten pregnant, according to the provincial Forest Management Department.

Prolonged heavy rainfall and impact of the strong cold air over the week have caused serious landslides and paralysing the Trường Sơn Đông route through the Tây Nguyên Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

The People's Court in HCM City yesterday sentenced dozens of defendants linked to a vast gambling ring.

The HCM City Preventive Health Centre is piloting the use of thermal foggers to kill mosquitoes, replacing the ultra-low volume (UTL) cold fogger, as the number of Zika incidences continues to increase.

Many new regulations regarding school personnel have made it hard to ensure safety and quality in teaching, according to the HCM City Department of Education and Training.

Central coastal  localities stretching from Thừa Thiên- Huế to Khánh Hòa have been put on alert of being hit by another torrential rain, with rainfall of up to 300mm, and floods between December 6 and 9.

The  American  Chamber  of  Commerce  in  Việt Nam last Saturday awarded 50 scholarships worth a total of VNĐ 620 million (US$27,300) to university students in HCM City.

The Hà Nội police are applying a range of measures to ease traffic congestion in the city as Tết (Lunar New Year) draws near.

People raise more concerns about food safety and hygiene in the run-up to Tết, the lunar new year celebrations, when demand for meat grows. Some recent visible violations related to animal slaughter in Hà Nội are especially troubling.

Deputy PM Trương Hòa Bình has urged Tân Sơn Nhất international airport in HCM City to step up efforts to “tackle airport overload, cyberattacks and laser beam incidents to ensure the security of the southern region’s busiest airport”.

The HCM City Urban Transport Management Authority No 4 on Sunday began construction of D1 Street connecting Nguyễn Văn Linh Street with Sài Gòn University and the Him Lam residential area in District 7.