A boat capsized early yesterday on Lấp River in the southern province of Bình Phước, claiming four lives.

Too many hydropower projects, poor environmental impact assessments of their dams, and overexploitation of sand are haunting Hội An City and surrounding areas.

The HCM City’s Department of Transport has drawn up a plan to put advertisements on all buses operating on 136 routes around the city after eight months of piloting the plan on 171 buses on 10 routes.

HCM City People’s Committee and Việt Nam Fatherland Front last Saturday honoured 113 individuals and 25 groups, clubs as well as associations in the city for their noble contributions to life in the city.

Regular inspections by local authorities have failed to curb law violations at karaoke bars in Hà Nội, heard attendees at a recent conference on managing karaoke bar operations.

Deputy PM Vương Đình Huệ (2nd left) and First Secretary of the HCM Central Youth Union, Lê Quốc Phong (2nd right), presented Lương Định Của Award yesterday in Hà Nội.

It is essential that Việt Nam will be able to produce large amounts of multivalent vaccines in the coming years, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

HCM City is seeking US$1.9 billion for the second phase of metro line No 5, which extends from the new Cần Giuộc Bus Station in District 8 to the Bảy Hiền intersection in Tân Bình District.

Dilapidated houses and new buildings with illegal extensions of steel frames have become a headache for local authorities in Ha Noi, with the buildings at high risk of fire and difficult for firefighters to access.

Lại Sơn Island Commune in the southwestern province of Kiên Giang was officially linked to the national grid on Saturday upon the completion of the cross-ocean 110kV line.

Nearly 2,500 people, including representatives from ministries, departments, international organizations, and local residents, attended a meeting in the central city of Đà Nẵng yesterday to call for non-discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.

Saint Paul General Hospital today opened a high-tech medical centre that specialises in endoscopic surgery and digestive treatment for the people of Hà Nội and neighbouring areas.

Five organisations and three individuals have received “Red Ribbon” Award for their outstanding community leadership and contribution to AIDS response in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam may see more Zika cases because community immunity to the mosquito-borne Zika virus is still low, particularly in central, southern and Central Highland provinces.

Last month, Lê Tiến Tuân, a beekeeper from the northern province of Tuyên Quang, moved 320 foreign beehives into local gardens in two villages of Thài Phìn Tùng Commune, Hà Giang Province, as per an unwritten agreement with gardens’ owners – which should have transpired fuss-less.

Cars and trucks with expired registrations have stayed on Việt Nam’s roads, despite the efforts of authorities.

Modest funding, capacity and quality of planning are major challenges that Vietnamese cities are facing in the response to climate change, experts shared at yesterday workshop on sustaining urban resilience in Việt Nam.

Newer farming villages are more polluted and witness higher risks to human and animal health than traditional farms, according to research released today in Hà Nội.