Việt Nam News

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a Korean man, Lee WanSu, 45, to 13 years of imprisonment for aggravated robbery.

The Ministry of Health will crank up inspections in HCM City during the run-up to Tết, the Lunar New Year, to unearth fake health products and cosmetics.

Amidst a world full of complicated changes, Việt Nam-Laos friendship is more important to both countries now than ever, stated Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Thursday sentenced a 44-year-old man to 15 years’ imprisonment for cheating people and appropriating properties.

A campaign to ensure environmentally-friendly sanitation at 15 main hospitals in the capital will be launched this Saturday, the Hà Nội Police and municipal Department of Health declared yesterday.

HCM City authorities are being urged to develop a master plan for flood control as new flood-prone areas have emerged and flooding has re-occurred in others.

Farmers who grow mangos in the off-season in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are expecting a poor harvest as prolonged rains have affected fruit production.   

HCM City early next year plans to seek the Prime Minister’s approval for a US$276 million metro-line project to Tân Sơn Nhất international airport, the country’s busiest airport, in Tân Bình District.

Severe erosion along the left bank of Ngàn Sâu River in central Hà Tĩnh Province has affected the lives and livelihoods of around 1,200 residents in the region.

Đà Nẵng’s Construction Department temporarily suspended construction of a 33-storey trading centre and apartment project in the city’s downtown area as the investor has not yet been given permission from the department.

Around 200 hectares of bleached corals around Côn Đảo Island have recovered naturally, the management of the Côn Đảo National Park said on Wednesday (Nov 23).

Around 348 families have been reunited with their relatives over the past 30 years under the Reestablishment of Family Links programme in HCM City.

Vũ Đức Khâm, 43, was just coming out of anaesthesia after seven hours of having his lungs washed at the Coal and Mineral Hospital in Hà Nội.

There will be more trains between Hà Nội and other cities to meet the increase in commuter traffic on the occasion of Lunar New Year (Tết) Festival next year.

Cutting edge geotechnics has an important role to play in an emerging economy like Việt Nam, deputy minister of transport Nguyễn Hồng Trường said on Thursday.

A Chinese passenger was caught today morning for allegedly trying to steal from a luggage of another passenger on board a flight from Đà Nẵng to HCM City.

The Đồng Nai Province Police have decided to dismiss two officers of the Nhơn Trạch District Police from their duties for the wrongful arrest of a local woman.

Nearly 2,000 young people will take part in a festival held in  HCM City this afternoon to appeal for the protection of wildlife.