Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam Railway Transportation Service Joint Stock Company has transported five carriages from Sóng Thần station in southern Bình Dương Province to three stations in southern Đồng Nai Province.

Farmers in the (Cửu Long) Mekong Delta have been told to draw water since levels have risen in rivers following the release of water by China and Laos from hydropower dams in upstream Mekong River.

The northern Thái Nguyên Province witnessed several cases of rabies during the first three months of this year, the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre said.

Sài Gòn Railways JSC will launch new routes to connect the city’s outskirts with Biên Hòa City in the southern Đồng Nai Province from April 15.

 A transnational drug trafficking ring has just been smashed by the police of Việt Nam and Laos.

The health ministry announced the detection of Việt Nam’s first two Zika cases in the central Khánh Hòa Province and HCM City at a press conference yesterday.

Đắk Mi hydropower joint stock company has been fined VNĐ810 million (US$36,000), following a recent decision made by inspectors of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).

The Quảng Ninh Province Police on Saturday seized 55-year-old Chen Chunying, from China’s Fujian Province, for allegedly smuggling automobile spare parts.

Hà Nội People’s Committee is considering giving transport allowances to government officials or senior leaders to use public transport for their work.

Hailstorms hit Tuyên Quang Province early yesterday causing serious damage to houses and large areas of vegetable crops.

Two drivers were killed when their trucks collided into each other early yesterday morning in the southern province of Bình Phước’s Đồng Xoài Township.

Six workers suffered serious burns caused by a gas fire at the Hà Ráng coal mine in the northern Quảng Ninh Province on Sunday.

The Việt Nam Ship Building Industry Corporation (SBIC) has promised to solve all issues raised by fishermen from Đà Nẵng and Quảng Ngãi pertaining to broken steel-hulled fishing boats, according to a corporation representative.

Photo of the day - Fishing village little boy

Phụng Hiệp District’s agriculture department has officially noted the fungal disease called bệnh gỉ sắt (uromyces appendiculatus) that is destroying local sugarcane crops.  

In their fight against drought and saline intrusion, farmers in Tiểu Cần District of the southern Trà Vinh Province have contributed their own money to build canals and ditches.

The revised Law on Child Protection, Care and Education will be voted on this Tuesday, during the ongoing final meeting of the 13th National Assembly. Much attention has been focused on raising the legal age of a child in Việt Nam from 16 to 18. Việt Nam News spoke to child specialists about this issue.

A project that will support university students with disaiblities in their studies was launched by the HCM City Disability Research and Capacity Development Centre on Thursday (March 31)