Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh have requested Vietnamese representative agencies in Germany work with local authorities to provide updates on the latest situation of Vietnamese citizens following a gun attack in Munich city on Friday.
Residents living near the polluted Nhiêu Lộc – Thị Nghè Canal in HCM City are performing a public service as they take turns spinning the wheels of a bicycle system designed to clean the canal’s dirty water.
Many British business executives will visit HCM City this year to explore the investment environment and co-operation opportunities, the country’s envoy in the city has said.
A floating restaurant in southern Ninh Thuận Province’s Vĩnh Hy Bay suddenly sank on Saturday morning, knocking hundreds of tourists into the sea, of which two were killed and four others injured.
The large-scale farm model, which has achieved great success since being adopted in the Mekong Delta five years ago, could produce even better results with closer co-operation between farmers and enterprises.
Tourism inspectors in HCM City have fined more than 130 travel agents and hospitality enterprises a total of VNĐ2 billion (US$89,300), according to a report of the city’s Department of Tourism.
Local and international law experts today will discuss the regional and international impact of the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China and its claims in the East Sea.
Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has instructed ministries and local governments in the Mekong Delta to prioritise investment in transportation projects that would help enhance connectivity.
Mass fish deaths have been reported from a reservoir built to collect rainwater in this central province’s Đông Hà Town, emitting a foul odour to nearby areas.
The city’s health department launched three hotlines this morning to receive feedback from people and organisations.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered an investigation into the destruction of po mu trees in military sub-zone 351 belonging to Nam Sông Bung protected forest in the central province of Quảng Nam.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Deverlopment in co-operation with police to investigate a testing agency that reportedly falsified documents to allow 800 substandard aquaculture products to be sold.
The south of Việt Nam is highly vulnerable to more drought and salinisation in the future when its fellow countries in the lower Mekong river basin are in the process of irrigating the river water to serve their expanding farm land, experts warned.
An increase in the regional minimum wage in 2017 has not yet been finalised because of differences over the margin of increase of the wage.
Thousands of residents living next to or in proximity to historic relics in Hà Nội are waiting for relocation following plans to restore the sites while local authorities are still trying to find solutions amid a lack of finance and land funding.
The Ministry of Construction is seeking to develop dozens of flood-proof residential areas in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, in addition to those already built over the past 15 years.
A teacher trainer for the Cambridge University Press urged teachers attending a conference in HCM City yesterday to harness the power of technology, especially the use of video, in the classroom.
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Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a special mechanism for completion of Hà Nội’s Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban railway project in an effort to overcome numerous delays and cost overruns.
Three traffic inspection officials in Cần Thơ City were arrested yesterday for accepting bribes totalling VNĐ3.5 billion (US$159,000) from various drivers who regularly travel to the city for business.
