Northern region prepares for natural disasters The Việt Nam Disaster Management Authority (under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) must prepare appropriate means and equipment for access to areas affected by flash floods and landslide.

NK leader calls for maximum alert against virus, warns of 'unimaginable' crisis North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for "maximum alert" against the coronavirus during a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, warning that premature easing of anti-virus measures will lead to "unimaginable and irretrievable crisis," state media reported on Friday.

Pomelo grower makes his own fertilising, watering equipment Nguyễn Văn Cơ, 62, of Thường Tân Commune, the southern province of Bình Dương, has made equipment that combines fertilising, spraying pesticides and watering to cultivate 800 pomelo trees in his garden.

Traditional festival goes on with detox rituals People celebrated the Đoan Ngọ Festival nationwide on Thursday by eating fruits and fermented glutinous rice in the early morning, but few know all the traditional rituals of the festival.

Unexploded bomb from American War pulled from Red River in Hà Nội The 280kg bomb, discovered near Long Biên bridge, was safely brought back to shore and moved to a shooting range under military control to be disposed of last night.

VNA Publishing House launches book on female spies

The book focuses on the danger of working in intelligence and while male spies had a lot of difficulties in keeping their activities secret, females suffered much more severe conditions that required them to have an iron will.

'Lucky' hammock helped war correspondent safely report the news from the frontline

A lucky hammock which saved the life of a Vietnamese war correspondent is now displayed at the newly-opened Vietnam Press Museum.

95 years of Việt Nam's revolutionary press

Nearly a century since the first issue of Thanh niên newspaper was published, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has blossomed.

Chaos on the high seas

A short story by Trương Anh Quốc

Old soldier preserves ethnic folk music

Lương Xuân Dán, a veteran from the Tày ethnic minority group in Đức Uy Village, Yên Sơn District in northern mountainous Tuyên Quang Province, has an endless passion for folk music. His love, devotion, and experience playing the music have now inspired local people to become involved in preserving the musical artform.