HCM City orders temporary closure of non-essential services

Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong ordered the temporary closure of massage parlours, saunas, cinemas, theatres and gaming facilities from 6pm on May 3 amid continuing COVID-19 transmission in several areas in the country.

Thái Bình woman quits high-flying career to launch herb farm

Bùi Thị Duyên, 33, lives in Thụy Vân Commune, Thái Thụy District and gave up her work in bustling Singapore to return home and start her farming business.

Dozens duped by mutant orchid scams

So-called 'mutant orchids' have recently become in high demand, and unscrupulous flower traders are cashing in.

Getting lost in Tây Ninh: ancient towers, fantastical temples, and a cable-car trip up Bà Đen Mountain

Old French-style villas in capital to be examined for preservation More than 1,200 French-style villas in Hà Nội constructed before 1954 will be examined to evaluate their states, values and need for preservation by the Hà Nội People’s Committee.

Central region in dire need of tourism revival

After years of successful operations in Hội An, the beachfront Sea'lavie Boutique Resort & Spa on An Bàng beach now only employs 20 per cent of its normal workforce, while room rates have been slashed by 50 per cent.

Golden Bridge in Đà Nẵng tops the list of fresh wonders of the world The Golden Bridge in the central city of Đà Nẵng has topped a list of the new wonders of the world by the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper.

Gov’t gives green light to one billion tree planting project

Of the figure, 690 million trees will be planted in urban and rural areas and 310 million in protected, special and production forests.

Ministries tighten land management to prevent 'land fever'

The Ministry of Construction (MoC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) have simultaneously requested provinces and cities to strengthen review of State management on land prices as there is a land fever in some localities.

Hội An residents turn organic waste into compost and detergent

The rotten fruits are used to make compost and dish-washing liquid by Vân, who lives in Thanh Đông Hamlet, Cẩm Thanh Commune in Hội An City.