Illegal sand mining discovered in HCM City Border guards in HCM City’s Long Hòa Town have caught two barges illegally mining sand off the coast of Cần Giờ.

Deputy PM okays national plan to respond to oil spills The move aims to help promptly deal with oil spills, minimise the number of oil spills and reduce the damage by oil spills on the environment, economy and society.

A tradition of giving, rooted in local culture

Tet or the Lunar New Year is one of, if not the most anticipated holidays in Viet Nam. This period is marked by traditions that are very much rooted in Vietnamese culture – the homecoming of people to their hometowns to be with family and loved ones, vivid decorations of red and gold to symbolize and attract prosperity and good luck, giving away lucky money to children and elderly people, and the preparation of the special Tet holiday food banh chung. Indeed, the season of Tet brings people together, all looking forward to a brighter future ahead

PM asks for sufficient supply of goods for Tết

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has assigned agencies to ensure enough good quality and reasonably priced commodity supplies for all people, especially those in mountainous and disaster-hit areas.

Man gets death penalty for drug trafficking A man from Hà Nội was sentenced to death for trafficking up to 3kg of heroin by the Thanh Hóa Court on Tuesday.

Prime Minister orders intensifying fight against crime, smuggling, fraud Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc requested that breakthroughs be made in 2020 in the fight against crime, smuggling and trade fraud at a national conference on Thursday.

Typhoon Phanfone enters East Sea Typhoon Phanfone, with winds near its eye reaching 135 km per hour, entered the East Sea on Thursday morning.

National museum hosts exhibition on army

Some artworks from the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts collection have been put on display at the museum to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Việt Nam People's Army (December 22).

Billions of đồng worth of drugs washed up Drugs worth billions of đồng have been discovered washed up on beaches in three coastal provinces in central Việt Nam.

Typhoon Kammuri heading to East Sea Typhoon Kammuri, with winds of up to 165km per hour at its eye, is heading to the East Sea.