Localities brace for storm and cold spells The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has urged authorities of coastal localities from Quảng Ninh to Khánh Hòa to proactively brace for storm Kalmaegi and cold spells.

Police officers must be the first to obey law The violent behaviour of one or two individuals, like Hiền and Việt, does not represent the whole police force. But obviously, again, these cases affect the image of the police in the public eye, for which so amount of sacrifice, or even blood, can ever repair.

National Assembly focuses on extinguishing huge fires

The National Assembly spent the whole day yesterday discussing the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting from 2014-2018.

Prosecution to launch special unit for probe into 2014 Sewol ferry sinking South Korea's prosecution will launch a special unit on Monday to investigate the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking, one of the country's worst maritime disasters, which killed more than 300.

WWII film 'Midway' tops N.American box office Midway, a new take on the pivotal naval battle between the US and Japan in the Pacific during World War II, opened atop the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$17.5 million in ticket sales, an industry group said on Sunday.

Rescue failed MoIT projects makes little progress

Three years after the implementation of a government directive aimed at salvaging 12 failed business projects under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), little progress had been made and the majority were still losing money, according to a recent Government report supplied to the National Assembly. 

Localities told to prepare for storm Deputy PM Dũng asked the steering committee and localities to manage ships on seas and keep in contact with them to guide them to shelter when necessary.

Wildcat sent to rescue centre The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creatures Development at Cát Tiên National Park in Đồng Nai Province has received a rare leopard cat rescued from the Gia An 115 Hospital in HCM City.

Diwali night to light up capital

Singing, dancing, a fashion show and cuisine are some of the highlights of Diwali Night, which will be held on November 23 in Hà Nội.

High-level military delegation wraps up visit to Cambodia The visit, made at the invitation of General Vong Pisen, Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), aimed to review co-operation between the VPA General Staff and the RCAF High Command and discuss measures to boost collaboration.