Land erosion in the Mekong Delta must be carefully considered Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent researcher on the ecosystem in the Mekong Delta talks to the newspaper Countryside Today on the serious problem of land erosion in the region.

Việt Nam’s private universities steadily improving Unlike in the past many private universities have higher cut-off scores for admission this year than many public ones.

Fish die en masse in Yên Sở Lake A spokesperson said the fish may have died due to hot weather and pollution from wastewater.

Hasty planning plunges tourism spots under water It may be unusual for hilly areas and islands surrounded by ocean to grapple with flooding, but historic floods last week in two of the country's best-known paradises, Phú Quốc Island and the city of Đà Lạt, sent local people and tourists into a nightmare scenario.

Kiên Giang gets Ministry of Construction nod to delay special economic zone plans The Ministry of Construction has green-lighted Kiên Giang Province’s proposal to suspend the master plan to develop Phú Quốc Island into a special administrative-economic zone.

Việt Nam’s airports overwhelmed as passenger numbers keep rising The 21 Airports in Việt Nam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.

VN stocks gain slower on rising caution

Vietnamese shares ended Friday almost flat as investors tried exiting the local stock market, preparing for the possibility of bad news ahead.

Flood strikes Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk

Non-stop heavy rains in the Central Highlands have resulted in rising water levels in the local Krông Ana River.

People along Gianh River live in fear of landslides Thousands of households along Gianh River in the central province of Quảng Bình are at risk of harms by landslides as the situation is getting worse in recent times.

Indian shipyard to build patrol ships for Việt Nam's border guard India’s Larsen & Toubro shipyard has launched a project to build 12 high-speed vessels for the Việt Nam Border Guard, funded by the Indian government’s credit package.