Legal proceedings launched over expressway The entire Đà Nẵng – Quảng Ngãi Expressway opened to traffic on September 2 last year.

As tides rise, flooded Venice awash with colourful plastic boots After a high tide swept through Venice causing widespread devastation, plastic boots are everywhere. Offered in shades of neon orange, Barbie-doll pink and baby blue they are snatched up in droves by tourists anxious to avoid the universal annoyance of wet feet.

Hà Nội's oldest heritage site calls out for protection

Hà Nội’s Department of Culture and Sports has sent a letter urging authorities to save the pre-historic archaeological site, popularly known as Vườn Chuối, to preserve ancient artefacts that belonged to the city's earliest residents.

Hazardous air pollution engulfs Hà Nội The capital city choked in unprecedentedly poisonous air throughout Tuesday with the air quality index (AQI) monitored at most sensor stations reaching hazardous levels of above 300 since early morning.

Storm Nakri weakens to tropical depression Storm Nakri has been downgraded to a tropical depression after it approached shores between central provinces of Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa on Sunday night, but rain is forecast to continue hitting the central region and Central Highlands for the next couple of days.

Flood prevention projects need to be reworked: experts HCM City flood-prevention plans should be focused more on the inner city and be closely linked to overall urban planning, experts have said.

Central provinces relocate residents in response to typhoon Local authorities in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa are planning to more more than 181,000 people from risk-prone areas in response to Typhoon Nakri, which is forecast to be the strongest so far this year in the East Sea.

Taking meditation to focus better at work: noted architect

VTN Architects was recently handed two prizes at the Dezeen Awards 2019. Lê Hương chats with owner Võ Trọng Nghĩa about the prizes and his passions, and on winning the Architect of the Year title.

A taste of the Mekong Delta in elegant setting

The Grill offers European food and The Café is dedicated to Vietnamese cuisine, especially Mekong Delta fare

Powerful typhoon to make landfall in south-central region Typhoon Nakri, the sixth tropical storm forecast to hit Việt Nam this year, is likely to bring heavy rain to central and south-central regions.