Vietnamese nationwide celebrate Kitchen Gods’ Day

As the most important festival in Vietnamese culture, Tết (Lunar) New Year retains many traditions that have been passed down for generations, one of which is the rituals performed on Kitchen Gods’ Day.

Việt Nam aims to ensure water security by 2030

The strategy aims to foster innovations and build action plans to ensure water resources for farming, socio-economic development and daily use.  

Top 10 economic events of Việt Nam in 2019 The year 2019 closed with remarkable achievements for Việt Nam's economy, building a steady foundation for sustainable development. The Vietnam News Agency has selected the top 10 outstanding economic events of the year.

Environmental monitoring systems delayed in Formosa incident-impacted provinces

Four central coastal provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Huế have asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to postpone the construction of marine environmental monitoring and warning systems by 2021 due to financial shortage.

Railway stations must stay in city centres: experts

While Việt Nam Railway wants to keep its stations in city centres, many localities plan to push them to outlying areas, pleading pressure on inner-city traffic infrastructure, Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper has reported.  

Temperatures drop dramatically in northern region Northern localities experienced temperatures from 6 to 12 degrees Celsius.

Essex lorry incident: Bodies, ashes of remaining 23 victims brought home1 The bodies and ashes of the remaining 23 victims in the Essex lorry incident arrived at Nội Bài international airport, Hà Nội on Saturday.

First remains of Essex lorry victims arrive in Hà Nội

A plane carrying the first remains of 39 victims found dead in a lorry in Britain last month landed in Hà Nội in the early morning on Wednesday.

Vietnamese families of UK lorry victims have to cover repatriation costs: MoFA The families of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a lorry in England last month will have to cover the costs to repatriate their relatives’ remains, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official document.

Cold spell to hit northern Việt Nam A cold spell is forecasted to hit the country's northern region on Monday, bringing heavy rain and lowering temperatures.