99 years in prison granted to black credit gang The People's Court in Thanh Hóa Province has handed down a total jail sentence of 99 years to 21 people involved in a loan shark gang.

Hot weather brings high risk of forest fire in An Giang Province Forests in the southern province of An Giang are at high risk of fires due to the dry season and prolonged hot weather, local forest rangers have warned.

Many HCM City universities offer programmes in English

Many universities in HCM City offer programmes in English to enable their students to communicate in that language when they work elsewhere in the ASEAN Economic Community, within which the bloc’s nationals can freely migrate.

Martial arts master shares his skills

Maybe not many Vietnamese people know Việt Vũ Đạo, a kind of Vietnamese traditional martial arts), but in France, it is the popular martial arts sect and is known widely in Marseille port city.

Quảng Nam fishermen receive abundant spring gifts from Paracels islands Hundreds of fishing vessels from the central province of Quảng Nam have returned home, loaded with various kinds of fish and shellfish from Hoàng Sa (Paracel Islands).

HCM City to crack down on Sài Gòn River encroachments The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Construction to set up inspection teams to ensure there is no encroachment of the Sài Gòn River’s banks.

Most businesses resume normal operations after Tết

Many workers have returned to HCM City and Đồng Nai and Bình Dương provinces after enjoying a week-long Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, while some have used their annual leave to take off until the end of this week.

University research team makes rechargeable batteries out of rice husks

A team of researchers and students at the HCM City University of Science - Việt Nam National University - Ho Chi Minh City have succeeded at making a prototype lithium-ion rechargeable battery from rice husks, a common agricultural waste in Việt Nam, especially in the Mekong Delta.

Former Đà Nẵng chairmen jailed in Phan Văn Anh Vũ case Two former Đà Nẵng political leaders were sentenced to a total of 29 years behind bars on Monday for their role in dozens of public land deals with real estate mogul Phan Văn Anh Vũ which caused losses of hundreds of millions of dollars to the State.

Former top Đà Nẵng officials face jail terms of up to 27 years

The Hà Nội People’s Procuracy on Tuesday proposed jail sentences ranging from 18 to 27 years for two former chairmen of Đà Nẵng City People’s Committee for violations in land management and causing losses and waste of State resources.