Huế goes ahead with historic evacuation plan

Huế authorities have announced plans to evacuate 4,200 families out of the citadel walls and buildings in an attempt to stop illegal lodging on relics.

Huế to commence evacuation of illegal residents in March

Around 500 families in Huế City in central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế will be removed from their homes and relocated to another part of the city.

Walltop residents build informal community in Huế

A little girl wearing a school uniform parked her electric bicycle on the street beside the royal wall in the city of Huế and shouted, her eyes cast upward. Seconds later, a man came down from the top of the wall to grab the bicycle. He quickly stepped back up to the area from which he had come.

Urgent house rebuilding support for flood victims

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a meeting on Thursday on housing assistance for people affected by flash floods and landslides nationwide, stressing that helping the victims to rebuild their homes is an urgent task.

Nation braces for Typhoon Tembin

More than 1.1 million people in 15 provinces and cities in the south have been relocated to safe places before Typhoon Tembin, which is forecast to land in the coastal area from Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu to Cà Mau provinces early morning today.

Aleppo retaken in major boost for Assad

The army said on Thursday it had retaken full control of Syria's devastated second city Aleppo, scoring its biggest victory against opposition forces since the civil war erupted in 2011.

Tilting house to be demolished2

Local authorities and a house owner are joining hands to pull down a tilting house in the capital’s Đống Đa District.

Government officials must stop wasting State funds

The use of millions of dong from the state budget by a Government official from the central Bình Định province to study what turned out to be a fraudlent PhD course abroad has stirred public outcry in recent days.

Ha Noi forms storm evacuation plan Hundreds of thousands of residents in Ha Noi will be moved to safe places if a strong typhoon hits the capital, deputy chairman of the municipal People's Committee Tran Xuan Viet said yesterday.

Architect uses nature to nurture village Erosion pushed hundreds of villagers away from their home six years ago, but since then French-Vietnamese architect Bui Kien Quoc has stopped the river's encroachment and turned the area into an eco-tourism destination. Cong Thanh reports.