Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Vice Chairman Dinh Hong Phong said the pedestrianisation of the area around Hoan Kiem Lake would continue, based on the positive evidence so far.

About 88% of the antibiotics in the cities are sold without a prescription and the number in the rural areas is even higher at 91%.

The Ministry of Transport has requested Uber and Grab use their logo on cars so that they can be recognisable.

The Tuborg beer sponsored Monsoon Music Festival will be held for the third time in Hanoi featuring 12 international acts.

An underground parking lot in HCM City has been turned into a busy market which attracts lots of visitors.

Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of Market Management Trinh Van Ngoc promised to put an end to unhealthy competition and illegal gas extraction.

The US$68 million 130km route from Hanoi's Yen Vien to Ha Long City just serves a few dozen passengers a day.

The Vietnam Environment Administration is inspecting a huge dumping site which is seriously affecting locals and companies in Hanoi and Ha Nam Province.

Authorities in Quang Ninh will clear 225 beach houses popular with tourists on the Co To Islands, saying they were illegally built by local people.

An exhibition about Vietnam’s beauty is being held in HCM City, displaying around 100 photos taken by flycam.