More than 40 public-security staff and officers working with female prisoners in northern Vietnam on December 3 began a three-day training programme on the treatment of women in prison and on offering non-custodial measures (the so-called Bangkok Rules) for some. 

For the second year running, Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Ngo Thi Doan Thanh has received the highest vote of confidence in a poll covering leading positions in the capital city.

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest southern economic hub, has attracted US$3.15 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of this year, according to a report from the city’s People’s Committee. 

A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation led by its deputy head Nguyen Van Hung is paying a working visit to Germany.

Images of culture and daily life in Vietnam 100 years ago are now on show in the capital city.

Petrol dealers are facing difficulties after bio-fuel E5 was sold in seven cities and provinces, including Hanoi, Danang and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, since December 1.

Environmental Police from the Ministry of Public Security have fined Miwon Vietnam VND515 million (US$24,000) for discharging wastewater into the environment.

More and more Vietnamese businesses are visiting trade shows in Thailand to seek business opportunities, according to the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).

Director Nguyen Hoang Diep was so excited to receive an award at the 36th Film Festival of the Three Continents (France) that she sang instead of giving an acceptance speech.

The 2014 ASEAN Banker Forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City, on December 3, highlighting the prominent role of modern technologies in the development of retail banks.