VOV.VN -  The government has submitted to the National Assembly a draft decree on granting electronic visas to foreigners. If approved, it will be carried out for 2 years starting January 1, 2017. 

VOV.VN - Cooperation between Vietnam and the UN is an exemplary model of cooperation between the UN and member states and the role of the UN in resolving socio-economic and cultural issues.

The fire from the house in the popular tourist town in central Vietnam might have been triggered by a short circuit.

The petition has received more than 163,300 signatures and will be delivered to Vietnamese officials at an international conference next week.

Some four million men in Vietnam will have no chance of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, experts say.

President Tran Dai Quang has asked the University of Natural Sciences under Hanoi National University to strengthen scientific research activities, focusing on applied sciences.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan praised residents in My Hoa Hung commune of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s Long Xuyen city for their efforts to escape from poverty.

The People’s Committee of the southern central province of Ninh Thuan on November 12 started delivering over 2,900 tonnes of rice provided by the government to locals hit by the recent drought to help them overcome difficulties.

An exhibition displaying maps and documentation on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos kicked off in the southern province of Vinh Long on November 11 as part of a public communication campaign to affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met in Hanoi on November 11 outstanding teachers who are working in island districts and communes across the country, praising their efforts in the education and training cause.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged ministries and sectors to conduct specific activities to realise Government’s policies of encouraging startups whose development is considered a chance for Vietnam to speed up growth and narrow down development gap with other countries.

National Economics University (NEU) needs to devise specific orientations to promote comprehensive educational renovation, towards developing it into a leading educational establishment in forming the start-up ecosystem and practically contributing to building a start-up nation.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has urged the coal-mining sector to uphold its tradition of solidarity and discipline to retain its role as a pillar of national energy security.

VOV.VN -Everyday firefighters across this great country put their lives on the line to protect other people's lives and property. Here are just a few of the many iconic firefighter photos that have moved our hearts.

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2016 My Linh on November 11 met with 50 new valedictorians of universities in the southern region at a scholarship program.

A young man in the central city of Danang has been arrested for investigation after he was found cheating nearly 100 people of a huge amount of money by using Facebook accounts stolen from overseas Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - The Overseas Vietnamese Conference 2016 (November 11-14) has gotten underway in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded six more cases inflected with Zika virus as of November 11, raising the total number of infections in the city to 35, the municipal Preventive Medicine Centre announced.

Vietnam and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sealed an agreement on satellite monitoring during a ceremony in Hanoi on November 11. 

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung on November 10 handed over a certificate recognising the Belgian Consul General to Hanoi to Jehanne Roccas, Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam. 

Ho Chi Minh City authorities held a meeting with representatives of 500 Vietnamese expats who return home to attend the 2016 Conference for Overseas Vietnamese. 

Pirates attacked a Vietnamese cargo ship and kidnapped six out of its 19 crewmembers off the Philippines' Basilan island on November 11, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

For the first time in years, Luong Van Huu feels happy after completing procedures for land use right certificates. 

The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment plans to inspect the management and use of land in 24 cities and provinces between 2016 and 2020. 

Oversea Vietnamese intellectuals returning to work in Ho Chi Minh City in the long run have risen on years and helped the city exploit untapped human resources potential for the national development. 

The consumption of alcoholic drinks in Vietnam has ballooned over the past decade, according to the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health. 

VOV.VN -On November 10, two workers were killed and 6 others injured when steam boilers at the Thai Nguyen Construction and Material Production Company in Thai Nguyen City exploded.

The Government of Germany will provide 45.8 million EUR (US$49 million) to support development in Laos for 2016-2017.

The Public Security Department of Hanoi on November 11 signed a coordination agreement with public security forces from eight neighbouring localities on ensuring domestic waterway security and order. 

A Vietnam-Germany forum held in Hanoi on November 11 has highlighted the need for drastic measures to improve the management of water resources in river basins amidst worsening pollution.