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. 

The capital city police have confirmed carelessness by a welder during his work on a billboard as one of the main causes of a karaoke bar fire that killed a total of 13 people earlier this month. 

Save the Children in Vietnam and the World Bank on November 10 signed a sponsorship agreement worth US$2.82 million to improve nutrition for children in the northern mountainous region. 

VOV.VN - Vietnamese architect Hoang Thuc Hao has received a US$20,000 worth Sia-Getz Architecture Prize. 

Vietnam won its highest number of gold medals at the 11th edition of the ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) last September, an event the country first participated in 15 years ago.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved water supply planning for the Mekong Delta region to 2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to reduce average clean water loss to 18% in 2020. 

The Prime Minister has approved an overall planning on the development of the Son Tra National Tourism Area in the central coastal city of Danang through to 2025 with a vision to 2030. 

The World Bank (WB) will help Vietnam build water-supply plants, according to an official at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment at a conference on water resources. 

More than 2,000 Asian openbill storks, a rare bird species, have chosen Tram Chim National Park as their habitat, partly thanks to the improved environment in the sanctuary of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. 

Customs departments throughout the country reported four major ivory seizures in October alone.

The new system will help ease overcrowding and reduce pollution at Tan Son Nhat.

A rehabilitation center in the southern Vietnamese province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is dealing with the aftermath of a riot which led to the escape of 200 drug addicts from the venue, the second event of this type to hit the country in the past month.

Otherwise, taxi drivers will have a tough time finding their customers.

Water supply experts have emphasised the need to deal with water issue in the entire Mekong River basin that comprises six countries along the river in order to ensure the sustainable use and exploitation of water resources and environmental protection.

Floods occurred again in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh, due to heavy rainfall and water released from a local power plant. 

The northern province of Hai Duong is determined to build a smart city, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Manh Hien at a seminar on November 10.

Algerian reporters Aoura Racha and Ryad Abada on November 10 received a third prize of Vietnam’s National External Information Service Awards 2015 for their article on Ho Chi Minh City. 

Chinese students attending the third Vietnam-China Youth Festival in Vietnam have showed their impressions at the three-day event, which concluded successfully on November 10.

Vietnam and Italy should strengthen their cooperation in all areas, especially trade and investment, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 10. 

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will carry out many practical activities to support tourism development in four central provinces hit by the recent sea environmental incident, including Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue. 

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen The Phuong has called on related ministries and agencies to join hands in building a feasible national action plan for implementing the UN Agenda 2030.

The number of drug and prostitution-free communes, wards and towns have been increased in recent years after the 10-year implementation of the resolution on regulations and guidelines on building communes, wards and towns with healthy lifestyle.

VOV.VN - This year conference gathering overseas Vietnamese under the theme “Overseas Vietnamese join hands for Ho Chi Minh City’s rapid and sustainable development and international integration” is to open on November 11 in the city.

VOV.VN - As most families around Hanoi sit down to their evening meals in warmth and comfort each evening – they are surrounded by loved ones, warmth and, most importantly, four walls.

VOV.VN - At a press conference on November 10, it was announced that a Smart City Exhibition and Conference will take place December 17-23 at the National Exhibition Construction Centre in Hanoi.

About 70 red-shanked douc langurs were found in Bac Hai Van forest, Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnam will sign the ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Bioequivalence (BE) Study Reports on Generic Medicinal Products. 

The Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association (Vinastas) survey which released misleading test results of fish sauce and caused public fear was not independent, reliable or transparent, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said. 

Local officials must heed the importance of external information work amidst rapid and complicated changes in regional and world situations and strengthen the guidance, monitoring and inspection of activities in the field, a Party official in charge of the work said. 

A ceremony to launch an action month for gender equality and fight against gender-based violence will take place on November 13 at the Hanoi Opera House.