The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs has proposed banning all local public servants from smoking and consuming alcohol at workplace.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Van Ngang attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Support Centre for Migrant Workers in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 10. 

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai visited Hanoi Evangelical Church on October 11 in celebration of its centennial.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh received 40 former Vietnamese teachers in Thailand on October 12.

Restaurants have reopened and people have returned for morning exercises around the West Lake.

A business forum between Ho Chi Minh City and Daegu city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in the southern hub of Vietnam on October 11 with a view to spurring bilateral investment and trade. 

Nearly 30 cities and provinces in Vietnam have built and implemented their action plans on green growth, heard a seminar in Hanoi on October 11.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry is very concerned about information about a pregnant girl in China who is supposed a Vietnamese national, Deputy Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said.

The central province of Nghe An aims to roll out the school milk programme on a larger scale from the 2017-2018 academic year in an effort to prevent malnutrition among pre-school and primary school kids. 

The Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (Haraco) on October 11 launched the first ever non-stop cargo railway service between Hanoi’s Giap Bat station and Song Than station in the southern province of Binh Duong.

About 150 domestic and foreign scientists and scholars are gathering at an international seminar in the port city of Hai Phong to seek solutions to ensure the environmental and maritime security for a blue East Sea. 

VOV.VN - Over 100 Canadian Institutions will participate in the largest ever 8th Annual Canada Education Fairs in Vietnam.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam, on October 11, released a new partnership strategy with the country, which aims to help Vietnam implement its Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2016–2020 through boosting inclusive and sustainable growth.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have begun distributing compensation for residents affected by recent mass fish deaths.

As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has undertaken efforts to minimise risks from natural disasters and adapt to climate change, including issuing policies and developing infrastructure in recent years. 

The Ministries of Industry and Trade and Natural Resources and Environment will inspect cement manufacturing factories and thermal-power plants that pose a high risk of contamination.

Vietnam leads the weekly trend of accessing online video, with 92% of respondents saying that they accessed online video on a weekly basis, Nielsen reported.

VOV.VN - Berlin leaders have presented certificates of merits to two Vietnamese people – Nguyen Thi Quyet Thang, chairwoman and Ms Nguyen Thi Van, member of a Vietnamese charity association in Berlin, for their contributions to charitable activities in the city.

Youths in Vietnam’s northern border province of Ha Giang held talks with their peers from Wenshan prefecture in China’s Yunnan province on October 10, agreeing to work together to realise common perceptions reached by the two countries’ leaders.

Taking a leisurely walk through the pedestrian areas that surround Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake on the weekends, one can see there is a lot on offer.

People in Ho Chi Minh City live in an increasingly polluted environment, exposing themselves to a variety of respiratory diseases and other health risks.

There is a high risk of Zika virus spreading through Asia-Pacific as hundreds of cases have been reported in Singapore and Thailand, with two babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned.

Scores of wealthy families, investors have moved overseas and the number is estimated to be nearly 100,000 people each year.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong, spoke to the Vietnam Economic Times about his ministry’s resolve to enforce law and order in the collection of toll fees.

The Ministry of Health has instructed the Binh Duong provincial Health Department to keep a close watch on suspected Zika virus inspections after a Zika case was detected in the southern province.

Close to 500 job seekers found their jobs at a career fair co-organised by the Southeast Job Service Centre and the Dong Nai provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on October 10. 

Serious floods are likely to recur in Ho Chi Minh City, especially low-lying and inner areas, in the next 10 days as tidal surges will rise quickly from October 11-20, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

VOV.VN -Liberation Day is celebrated each year to mark the end of the occupation by French forces (October 10, 1954). Here’s a look back at the event as it unfolded as documented by Life Magazine photographers.

The Mekong Delta is taking a number of measures to develop high-quality human resources. 

The final railway beams of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway were inserted on October 8, finishing the basic infrastructure of the skytrain project.