The central province of Thua Thien- Hue is working to diversify and improve the effectiveness of home- and community-based detoxification treatment for drug addicts. 

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2012 Dang Thu Thao has attracted public attention at a charity event in Ho Chi Minh City.

Japanese and Korean language programmes will be carried out in some schools in Hanoi in the 2016–2017 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on September 19 announced that it did not permit the import of 160 tonnes of “red mud” was imported by Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd.

HCM City Party Secretary Dinh La Thang has urged HCM City authorities to develop a long-term plan to prevent worsening flooding at the country’s largest airport.

Vietnam can expect a damp week as rain has been forecast to increase in intensity across the country, according to a local meteorologist.

With four years remaining, Vietnam’s twelve-year plan to improve foreign language teaching and learning by 2020 will be subject to a thorough review, the country’s education minister has said.

Perplexed and frustrated, parents say the education ministry should do a better job with English teaching first.

Foreigners can easily rent or buy motorbikes in Vietnam but many of them do not know the country’s traffic laws and traffic police find it difficult to punish them because of language barriers.

The number of dengue fever cases increased in Ho Chi Minh City in the week from September 9-15 with 563 cases recorded. 

Ho Chi Minh City’s health authorities have implemented a number of measures to control Zika virus following a German woman, who lives in District 2, was diagnosed with the virus while traveling in Japan.

Environmental experts gathered in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on September 19 to discuss ways to strengthen the participation of the community in evaluating environmental impacts of energy projects in the region.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has asked Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to work closely together in information security and building e-government in Laos. 

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan and Lao Minister of Post and Telecommunications Thansamay Kommasith have agreed to strengthen future partnership in information security and human resources development. 

The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption will inspect the supervision of Quang Nam’s all-level Party Committees over the combat against corruption in the locality.

Teachers from northern high schools for the gifted and foreign language universities were updated on regulations on the 14th Russian language Olympiad in 2017 at a workshop in Hanoi on September 19. 

VOV.VN - On September 19, health ministers from ASEAN member countries gathered for a teleconference to look for ways to combat Zika virus, which has stricken many parts of Southeast Asia. 

VOV.VN - The Ha Long Bay Management board is reminding tourist boat operators to ensure their workplaces are safe for tourists and employees noting 340 citations have been issued so far this year for violations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium joined the 7th ManiFiesta Festival of the Workers’ Party of Belgium held in the city of Bredene from September 16-19.

 Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Hoang Thi Ai Nhien led a delegation to the 16th Congress of the Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF) that was held in Bogota, Colombia from September 14-18. 

In honour of World Rhino Day, a series of art activities will be held by TRAFFIC – the wildlife trade monitoring network – and Dom Dom – the hub for experimental music and art.

A series of international exhibitions of broadcasting and AV, as well as smart technology (VIBA–ICT Show), will be organised in HCM City in April 2017 with many improvements from previous shows, according to organisers.

Traffic congestion and flooded streets were nothing strange in the former Saigon.

The Prime Minister steps in, urging agencies concerned at all levels to combat the trafficking of wild animals.

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), Cuc Phuong National Park and Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre (WRC) have successfully released 33 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into the wild at an undisclosed secure site.

Human resource training needs more attention in order to improve the effectiveness of socio-economic development policies in Khmer ethnic areas, heard a recent workshop held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. 

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Intel Products launched a joint effort to restore habitats in the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve last week, with the goal of planting more than 12,000 native trees this year.

A communication campaign on encouraging the wear of standard helmets was launched in Hanoi on September 18. 

Outstanding students and athletes of the northern province of Ninh Binh were honoured by the Dinh Bo Linh study and talent encouragement fund on September 18. 

Those in Vietnam who are fond of dishes made from goat breasts should be cautious as they may consume those of the pigs, while health risks are imminent due to poor quality.