Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked for intensified efforts to accelerate the establishment of a national population database which was approved by the Prime Minister nearly one year ago. 

Ho Chi Minh City is cracking down on pollution, with the People’s Committee spelling out measures for waste control, after voters expressed anguish about the defiling of the Saigon River and the People’s Council calling for heeding the lessons of Formosa.

Vietnam Railways Corporation is seeking the Ministry of Transport’s approval of a plan to add seats in passenger trains to meet the rush during the Lunar New Year in 2017.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau Do Ngoc An on August 16 urged relevant bodies to be prepared for potential rain and flooding from an upcoming tropical depression. 

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan has sketched out five major solutions to step up administrative reform towards a growth-driving and honest Government, including the adjustment of Government functions to suit the socialist-oriented market economy.

The central city of Danang should roll out communication campaigns on dengue fever prevention on a larger scale and with diverse methods, focusing on densely-populated areas.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on August 16 announced that it will sponsor a four-day Autumn Book Fair this Sep 9-13 at the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi.

Vietnam has gained significant outcomes in the exploitation, management and conservation of marine resources over the past few years, an official has said. 

The Mekong Delta region is facing a serious shortage of medical staff in five rare specialities including tuberculosis, leprosy, psychiatry, surgery and forensic science, according to the Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy at a seminar held in Can Tho city on August 15.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (TIA) in HCM City has put into use several facilities to improve service quality.

Hanoi is attempting to reduce the rate of poverty by 1.3%, equivalent to 27,000 poor households, in 2016, with preferential policies.

VOV.VN - More than 100 Vietnamese and Japanese scientists, experts and managers gathered in Hoi An city of central Quang Nam province on August 16 to discuss the restoration of Chua Cau (Pagoda Bridge) – a tourist attraction in the locality. 

VOV.VN - A typhoon is forecast to form with strong winds in the northern area of the East Sea due to the circulation around a low-pressure center, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

An online e-book trading platform is to be launched in Vietnam, the first of its kind in the country, with a view to boosting the local e-book market, according to the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) daily. 

Around 12.4 million people have joined compulsory state social insurance as of the end of July this year, while 10.57 million are covered by unemployment insurance, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) Nguyen Luong Son reported at a working session on August 15.

Despite warnings and punishments, enterprises have been using sophisticated methods to ignore regulations, damaging the environment and putting rivers in the Mekong Delta at risk.

VOV.VN - Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and CNN channel’s Sales Manager in South East Asia, Stacey Rabsatt have met in Hanoi for the promotion of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam on CNN channel in the coming time.

For the past 40 years, the Kim Bang Center for War Invalids in Ba Sao commune, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province has welcomed and treated more than 500 war invalids. 

The latest ranking announced by Webometrics shows that many Vietnamese universities have fallen from their previous positions.

VOV.VN - The US Department of State on August 10 released the 2015 International Religious Freedom Report, which judges other countries’ internal affairs. 

Police in Lam Dong Province, in the Central Highlands, have arrested five suspects for the alleged murder of Truong Ai Thin and aggravated assault on two other local forest protection officers.

A Fokienia forest in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam has become a national treasure known for its wild and mysterious atmosphere, capturing the heart of any visitor who sets foot there.

VOV.VN - Though Lai Chau remains a disadvantaged province, the number of people joining health insurance has recently been quite high compared to other localities nationwide.

The Hanoi police have arrested a woman for allegedly running a foreign jobs racket targeting poor people desperate for jobs.

An elderly Vietnamese man in the southern province of Dong Thap has decorated his house with designs made from pesticide bottles.

Vietnamese police are cooperating with Lao counterpart to look for a Vietnamese national who has been accused of sending nearly 10kg of cannabis to his wife for reselling in Vietnam.

The southern province of Binh Thuan has decided to launch a project to upgrade a road linking its capital city of Phan Thiet to Ham Tien-Mui Ne area at a cost of VND286 billion (US$12.8 million), aiming to boost its tourism. 

The Government’s Religious Affairs Committee visited the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi on August 15 on the occasion of Vu Lan (Ullambana) – a major Buddhist festival. 

Hanoi plans to plant about 45,000 trees along Thang Long Avenue, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, stated Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at his meeting with voters in Hoan Kiem district on August 15. 

Six teams have been set up to inspect food safety during the Mid-Autumn festival in 12 cities and provinces, according to the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA).