Three national anti-corruption hotlines that were created for the public to report corruption have already received more than 200 calls since they were publicised on December 13, said the Head of Government Inspectorate Anti-corruption Bureau Pham Trong Dat. 

Impacts of the El Nino phenomenon do not shrivel Vietnam’s this year rice production which is estimated at about 45.2 million tonnes, 230,000 tonnes higher than the yearly target.

Putting forward measures to improve the efficiency of anti-crime fight is a great political responsibility of the People’s Procuracy, President Truong Tan Sang told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25 to lay out the sector’s tasks for 2016. 

(VOV) - The embassies of France, Sweden, and New Zealand in Hanoi enjoy Christmas celebrations with a variety of food, games and art performances.

Dozens of foreign experts from many countries, including the US, Australia, UK, India, Canada, and Japan, an exciting and happy Christmas 2015 and New Year 2016 party at the Ruby Home serviced apartment chain in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Two Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper readers have suggested various solutions for turning Ho Chi Minh City into a more rewarding place to live in, including improving urban infrastructure, residents’ community consciousness and abiding by the laws.

(VOV) - ArchDaily, a US highly acclaimed architecture magazine, has recently featured Vietnamese Food Pavilion in Hanoi.

In the joyful atmosphere to welcome Christmas and New Year 2016, Bayer Vietnam in collaboration with Live and Learn volunteering network organised an “Eco-talking” programme and fun education activities for more than 200 students at Dat Cuoc Primary School in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The Vingroup officially opened the wildlife conservation park Vinpearl Safari in Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang on December 24. 

Prisoners will get access to internal cable network, colour television and printed newspapers, a document on amendment and supplementary contents to Decree 90/2015 on prisoner management said.

The number of fatal traffic accidents occurring in expressways across the country is on the rise, according to an official from the Ministry of Transport, Lao Dong (Labourer) newspaper reported on December 24.

Fighting corruption is a long-term mission that requires strong will and high resolve, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24 to review the locality’s ten-year implementation of the law on anti-corruption.

Vietnam ranks third in ASEAN in the labour force participation rate – an important factor for competition, but the quality of Vietnamese workers remains low, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24.

The southern province of Binh Duong has raised its poverty line to a level 1.7 times higher than that applied in other localities nationwide.

The Prime Minister has approved a child protection programme for 2016-2020, with a view to protecting children from abuse and special circumstances.

The unemployment rate of the working-age bracket was projected to be at a low of 2.1% in the fourth quarter. 

The central city of Da Nang plans to build a tunnel through the Han River to ease traffic congestion at junctions in Son Tra and Hai Chau districts.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan extended his Christmas greetings to parishioners in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak while visiting the locality on December 23-24.

The Azerbaijani Embassy has presented New Year gifts to orphans in Hanoi, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported. 

The domestic terminal at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport will be upgraded next year at an estimated cost of over VND243 billion (US$10.71 million).

A man was pulled out alive from rubble in a southern Chinese city on December 23, more than 60 hours after a waste heap collapsed and buried dozens of buildings in mud and construction debris, state media said.

Four suspects, including one Singaporean man, have been captured for being involved in a large-scale online gambling operation in Vietnam, with bets amounting to millions of US dollars.

Vietnam will start building a tsunami warning system next year, with 532 alert stations in 13 coastal cities facing a high tsunami risk.

Illegal mining has become a complex issue, especially the toxic chemicals utilised in the process, as they are a serious health hazard for the surrounding neighbourhood. 

Vietnam's civil aviation security needs to improve in the next five years to avoid mistakes that could lead to a tragedy, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said on December 23.

The Belgium Rent A Port Group handed over the draft feasibility study of the Ha Long Bay restoration project to the People's Committee in the northern Quang Ninh Province on December 23.

Danang is striving to become a sustainable urban area which has international competitiveness and holds its own identity in comparison with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as heard the fourth forum on Danang development on December 23.

The Saigon Zoological and Botanical Garden celebrated its 150-year operation in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23. 

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23 on migrant workers’ access to social welfare services.

With an increasing number of students suffering from mental disorders, educational psychology experts urged schools to effectively manage psychological consultative centres.