Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and Cambodia’s Stung Treng province signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in socio-economic sectors on November 29 in Pleiku city.

Vietnamese officials have decided to intensify a crackdown on public urination in the name of environmental protection.

The government has scheduled a meeting on the construction of the Royal Crematorium and other ceremonies as part of the Royal Funeral of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on December 19. 

Despite the many benefits of online public services, Vietnamese authorities are taking a slow initiative in adopting the Internet in processing administrative procedures.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese actress Lan Phuong has been nominated by Japan to become the ambassador of Munakata city, Fukuoka during her recent visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Office announced that its officers and anti-trafficking police uncovered more than 270 kilos of African elephant tusks hidden in wood blocks transported via Cat Lai Port on November 29. 

Hanoi authorities may ban street artists from performing in pedestrian areas around the capital’s iconic Ho Guom (Sword Lake).

The inspection sectors of Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to continue expanding their inspection work cooperation in the coming time, focusing on the exchange of delegations and personnel training. 

A seminar was organised in southwest Gwangju city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on November 29, focusing the prospect of solving disputes in the East Sea following the PCA ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the waters.

The HCM City Department of Transport on November 25 signed a contract with a consortium of investors to build the Ring Road No.2 section stretching from Pham Van Don Street to Go Dua intersection on National Highway 1A in HCM City.

As many as 1.7 trillion VND (74.8 million USD) will be spent on a vocational training plan for labourers in rural areas, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 29. 

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 29 to mark the 708th anniversary of the attainment of Nirvana of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnam Zen Buddhism.

 Vietnam has great potential for developing wind power but big initial investment, technical complexity and a lack of quality technicians are deterring the development of the sector.

Five transmission projects will be completed soon to supply electricity from the Thai Binh Thermal Power Centre to the Red River Delta provinces of Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, according to the Northern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board (NPMB).

The 12th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE) opened in Hanoi on November 29 helped regional researchers, managers and experts share experience in water environment management.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has carried out a project on enhancing nutrition for mothers and children in a bid to improve the population quality, particularly among ethnic minority groups.

The fifth international scientific conference on Vietnam studies, themed “Sustainable development in the context of global change”, will take place in Hanoi on December 15-18, according to the Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi).

VOV.VN - As part of a week-long series of remembrances for former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, thousands of people on November 29 walked past a memorial at the Embassy of Cuba in Hanoi to pay their respects.

Torrential rainfall triggered by the storm Tokage, measuring 200-400mm, is predicted to hit the central coastal provinces stretching from Danang to Khanh Hoa between November 30 and December 2.

VOV.VN -Five Vietnamese have been honoured at a ceremony of the 2016 L’Oreal For Women in Science Awards held in Hanoi on November 29 for their work and impact in the scientific community.

President Tran Dai Quang attended a ceremony to mark the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences (VAHS)’s 50th founding anniversary in Hanoi on November 29.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Linh Ngoc has urged the Marine Natural Resources-Environment Survey Centre to improve professional skills of its staff in order to reap more successes. 

As many as 20,000 domestic violence cases have been reported each year in the last five years with increasingly serious violence, according to Ministry of Health statistics.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on social objectives in sustainable green growth in Vietnam, using the non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) from the German government.

VOV.VN -Vietnamese students won 5 medals in the Apprentice (7-9 age group) category at Wecode 2016, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 27.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh has presented warm clothes to children and people in Xin Man district, one of poorest districts in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Nearly 6,900 tonnes of rice will be provided for the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh to support people affected by storms and floods this year.

VOV.VN -Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Thi Huong, first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Le Hang, and Miss Mekong Delta 2015 Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em have engaged in charitable activities to help poor people in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong.

A new application at several hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City has allowed patients to arrange for their health check via a single text message, meaning they no longer have to wait hours before seeing a doctor.

Enhancing climate change resilience and mitigating the risks of natural disasters to improve rural livelihoods in the delta and coastal areas were the outcomes of a US-funded project announced at a recent conference in the northern province of Nam Dinh.