The Ministry of Information and Communications said on November 21 that it has decided to fine 50 press agencies for publishing false information on fish sauce with excessive amounts of arsenic.

The central city of Da Nang has submitted an adjustment to its master urban plan for 2030 - 2050 to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Representatives from 60 businesses in Mimasaka city of Japan’s Okayama prefecture and locals have attended a workshop in the locality to study investment and business opportunities in Vietnam.

The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on November 21 reported a second Zika virus infection case.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development hosted an international forum in Hanoi on November 21 to promote new rural development in Vietnam for 2016-2020. 

The US’s foreign policy under the Donald Trump administration and its corollary was the main topic of a seminar co-organised in Hanoi on November 21 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Vietnam Initiative group. 

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has expressed hope that Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture will transfer technologies in environmental pollution treatment, tree planting, agricultural production and aquaculture to the capital city.

VOV.VN -The Hanoi International Women's Club will host their 25th annual charity bazaar on November 27 at the St Paul American School— hoping to raise a record setting US$100,000 for charity, says President Gill Lever.

The southern region must speed up delayed power projects to ensure sufficient energy supply and use cutting-edge technologies to reduce energy waste, experts have said.

Library staff at the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities plan to develop audio and Braille books for students with visual impairments at the university.

Fifteen fishermen in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Binh Son district have been equipped with scuba lifesaving through a three-day training course funded by the Francophone Association for Mutual Aid and Promotion of The Life Sciences (AFEPS). 

VOV.VN - Here are some dramatic images of homes being engulfed by flames in Hanoi on November 21 after a fire broke out on the 3rd floor of a home at Lane 283 Tran Khat Chan at around 11:15 a.m.

Free check-ups and medication were offered to disadvantaged Vietnamese expatriates and Cambodian people in Cambodia’s Kandal province on November 21. 

Information equipment was presented to the Information Department under the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army at a ceremony held in Vientiane on November 19 as a gift from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA). 

About 150 patients with cataracts in the south central province of Ninh Thuan have received free surgeries provided by the Asia Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA) and the province’s eye hospital. 

Another 11 Zika cases have been detected in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing the total number of cases in the city to 57, the southern city’s preventive medicine centre said on November 20. 

Vietnam Airlines will add nearly 900 flights during the peak period of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays from January 15 to February 13, 2017 to meet the demand for travel during the holiday. 

Prudential has introduced a variety of rider plans as an extension of its investment-linked “PRU-Wealth Assured” product.

Environmental problems caused by poor sanitation cost Vietnam around US$780 million per year, the World Bank estimates.

Several parts of the country continued to experience heavy rains especially in the North and North East of Thailand.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has dispatched safety units to standby for emergency assistance during the Loy Krathong Festival.

The Director-General of the Thai Department of Land Transport has ordered transport service providers to stringently perform check-ups on their vehicles to ensure the safety of travelers during the Loy Krathong Festival.

Thai Education Minister Gen Dapong Ratanasuwan and his retinue have traveled to the northeastern province of Udon Thani to visit the non-formal education center in Na Phu subdistrict

The Police Department for Smuggling Prevention (C74) under the Ministry of Public Security on November 20 uncovered four kilograms of rhino horn smuggled from central Nghe An province to Ho Chi Minh City. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope that the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) will achieve its target of ranking among top Asian universities and becoming a source of brainpower and start-up incubation. 

The Vietnam Embassy in the Czech Republic on November 19 awarded 55 Vietnamese students who have recorded outstanding achievements during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Officials, diplomats and experts from Vietnam and France gathered at a seminar in Paris on November 18 to discuss measures to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership signed in 2013.

The Vietnamese Government will create best conditions for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to implement its humanitarian activities and joint projects with the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS).

The staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese expatriates in Malaysia gathered on November 19 to discuss the regional situation, with the focus placed on the East Sea issue.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health plans to create the best conditions for the private sector to open more family medical clinics to provide comprehensive primary healthcare services to residents.