Riverbank erosion at several sites in central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri following repeated floods in October and November is threatening public works and the lives of nearby residents.

Vietnamese students left an unforgettable impression during a business strategy competition held at Queen Mary University in London on November 18. 

Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) Chairman Meechai Ruchupan voiced his support for a monthly income raise for politicians, saying it would prevent corruption.

VOV.VN - In recent years, Bac Ninh has increased safe and sanitary water supplies for rural people funded by the National Target Program for Rural Clean Water and Sanitation, World Bank loans, and social resources.

The labor shortage is an obstacle in Vietnam's ambition to move up the value chain and away from the traditional low-tech model.

The World Health Organization on November 20 declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complications.

VOV.VN-Vietnam Teachers’ Day on November 20 is celebrated nationwide.

A meeting accompanied by a series of activities was held in Hanoi on November 19 in response to the World Toilet Day by the Ministry of Health, Vietnam Youth Federation and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). 

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on November 19 to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary (November 23). 

VOV.VN - More than 3,000 applicants have registered to set for the Korean language exams on November 19-20, passage of which is a prerequisite for becoming a guest worker in the Republic of Korea (ROK).

VOV.VN -Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh on November 18 expressed her warmest thanks to her teachers at Hanoi Foreign Trade University (FTU) on the occasion of Teacher's Day (November 20).

VOV.VN -Archdaily, one of the world's most popular architecture websites, recently showcased a house in the Vietnamese coastal city Nha Trang on its website.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested two robbers dressed as women who flirted with an Australian man and snatched his phone in the backpackers’ area on November 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has some of the best university-based teacher training programs in the world, said Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hien of the Ministry of Education of Training at a recent forum in Hanoi.

The US Agency for International Development will fund a US$10 million project on preserving rare species through reducing demand for illegal wildlife products. 

Health experts gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on November 17 to discuss a draft project designed to improve the population situation, reproductive health and family planning services for adolescents and youths. 

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has helped build more than 8.7 million clean water and sanitation facilities for family use in the past 12 years under its credit programme designed for the purpose. 

 A delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had a working session with Yen Bai authorities on November 18 on the pace of a pilot rural development programme launched in the northern mountainous province since May.

Challenges facing the modern media and how to cope with them were the focus of discussion at the November 18 discussion at the 16th General Assembly of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Drought and saltwater intrusion in Vietnam’s southern region will be less severe in the 2016-2017 dry season, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

VOV.VN - Health officials on November 18 reported eight more local Zika infections, raising the total to 46 Ho Chi Minh City residents who have acquired the disease from mosquitoes in the country this year.

Local authorities should get more involved and significantly improve their management of environmental issues, Chu Pham Ngoc Hien, Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, said on November 17.

Minimum wage for contracted employees will increase between VND180,000-250,000 (US$8.18-11.3) per month from January 1, 2017, according to a decree issued by the Government. 

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged ministries and agencies to boost efforts to assist victims of the toxic spill by the Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, has proposed to add the construction of the Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants to plans for national electricity development. 

A seminar, themed “The role of bicycle transportation in the city – International experiment exchange and how to apply it in Vietnam”, took place on November 17 in Hanoi as part of the ongoing international exhibition Vietnam Cycle 2016. 

An official from the EU Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has suggested several policies on health care and education to develop vocational skills for rural workers in Vietnam at a recent workshop in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - An architectural firm from the Republic of Korea (ROK) submitted a proposal on November 18 to the city of Can Tho to construct its first smart bridge that would include technology never seen before in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - More than 98,000 Vietnam guest workers went abroad during the first ten months of 2016, up 16.98% against last year’s same period and nearly reaching 100% of the entire calendar year 2016 target.

VOV.VN - JICA Vice Chair Shinya Ejima held talks on November 18 with the Municipal People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City regarding the best way to proceed in financing and implementing infrastructure projects.