The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has ordered mobile network providers to intensify the confiscation of pre-activated SIM cards in order to reduce spam text messages. 

Thirty-nine Vietnamese fishermen arrested by Indonesia for illegal fishing were repatriated at the local Soekarno Hatta International Airport on November 15. 

The Wildlife Research and Conservation Centre (WRCC) and Cuc Phuong National Park have recently successfully released 46 Javan pangolins into the wild. 

Preservation workers at the Nui Chua National Park, the south central province of Ninh Thuan, have released more than 900 sea turtles to sea since June. 

The coastal central province of Nghe An has undertaken numerous measures to protect local marine resources and promote sustainable fishing. 

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention is asking residents to prepare for potential flood conditions.

A large number of wild animals have recently been released into the wild, according to Nguyen Van Hai, Director of the Forest Ranger Sub-department in the southernmost province of Ca Mau. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam needs a financial protection strategy to better protect its population and budget against the cost imposed by natural disasters. 

More than 6,000 people had to evacuate their houses in the western province of West Java in western Indonesia due to heavy floods, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesperson of the national disaster agency on November 15. 

International experts and scholars at the eighth International Conference on the East Sea have forecast that the situation in the waters will remain stable in the near future although the year 2016 witnessed significant changes to the status quo in the region. 

Ho Chi Minh City detected three new Zika virus infections, raising the total number of infections in the city to 38, announced the municipal Department of Health on November 14. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has intensified the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods as cross-border smuggling has increased in border areas ahead of the year-end holiday season.

The Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program’s 328 delegates left HCM City on November 14 after a four-day stop in the city. 

VOV.VN -People in Thua Thien-Hue central province had a wonderful time admiring the stunning extremely rare astrological event Supermoon at 8:52 p.m on November 14, when the moon was at its closest to the Earth this year.

A project on constructing a multimillion-dollar metro route leading to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to be submitted to the prime minister for approval in two years.

Officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) inspected the implementation of an ODA-funded project in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on November 14. 

A delegation from the World Bank (WB) met with local authorities in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to discuss a project to help the city reduce flood risk. 

Vietnam has responded to World Diabetes Day (November 14) with a ceremony focusing on the importance of the early detection and timely treatment to prevent dangerous complications. 

A lack of effective intermediary organisations which can connect inventions with the market is a problem for the development of Vietnam’s sci-tech market, heard a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14. 

An international workshop on migrant labour in ASEAN was held in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on November 14.

VOV.VN - Vinamilk in collaboration with the Vietnam Paediatric Association organized a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14 to discuss aprogram aimed at improving the brain function and memory of young children.

The rapid increase in the number of Vietnam-trained PhD holders over the past decade coupled with shortcomings revealed in training have stirred public concern, urging the Ministry of Education and Training to tighten management over doctoral training.

VOV.VN - As a tourist destination, Vietnam is loaded with the attractions most international travellers dream of— lots of sun, gorgeous beaches, world-class scenery, friendly locals and fascinating history.

Public health insurance was discussed at a recent conference held by the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission and the Vietnam Social Insurance Agency (VSIA) in the central city of Da Nang. 

Some 130 former voluntary officers and experts in central Thanh Hoa province were granted orders and medals from the Lao Government for their services with its national liberation cause. 

 An ASEAN law forum on several conventions of The Hague Conference on Private International Law with relation to ASEAN took place in Hanoi on November 14. 

The Mekong Delta region seeks to improve agricultural production and seafood processing by increasing partnerships with countries that have expertise in advanced technologies, the director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Can Tho chapter has said. 

The eighth International Conference on the East Sea, themed Cooperation for Regional Security and Development, kicked off in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 14. 

VOV.VN - Celebrities Pham Huong, Le Hang, Diem Huong, Ung Hoang Phuc and Bao Thy take a break on November 13 to run in the – California Star Run – to help give kids in Vietnam a strong start at life.

VOV.VN - The southern coastal province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau has reported its first case of Zika – a man who tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus, currently in stable condition and expected to fully recover.