VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training (MOIT) has discussed with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and agreed on measures to control Vietnamese students in Japan and prevent them from illegally staying in the country.

The Ho Chi Minh City administration has given top priority to its ‘sidewalk clearing’ effort, not only in downtown areas but in other districts.

The US Embassy in Hanoi’s EducationUSA Advising Center will host the free EducationUSA Higher Education Spring Fair this week.

The State Agency for Technology Innovation (SATI) under the Ministry of Science and Technology and its partners from the Republic of Korea have signed a cooperation agreement on energy-saving technology transfer.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to develop the Public Transport Management and Operation Centre into an agency that will use integrated solutions in public transport management instead of establishing a completely new agency.

The police of Tan Uyen district, northern mountainous Lai Chau province said on February 28 that they had arrested two people transporting 39 bricks of heroin.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has reported that another cold spell is moving towards the south and would affect to northern provinces.

Pavements, especially those in crowded areas of major cities like Hanoi and HCM City, are being seriously encroached, causing difficulties for pedestrians.

An international workshop was held in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 28 debating grassroots democracy initiatives and public involvement in public policy planning in the central region. 

An ecosystem-based climate change adaptation project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Building and Nuclear Safety in Vietnam made strides in 2016.

The Southern Power Corporation (SPC) of the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) is implementing several projects to connect southern rural areas with the national grid.

VOV.VN - Despite a series of serious crashes in the past two months, traffic deaths fell in Vietnam when compared against the same period last year as the government continued to focus on improving road safety.

VOV.VN - There are currently 1.2 million international students studying in the US, nearly 75% of whom are enrolled in bachelor, masters or doctoral programs, according to SEVIS by the Numbers. 

President Tran Dai Quang urged the health sector to continue reforms to provide better health care to all in Vietnam. 

The National Committee for Traffic Safety blamed the rise in traffic accidents in February partly on a surge of visitors to traditional festivals after the Lunar New Year holiday.

VOV.VN - The High Command of Vietnam People’s Navy on February 28 hosted a flag-hoisting ceremony for two Kilo-class submarines – HQ -186 Danang and HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau at Cam Ranh Military Base in Khanh Hoa province.

Four Vietnamese men have been released by police in the UK after they were found working at a cannabis farm last week

An online survey conducted by authorities in Hanoi has found that an overwhelming majority of the public want war-time loudspeakers that date back to the 60s switched off.

Two Vietnamese ministries have discussed a plan to slap an administrative fine on YouTube, saying the world’s largest video-sharing platform has violated Vietnam’s advertising regulations.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics has organized a seminar on mobilizing resources to make national renewal a success. Presentations at the seminar emphasized the people’s important role in this process. 

A monument dedicated to patriotic Cambodians and Vietnamese volunteer soldiers was inaugurated in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia on February 27 after a period of restoration.

An eye examination and treatment ward funded by the Netherlands’ Eye Care Foundation and De Heus company was inaugurated on February 27 at the Ophthalmology Hospital in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.

VOV.VN - On February 27, Voice of Vietnam (VOV) officially launched the health and food safety channel on FM 89 MHz in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and Public Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

VOV.VN - French Minister of State for State Reform and Simplification Jean-Vicent Place has affirmed his nation's readiness to provide the best possible conditions for stepping up cooperation in information technology and e-government building with Vietnam.

The northern province of Quang Ninh aims to have additional 11 communes meeting all new-style rural area criteria in 2017.

VOV.VN - Telecom operators are still scrambling to eliminate the impact on internet connectivity in Vietnam from damage to several undersea submarine cables following a breakdown in early January 2017.

A campaign raising donations for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims through SMS was launched on February 27 and will last until April 28. 

The People’s Court of Hanoi on February 27 opened the first instance hearing for former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Ocean Bank) Ha Van Tham and other former executives of the bank for serious violations of State laws.

HCM City’s Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.

VOV.VN - Police made one of the largest drug busts in the history of organized drug trafficking in the province of Thanh Hoa, authorities said on February 26.