HCM City authorities have agreed a pilot project to operate three electric bus routes in the city centre as part of efforts to improve the city’s tourism development.

A university education may not be the only route to success in life, but it is a very popular one, especially among people with hearing impairment. 

The administration of a northern Vietnamese province bordering China has called on the government to consider its plan to build a new high-speed railway, compatible with the rail in the Chinese province of Guangxi.

The life of a five-year-old child whose chest was punctured by a steel bar after he fell from the third floor of a building was saved by doctors last week who took part in Ho Chi Minh City’s Red Alert emergency procedure. 

Several effective measures have been implemented to control the gender imbalance over the years, but in many areas of Vietnam the ratio of male to females at birth is still skewed. 

Mekong Delta localities should further enhance connectivity to promote strengths and address challenges in order to achieve stronger socio-economic development, Chairman of Can Tho municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong said at a conference in the city on November 1.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the People’s Committee of southern Dong Nai province have reached consensus on the funding for a drainage and wastewater treatment project in Bien Hoa city after 10 years of negotiations.

Laos has conferred orders and medals to 358 Vietnamese former voluntary officers and experts for their services in Laos’ national liberation cause. 

A Vietnamese delegation has attended the Indo Defence Expo and Forum 2016 at the invitation of Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence.

The police and relevant agencies of Ho Chi Minh City have intensified crackdowns on drug crimes this year, seizing a large volume of drugs, including 10kg of heroin and over 110kg of synthetic drugs in the last ten months. 

Hanoi’s fire department will conduct safety checks on all 1,204 karaoke bars in the capital city following the deadly blaze on November 1 at a karaoke bar at 68 Tran Thai Tong Street that claimed 13 lives.

VOV.VN - Instructors from Honda Vietnam have won high prizes at the 17th International Safe Driving Contest recently held in Japan. 

VOV.VN - An American bomb dropped during the past war has been found in the Quang Thuc Commune of Dak Nong Province, the second such bomb detected in the region this year, reports the military command.

Fish sauce made in the country is generally safe for consumption despite recent public confusion and apprehension about its ingredients, a new report said. 

Ethnic minority groups with the least populations in 194 villages in 37 mountainous provinces nationwide will be supported to improve their living conditions and catch up with other ethnic groups in terms of development. 

Central Da Nang city and Khanh Hoa province have been taking measures to fight dengue fever as infections are rising rapidly.

The Hanoi Police Department has commenced criminal proceedings against violations of regulations on fire prevention and fight at a karaoke bar in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The warship HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) made a port call at Vietnam's strategic naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, the Australian Navy said on November 2, beginning a six-day visit.

Flooding is not necessarily a bad thing. For farmers in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam, having their rice fields flooded after a long drought is more than good news.

Prosecutors in the central province of Khanh Hoa have charged two men from the Netherlands and the UK for using credit cards with stolen account details to withdraw cash in the resort beach town of Nha Trang.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lukas Kaucky said on November 1 his visit to Hanoi aims to boost wide-ranging cooperation between Prague and Hanoi. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved policies to support development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2017-2020, which aim to reduce the poverty ratio in the areas by 3-4 percent annually.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam has proposed a construction duration of 36-38 months for a Japan-funded water drainage and wastewater treatment project in Bien Hoa city, southern Dong Nai province.

The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control’s permanent board and the Sub-Department of Disaster Prevention and Control for the central region will establish two working groups to aid flood recovery in the central localities.

Hanoi authorities have said that sudden rain followed by hot weather was to blame for the 200 kilograms of fish that washed up dead in one of the capital's lakes last week.

The increase of personal vehicles and poor transport infrastructure are the major reasons for traffic congestion in Hanoi and other big cities in Vietnam.

A women’s association in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has started a vocational and financial project to support an increasing number of women returning home from broken marriages in  the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - The third Conference of Overseas Vietnamese is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 11-13, said organizers.

As the current closing time for clubs and entertainment areas in Ho Chi Minh City is proving ineffective, local experts have suggested the establishment of late-night zones they say would benefit the city’s economy.

Bus service operators in Ho Chi Minh City are struggling to retain passengers although the service has continued receiving a subsidy to keep fares affordable.