The central province of Quang Nam strives to have 9-10 new-style rural communes this year, raising the rate of communes achieving the status to 30-35%. 

Most of employees have returned to work following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, companies reported.

HCM City’s Party Secretary Dinh La Thang has urged local authorities to consider implementing a social housing policy that has helped attract more investors in Binh Duong province.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has encouraged the press to strongly promote innovation and creativity in society and of every individual in the new year of 2017.

VOV.VN - Firefighters have put out a fire in a Ho Chi Minh City hotel today (Feb. 7) and rescued four people who were briefly trapped in their rooms, a fire battalion chief said.

The potential resources in Vietnam’s coastal zones are believed to be significant, playing an important role in national development.

Dien Chau district in central Nghe An province has stepped up preventive measures against A/H5N1 avian flu after hundreds of ducks were found infected with the disease last week.

The flood-prone Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will benefit from a project on enhancing flood drainage capacity and developing sustainable sources of livelihood for local residents.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong launched a national target programme on building new-style rural areas for 2017 in Dak Rlap district on February 6.

The People’s Committee of the central province of Binh Dinh will build 668 houses for local victims of floods in 2016, according to Director of Binh Dinh’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen My Quang.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has called on the government to postpone a mandatory European emission standard upgrade for new road vehicles in the country, citing unpreparedness, despite it having been given a five-year window for preparation.

VOV.VN - A container truck suddenly burst into flames while crossing Thanh Tri Bridge in Hanoi at 7:15 p.m on February 6.

VOV.VN -Passengers in Hanoi began to pay VND7,000 to use BRT (bus rapid transit) service on February 6, after enjoying free rides for more than a month.

He had an economy ticket but reportedly demanded a business seat and started a scene during his flight early this month.

A Chinese-owned textile company in Vietnam has been fined VND672 million (US$30,000) for dumping undertreated wastewater into the environment.

State health care workers are not allowed to register as heads of private hospitals or medical facilities established and operated following the enactment of the Enterprise Law and Co-operative Law, according to a newly-issued Government decree.

Regulations imposing stiff fines on littering and urinating in public spaces took effect almost a week ago (February 1), but most Hanoians are unaware of this, a local report says.

VOV.VN - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on February 6 highlighted the significance of a tree-planting festival in the northern province of Vinh Phuc,  saying it contributes to environmental protection and socio-economic development. 

VOV.VN - After a long holiday filled with fun, fun and more fun, millions began returning home on February 6, creating traffic backups and headaches all over the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area. 

The capital city of Hanoi will strive to help 10,230 families rise out of poverty in 2017, equivalent to a 0.6 percent reduction in household poverty rate. 

VOV.VN - Leaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Molisa) say an updated forecast for 2017 shows the guest worker program is on solid ground.

VOV.VN - Authorities have found the body of an Australian man who was seen drowning in the Ha Long Bay.

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has been awarded with the RIBA International Fellows 2017 at a recent ceremony in London, the UK.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has ordered urgent measures to increase safety at railway crossings.

The Vietnam Register Agency plans to finish upgrading camera systems for supervising activities at vehicle registration centres throughout the country before June.

Vietnam will change the landline telephone area codes in Danang and 12 central and northern mountainous provinces from February 5, the first step in a long-term plan to simplify the country’s telecommunications network.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) responded to the World Wetlands Day with a ceremony in northern Thai Binh province on February 5, stressing the role of wetlands in disaster risk reduction.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a regional project to enhance the resilience of wetlands in Lower Mekong countries on the occasion of World Wetlands Day (February 2).   

Cao Dai followers and dignitaries gathered at the Cao Dai Temple in the southern province of Tay Ninh on February 4 for the yearly grand ritual dedicated to the Duc Chi Ton (Supreme Being) who they believe to be the ancestor of the world.

The Department of Culture and Sports of the capital city of Hanoi is officially inviting public feedback on a draft Code of Conduct in public places for Hanoians.