Urbanization in Vietnam has been growing beyond forecast due to a lack of control, many experts warned at a workshop that sought for the sustainability of the planning and resilience for the country’s urban areas in Hanoi on January 10.

2,223 sets of martyrs’ remains were found and reburied  in 2016, together with three collective martyrs’ graves, fulfilling 74% of the set target for the year, reported the National Steering Committee for Search and Collection of Martyrs’ Remains during a conference in Hanoi on January 10.

President Tran Dai Quang paid a Lunar New Year (Tet) visit to sick soldiers and war invalids being cared at the Nho Quan nursing centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh on January 10.

The Ministry of Transport needs to focus on its restructuring, adjusting planning schemes and strategies with detailed implementation roadmaps and ensuring traffic safety in 2017.

The Vietnam National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will work to increase Vietnam’s role in multilateral forums, said Chairman Le Hoai Trung during a meeting in Hanoi on January 10.

Vietnam always wants to further educational cooperation with the US as it is deploying three breakthrough tasks, such as improving qualifications of human resources, for rapid and sustainable development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.  

Peach blossoms are a flower typically used for decoration during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in Vietnam. However, this year, abnormally hot weather has made them bloom earlier than expected, worrying growers.

Professor Alexander Vasilyev speaks on the history of superconductivity, the miraculous characteristics of superconductors and their technological implications.

VOV.VN - A program to encourage incentives to conserve and protect the environment of Ha Long Bay and raise public awareness about the area was launched in the northen province of Quang Ninh on January 10.

VOV.VN -A wooden cruise ship moored at the famous Halong Bay in Vietnam caught fire in the early morning hours of January 10 and burst into a ball of fire.

The south central coastal province of Binh Dinh aims to complete two apartment projects in Quy Nhon city that could accommodate 716 households in 2017, as part of the local social housing development plan for 2016 – 2020.

The unreasonably warm winter has caused up to 80% of the peach blossom (dao) trees in the capital city’s major peach blossom gardens to bloom prematurely, well ahead of the Tet (traditional Lunar New Year) holiday for which they are an indispensable decoration.

Seventeen young couples in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang joined a mass wedding ceremony held by the Youth Federation, the Trade Union and the broadcasting agency of the province on January 10, the third of its kind in the locality so far.

VOV.VN - Two area residents were killed when struck by an oncoming truck in the early morning hours of January 10 while fixing a flat tire next to National Highway 10.

Siemens Healthineers have launched a new ultrasound system in the Vietnamese market that will provide more efficient and reliable diagnosis, reducing the need for repeat examinations.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs investigated wages in 2,000 businesses with an average of 360 employees in 18 cities and provinces nationwide in 2016, with results indicating an increase from 2015.

SCG International Internship, an annual internship program of SCG, will select15 talented students in Vietnam for a one-month internship program in Thailand, together with students from other ASEAN countries including Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines.

VOV.VN - More than 1.641 million people got new jobs in the country and abroad in 2016, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan said at a recent conference in Hanoi.

HCM City’s Department of Health has set up a hotline for the public to complain about food quality during Tet (Lunar New Year) as part of a campaign on food safety.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on January 9 launched an online service with information about weather conditions and environment indexes, including air quality index, rainfall and flooding.

Hanoians as well as tourists may soon get to enjoy free Wi-fi at various places in the capital, if a proposal put up by the local tourism department is approved.

Two Philippine nationals were rescued at sea and brought ashore at Dong Tac fishing port in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen on January 9.

287 individuals and groups donated more than VND43 billion (US$1.89 million) at the fund-raising event “Lunar New Year (Tet) for the needy” held in the central province of Nghe An on January 9.

VOV.VN - Hanoi streets were chaotic in early morning rains on January 10.

A cruise ship in Ha Long Bay carrying 21 people including 14 foreign tourists went up in flames on January 10. 

VOV.VN - Local administrations, social organizations, and the public have organized a number of activities to bring a warm and happy Tet to island soldiers and civilians.

A draft law written by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has stirred a heated debate as it would require all Vietnamese citizens in good health to donate blood at least once a year.

HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport authorities have advised passengers to arrive at the airport three hours before flight departure in the run-up to the Tet (Lunar New Year) period to avoid traffic jams and delays at check-in.

Siemens Healthineers, part of German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG, just introduced state-of-the art ultrasound system ACUSON NX2TM in the Vietnamese market at the first national ultrasound conference which has been held at Hue Central Hospital recently.

The Hanoi innovative business incubator of information technology was put into use on January 9 at 185 Giang Vo street.