As many as 178 firms have donated more than VND32 billion (US$1.4 million) to help disadvantaged residents in the central province of Nghe An enjoy the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

A National Assembly (NA) task force will monitor compensation disbursement and implementation of social welfare policies for fishermen and others affected by the mass fish deaths in central Vietnam last April.

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union (the sixth tenure) held its 10th meeting in Hanoi on January 4 to review the 2016 implementation and set out tasks for 2017.

The Vietnam Young Leader Awards (VYLA), an annual scholarship co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Training and the US-based Indiana University Bloomington, is opening for application until January 10.

The military high command in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong, on January 4, defused a 226kg bomb unearthed in the local Dak Song district.

Ho Chi Minh City will continue exerting efforts to improve living conditions for poor households and disadvantaged groups needing support, affirmed Nguyen Thi Thu, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has emphasized leader’s accountability in securing traffic safety at a January 4 online meeting hosted by the National Committee on Traffic Safety in Hanoi.

VOV.VN -  Minister of Public Security To Lam has urged Hanoi police force to crack down on crimes to ensure a peaceful Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday for the public.

VOV.VN -A multilevel office building in the city of Danang collapsed on January 4, killing at least two people Vietnam police and rescuers said, as rescue teams worked frantically to locate others believed trapped under the rubble.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang aims to build more large-scale rice fields towards a total acreage of 11,070ha, 3,500ha more than last year, a local official has said.

The People Committee of Can Tho city has approved a project to preserve and develop the Cai Rang floating market with the aim of making it a favourite destination for international and domestic tourists in the Mekong Delta region, a local official has said.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has fulfilled universal preschool education for five-year-old children, Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training Pham Dang Khoa said on January 4.

VOV.VN - A horrific crash on the morning of January 4 in Ho Chi Minh City has left 1 person dead and 17 more injured after two tour buses collided forcing one into the path of a semi-truck and trailer.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre plans to convert 6,000 hectares of low-efficient rice production to high-value crops in order to adapt to the increasingly severe impacts of climate change, a local official said.

Thirty-two public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City carried out their own bids for the first time last year, helping reduce shortages of medicine.

The Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) of Ho Chi Minh City estimates nearly VND42 trillion (nearly US$1.85 billion) is needed to build phase I of metro route No. 5.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh joined in launching the Traffic Safety Year 2017, which focuses on building traffic culture among young people, in a ceremony in Hanoi on January 4.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's chapter in Ho Chi Minh City has honoured ten outstanding young citizens of the city in 2016, chosen 131 nominations, double the number of nominees last year.

A number of highways have been opened for public use recently, benefiting the country’s socio-economic development. But ensuring traffic safety along these roads is difficult due to drivers’ low level of awareness and slack infrastructure management, transport experts say.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has more than 53,900 member monks and nuns at present.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the Ministry of Transport to accelerate finalizing the pre-feasibility study on the north-south express railway project.

VOV.VN - Dubai’s Emirates airline has announced a promotional program with discount tickets on flights running through November 2017.

The US$450-million system is much faster than the current unreliable Asia America Gateway.

The 49-year-old fencing coach has been accused of assaulting a 9-year-old student.

VOV.VN -  Risk management caused by natural disasters and response to climate change are the biggest challenges for many countries in the 21st century. Vietnam is not exceptional. 

The city, which has canceled its plan for fireworks shows, hopes that the sounds of the bells will create a meaningful moment.

Many elderly people have been living without a home on the streets of Hanoi, struggling to survive each day and not knowing how they will welcome the Lunar New Year under such harsh circumstances.

Science-technology is one of the key solutions to restructuring agriculture and building new rural areas, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong told a workshop in Hanoi on January 3.

Hanoi’s Traffic Police Division has proposed installing 3,000 additional cameras to supervise traffic, but experts think installing so many cameras at once should be considered carefully.

Health insurance covered 81.7% of Vietnam’s population in 2016, 2.7% higher than the target set by the Prime Minister, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).