Vietnamese living in the Republic of Korea numbered 147,295 by the end of November, accounting for about 7.4 percent of the total expatriates in the country.

It is necessary to work out synchronous measures to reduce the number of Vietnamese fishermen captured for illegal fishing in Indonesia’s territorial waters, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan said in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Jakarta.

One of the solutions to prevent sexual harassment at school is to equip students with the necessary skills to identify signs of sexual abuse so that they are able to protect themselves, heard a workshop in Hanoi on December 27.

The implementation of the “Vietnamese use made-in-Vietnam goods” campaign is a right policy that needs to be stepped up to boost the domestic market in the long run.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese sailor Nguyen Van Thanh, who was left in Cape Town by a Taiwanese fishing ship two months ago, returns home on December 28 on a Kenya Airways flight, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa.  

Vietnam’s plan to make airlines park their planes overnight at a different airport to reduce congestion at Tan Son Nhat has been dismissed by industry insiders as impractical.

Head of the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phong on December 27 said that six inspection teams will be set up for food safety in Tet holidays (the Lunar New Year) and festive season 2017.

The lack of soft skills is making Vietnamese workers less competitive in the international integration process, heard a recent conference on the impact of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on local students and young laborers. 

As the year is coming to an end, Tuoi Tre News has prepared a list of 10 most thought-provoking issues about traffic in Vietnam this year.

A woman in Ho Chi Minh City is being investigated after she was accused of putting rat poison in the broth at a noodle stand, allegedly due to family conflicts.

Nearly 14 million spam messages are frustrating phone users across the country every day despite efforts by information and telecommunication authorities to combat them.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on December 27 received VND500 million (US$21,700) in support of flood victims in the south central region. 

Tran Van Som bridge was opened to traffic on December 27, becoming the biggest of its kind that connects the two Mekong Delta provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has emphasised the need to provide better health care service for the elderly by developing a standardised caring system in health facilities and in the community, especially for those in rural and mountainous areas.

VOV.VN - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has suggested establishing a website on overseas startups involving young Vietnamese, and organizing an annual dialogue to attract Vietnamese students from abroad.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Vietnamese scientists to work harder to ensure that Vietnam can actively integrate into the global intellectual value chain.

Typhoon Nock-ten, the 10th storm to hit the East Sea in 2016, will gradually abate in the next 12 hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) should spare time studying the application of scientific achievements into reality, especially in production, business and start-up.

An unexploded bomb weighing 225kg has been defused in Hoa Xuan Tay commune, Dong Hoa district, the south central coastal province of Phu Yen.

All communes, wards and towns and over 97% of the total households in rural areas in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak have been connected to the national grid. 

Local authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on December 27 kicked off a project to build an integrated storm shelter and fishing port in Ba Tri district, with total investment of VND253 billion (US$11.1 million).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) to become a trustworthy address to solve social concerns during a conference in Hanoi on December 27 to launch its 2017 tasks. 

VOV.VN - Emergency crews responded to a midday fire on December 27 at residence Number 81 on Phung Hung Street in Hanoi, which quickly spread to adjoining residences Number 83 and 85.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked four central provinces to speed up disbursement of compensation for mass fish deaths earlier in April so as to complete the first payment phase before the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.

Population quality increased remarkably as the infant mortality rate for children aged under five years old and the fatality rate for mothers reduced, while average life expectancy rate started to rise.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to press ahead with reducing the size of its workforce and eradicating family member employment and appointment to promote staff’s performance.

VOV.VN -National Platform “Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agribusiness to promote gender equality”aims to identify gender gaps, solution development, and policy recommendation to facilitate start-up female entrepreneurs in agribusiness.

The Reproductive Health Care Centre of Hanoi reported that 99.9% of pregnant women have received pre-natal care, thus reducing the city’s maternity mortality rate to below the national level. 

The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund has granted about 75,000 scholarships worth VND75 billion (US$3.2 million) for thousands of ethnic groups and island students since its establishment in 1999.

The Prime Minister has directed the designation of a specific mechanism for Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.