Hanoi police have proposed that the prosecutor’s office press charges against two Japanese citizens for attempting to smuggle US$260,000 worth of gold earlier this year.

Hanoi has started a new public campaign to improve the manners of its residents, hoping that there will be more queuing and less littering.

The impact of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on the lives of students and young workers in HCM City was the main focus of a conference in HCM City on December 25.

The Christmas atmosphere weaved its way through every corner of the country on the night of December 24, from churches and parishes to lamp-lighted streets and colourfully-decorated shops.

A delegation from the southern province of Binh Duong’s authorities on December 24 visited and wished local Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers a merry Christmas.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Bui Van Cuong on December 24 visited and handed over financial aid worth VND500 million (US$22,000) to flood-hit people in the central province of Khanh Hoa. 

As Vietnamese tend to spend more money during the Christmas season, many local enterprises tried all possible ways to satisfy there “God’s” demands.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Skills Internship Programme was signed on December 24 in Tokyo between Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and IM Japan – the Japanese international human resources training agency.

The code, scheduled to take effect soon, also requires public servants to dress and talk nicely.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is one of the countries worst hit by climate change. In 2016, the national climate change strategy has received strong support from the international community.

VOV.VN - Moved by her great sympathy for Agent Orange victims, Le Thi Thanh Thuy, Director of the Petrolimex Bank in Ba Ria Vung Tau province, has worked actively to help them. Over the years, Thuy has taken part in many charity programs for AO victims.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment has hosted a workshop to assess how far Vietnam has gone in achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

The Ministry of Health on December 22 announced the top ten notable events of the sector in 2016.

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh said on December 23 they found a tiger carcass in a house of a local man.

A nine-story parkcade has been proposed for construction behind the Municipal Theater in downtown Ho Chi Minh City to provide more parking spaces for automobiles in the city.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 24 decided to allocate 2,000 tonnes of rice to the south central province of Binh Dinh, which has suffered heavy losses due to recent floods.

Prejudice and legal regulations cause major difficulties for non-State universities in Vietnam, chairwoman of the management board of Hanoi-based Thang Long University Hoang Xuan Sinh said.

Financial assistance has continued to be delivered to residents in the south central region, which has suffered from back-to-back floods.

VOV.VN - With just one day to go till Christmas, the capital city of Hanoi is bursting out all over with a festive and joyous holiday atmosphere.

VOV.VN - The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued a storm warning on December 23 that Nock-ten, a very strong typhoon has formed in the eastern sea area of the Philippines and is heading towards the East Sea.

Christmas in Vietnam feels like Valentine’s Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Halloween all rolled into one.

Trains on the north-south line are moving at a very slow speed of less than 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour.

Following a recent directive from the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is expected to remove its planned firework show from the list of festive activities on the coming New Year’s Eve.

Urban issues such as solid waste management, water pollution and urban reconstruction were the main topics at the fifth urban development forum, which was held in the central city of Danang on December 23.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his four deputies on December 23 join in a campaign to raise funds for flood-hit people in the south-central region.

Some 448 million medical tests are done in the country each year, but only a third of the country’s health facilities subject their tests to external quality assessments (EQAs).

The Vietnam Association for Protection of Children’s Rights held a seminar in Hanoi on December 23 to collect recommendations for the enforcement of the Article 92 of the Children’s Law and the association’s working strategy for 2017-2020.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for the involvement of the entire political system and the public in the fight against drug crimes, which have recently shown complicated developments.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) has presented certificates of merit and insignia “For peace and friendship among nations” to 30 foreign non-governmental organistions (NGOs) in honour of their practical contributions to poverty reduction in Vietnam.

VOV.VN -  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the judicial sector  to work harder in law making and enforcement as well as giving advice to the government and the Prime Minister to promptly institutionalize the resolutions of the Party, National Assembly, and government.