Protecting, maintaining and restoring ecosystems, especially water systems, is among the most urgent tasks for strengthening the country’s resilience to climate change, said Dr Tran Van Giai Phong, technical specialist at the Institute for Social and Environment Transition (ISET).

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on December 20 extended Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers while visiting the Centre for Pastoral Care of My Tho Diocese and the Jesus Lao Cong Parish in My Tho city in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on December 20 met officials of the Cambodian province of BanTeay Meanchey to exchange experience in socio-economic development.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Royal Thai Police held the first high-level dialogue on security issues in Bangkok on December 20.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has launched a fund-raising program to help flood victims in the south central region.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has 141 reported cases of Zika virus through December 20 in 23 districts, 18 of which are pregnant women who have contracted the mosquito-borne disease, reports the City Preventive Medicine Centre. 

Hanoi’s Book Street will open on April 21 - the Vietnam Book Day on December 19 street, which links Hai Ba Trung and Ly Thuong Kiet streets in downtown Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended his Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in Ho Chi Minh City on December 20.

VOV.VN - In the wake of the historic flooding in the Central Region that has left tens of thousands of families displaced and homeless, reigning Miss Vietnam, Do My Linh, is stepping up and leading efforts to help children.

VOV.VN - A two-day roundtable aimed at discussing how to enhance cooperation between the key justice institutions of the Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV) has opened in Nha Trang.

HCM City’s education sector has set a target next year to collect school tuition via bank transfers instead of cash after two years of piloting the project at 40 schools.  

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route in Hanoi, scheduled to officially operate from next year, will prove effective in meeting local commuters’ demand and easing traffic congestion, said a representative of the World Bank (WB) Vietnam.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the central government for permission to choose investors to build six multilevel parking garages under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) mode.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited and offered sympathy to flood victims in the central province of Quang Nam on December 19.

Two people died and at least two others went missing in a mountain landslide that happened on early November 20 in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

The south central province of Binh Dinh is delivering essential supplies to flood-hit areas as part of efforts to overcome consequences of the flood from December 11.

VOV.VN - More than 3,000 pupils at boarding schools in mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Dien Bien have had a chance to watch films for free under the framework of the ‘Cinematography for all 2016’ program launched by CJ CGV Company.

Many schools in the south-central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh are still trying to clean up the damage caused by recent floods, so that students can resume their education.

Google search trends for 2016 in Vietnam reveal that games, sports, entertainment, and lottery results were the most searched topics among Vietnamese internet users, and national university exams and global issues such as the US election, events in Syria, Zika virus, and Black Friday shopping.

Four suspects have been arrested for using guns and other weapons to rob a gold shop in the southern Vietnamese province of Tay Ninh last week.

Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Chuah Hock Seong, Associate Director of Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology of Singapore National Parks Board, on December 19.

Scientists have once again proved that there are still so many strange and wonderful things in nature waiting to be discovered.

It is estimated that hackers cause losses of VND8 trillion to Vietnam each year.

Vietnam is set to launch two radar satellites in 2019 and 2022 to assist in predicting and preparing for weather and climate extremes.

At least two people were killed in their sleep as a landslide swallowed six houses in the resort town Nha Trang in central Vietnam early on  December 20.

The forestry sector will protect, develop and sustainably use existing forest areas and land fund for forest development with a view to raising the country’s forest coverage to 47.25% in 2017.

Dr Ngo Thi Anh Dong is so devoted to her job and patients, and so well-loved, that when she’s absent from the health clinic on any given day, people tend to panic. 

Vietnamese students have brought home a silver and four consolidation prizes at the 10th International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad in Bhubaneswar city in India’s Odisha State.

Domestic and foreign organisations and individuals have sent more than VND30 billion since December 16 to help flood victims in the central province of Binh Dinh. 

A get-together among over 400 Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea took place in Incheon on December 19.