Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised three students in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang for their honesty to give back a sum of VND40 million (about US$1,760) to its owner.

VOV.VN - This year, Vietnam’s social security policy focuses on improving human resources, increasing job opportunities, and fine-tuning labor institutions, all aimed at ensuring social welfare for all.

The week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in Vietnam that ended in the middle of this week spelled a bonanza for GrabCar drivers in Ho Chi Minh City as people still preferred the ride-hailing app despite its skyrocketed fares.

A ceremony was held at Tram Phau relic site in Hoai Nhon district of central Binh Dinh province on February 24 to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the Tram Phau massacre and receive a certificate recognising the site as a provincial historical relic site.

The average monthly salary increased by 9.3% in 2017, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

President Tran Dai Quang offered incense and released birds at a spring ceremony held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel’s Kinh Thien Palace on February 24 (the ninth day of the first lunar month).

The Cao Dai Tay Ninh Church in the southern province of Tay Ninh held the grand ritual dedicated to the Duc Chi Ton (Supreme Being) or Great Father who they believe to be the ancestor of the world, on February 23.

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie took part in a tree planting festival in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on February 24, inspiring many of the young locals to join in with the event.

President Tran Dai Quang beat a gong to launch the annual spring festival at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi’s outlying district of Son Tay on February 24 (the ninth day of the Lunar New Year). 

VOV.VN - Border guards of the Central Highland Kon Tum province in coordination with the police of Attapeu province in Laos have arrested a 39-year old man for allegedly transporting 10,000 methamphetamine pills from Laos to Vietnam.

The Health Department of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on February 23 inaugurated the Hoa Phu general hospital in Long Ho district to provide healthcare services for local people and workers at Hoa Phu Industrial Park.

Mo Trach village in the northern province of Hai Duong was honoured with Vietnam Records Cup for producing the largest number of doctoral laureates of Confucianism nationwide from the 14th-18th century during its traditional festival on February 23 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year). 

Former Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member Council of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) Dinh La Thang and six accomplices will be tried for their wrongdoings in investing PetroVietnam’s capital in the OceanBank at a trial slated for March 19 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man has pledged greater attention to developing education and nurturing the growth of the business society.

VOV.VN - A group of young people took part in a ceremony to pray for peace at Ninh Tao Pagoda, Thanh Binh Commune, Thanh Liem District in the northern province of Ha Nam.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue has established a workshop that cultivate saplings using biodegradable seedling bags instead of polythene ones.

The use of made-in-Vietnam medicines at provincial-level hospitals has risen to 35.4% since the Ministry of Health initiated an ongoing project named “Vietnamese people give priority to using made-in-Vietnam medicines” in 2012.

To lay the foundation for turning into a smart city, Ho Chi Minh City continues to encourage the use of information technology in administration with a focus on e-governance.

Thousands of jobs are available in HCM City after the Lunar New Year holiday, said recruitment officials at the city’s job centres.

VOV.VN - Nearly a dozen fishing vessels docked at Tho Quang fishing port in central Da Nang City on the morning of February 23 heavily laden with a fresh haul of fish after their first trip of Lunar New Year.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is working hard to ensure its more than 250,000ha of forests are not affected by fires during the dry season, which will last until the end of April.

Deputy Prime Ministers Truong Hoa Binh and Vu Duc Dam congratulated doctors and medical workers nationwide on the Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27) while visiting some medical organisations in Hanoi on February 23.

Vietnamese farmers want to raise pigs on large farms but have little experience in treating large amounts of livestock waste, according to an environmental researcher from the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA).

Financial autonomy has improved the quality of many public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, but some of them still do not have sufficient funds to upgrade facilities.

More than 500 enterprises in the southern province of Binh Duong registered with the provincial job placement centre to seek 20,803 workers before and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the centre said.

The annual blood donation campaign held by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) after Tet (Lunar New Year) began in Hanoi on February 22.

The Mong Cai International Border Gate in northern Quang Ninh province announced on February 22 that three Chinese nationals had been arrested for using fake ATM cards to steal money from banks.

VOV.VN - Vieng Market in northern Nam Dinh province becomes very special in spring as it attracts thousands of people across the country to come to pray for luck.

Public confidence in Vietnam's fight against corruption has improved for a second straight year, according to a new global survey.

The Mekong Delta is home to nearly 18 million Vietnamese people, and is the most important rice field and fishing region of the country.