No Vietnamese citizens have been reported to be victims in a strong earthquake that freshly hit Taiwan (China), said the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on February 7 decided to return the dossier of the case “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing severe consequences” at the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB, now Construction Bank – CB), and requested further investigation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for a delegation of nearly 100 Overseas Vietnamese returning home for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival as part of the “Homeland Spring 2018” programme.

VOV.VN - Many local people in Hanoi visited the lakes and rivers of the capital city on February 7 to release carp as a celebration of the Kitchen Gods Day (23rd Lunar December).

A US sailor who was stranded on his damaged vessel for more than a month at sea has arrived safely back on dry land in central Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued an official dispatch on urgently dealing with the cold wave that is affecting cattle and people alike.

Mental health and psychosocial problems are widespread and increasing in Vietnam, particularly among children and young people.

Vietnamese people in Cambodia and the UK have held Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations, with Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival only about a week away.

The “Happiness programme” in central Quang Tri province funded by the Republic of Korea (RoK) has helped improve infrastructure and living conditions of locals, heard a conference to review three-year implementation of the programme on February 6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Finance Ministry to provide over 5,504 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to seven localities on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which is several days left.

As people rush around getting ready for Tet, many teachers in the northwestern mountains try to bring the festivities to poor ethnic students in remote areas - for two reasons. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh had a meeting with representatives of social organisations and friendship associations at the Vietnamese Embassy on February 6 to seek to bolster the friendship between the two countries. 

VOV.VN - A large number of students gathered at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House in District 1 to get home for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) on a free bus ride.

Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 held a get-together to celebrate the upcoming traditional New Year (Tet) festival for about 600 Overseas Vietnamese returning home from 25 countries and territories.

A flag-hoisting ceremony was held in Cam Ranh port, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on February 6 before the launching of two missile escort warships coded 015- Tran Hung Dao and 016- Quang Trung.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 6 received the former liaison team of Vietnamese experts, who helped Cambodia fight against the Pol Pot genocide regime.

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to the Maldives these days as the country declared a 15-day state of emergency starting from February 5 due to a political crisis.

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing and Consulate General in China’s Guangzhou province to deploy citizen protection measures for a Vietnamese fisherman rescued at sea by Chinese authorities.

 Authorities of southern Binh Phuoc province and the six Cambodian provinces bordering Vietnam joined in a working session in Binh Phuoc on February 6 to review their cooperation in 2017 and map out tasks for 2018.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Pham Ngoc Minh and a Vietnamese delegation are present at the Singapore Airshow 2018 – Asia's largest aerospace and defence event, to learn about the latest technologies in the field, especially patrol aircraft.

The Vietnam People’s Navy carried out all solutions it has set to consolidate soldiers and officers’ political and ideological firmness and strengthen training to enable its force to fit a variety of tasks, especially combat readiness on ships, in islands, and off-shore platforms.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a target programme on information technology for the 2016-2020 period, with the aim of  promoting the application of IT in State agencies, building e-government and providing online public services from the central to local levels.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Committee for Foreign Non-governmental Organisation Affairs (COMINGO) co-hosted a get-together in Hanoi on February 6 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet).

The People’s Court of Dien Chau district, the central province of Nghe An, sentenced 35-year-old Hoang Duc Binh to seven years in prison on the charge of “resisting on-duty officials”.

New swans brought to Hanoi’s iconic Sword Lake on February 5 were removed the same night after some scholars said the image did not suit the lake’s history with turtles.

The central province of Quang Tri is giving top priority to luring investment in renewable energy to fully tap its potential for wind and solar power.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people from Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces have been waiting at Tan Son Nhat airport to welcome their relatives living and working abroad as they return home for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

A Government resolution has ordered that directors of State institutions and departments pass special tests before being hired.

Iizuka Kazuhiro, a physical therapist born and raised in the southern Japanese coastal prefecture of Shizuoka, has moved to Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa to work as a volunteer.

VOV.VN - Master of Ceremonies (MC) Thanh Mai has visited a poor hamlet in southern Dong Nai province to present gifts to people in need.