Authorities in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session on September 13 with a visiting Japanese delegation from Hiroshima Prefecture to discuss environmental treatment.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the Government’s report on the implementation of the National Targets of Gender Equality at a meeting on September 13.

Bao Chau Private Enterprise, a forest manager in central Phu Yen province, on September 13 joined the Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN), a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative linking more than 300 companies worldwide that are committed to responsible forestry.

While labour productivity in Vietnam remains low compared with neighbouring countries, the drastically disproportionate increase of minimum wage and wages might harm the competitiveness of businesses and the development of the country.

VOV.VN - Central regions have taken drastic measures to cope with storm Doksuri and called on fishing vessels to find shelter immediately, said local officials.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam President Nguyen The Ky received Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov September 13 at the broadcaster’s head office in Hanoi. 

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese lawmaker made a bold proposal on Monday (September 11) about opening red light districts in special economic zones.

While local media and the public were unhappy that the prize-winning entry of a contest seeking solutions to Hanoi’s traffic congestion was undisclosed, they may be surprised to find out what the solution is.

The Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017, a humanitarian programme funded by the US Pacific Command, has come to the central province of Quang Nam for the first time with various activities.

Young officers of the Ho Chi Minh City High Command and the Special Military Region of Cambodia took part in a seminar in HCM City on September 13 with discussions focusing on solidarity, friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between the two nations.

Doksuri, the biggest storm to hit Vietnam in many years, is forecast to make landfall in the central region on late September 15 and early September 16, said Hoang Duc Cuong, head of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on September 13 received US$92,300 from the Thailand Embassy in Vietnam to support local residents in northern provinces who were affected by floods in August.

VOV.VN - A new bridge linking Vietnam and China opened today (Sept. 13) with a ceremony attended by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong.

Vietnam’s Poison Control Centre at Bach Mai Hospital has issued a warning about paracetamol poisoning.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Railways passenger train is running again after a collision with a truck carrying water and other soft drinks in Hanoi on the morning of Wednesday, September 13.

VOV.VN - Many hard-working women are receiving unexpected termination letters from their employers and finding it difficult to get another job, says the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

The number of diabetes cases in Vietnam has increased over the past decade, with the disease growing especially quickly among young people, doctors are warning.

Ho Chi Minh City always creates good conditions for the Vietnam National University (VNU), Ho Chi Minh City and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to cooperate in post-graduate training and medicine research.

The Vietnam-China Friendship Association of southern Vinh Long province held its first congress for the 2017-2022 term on September 12, where 17 members of the executive board were elected.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has moved all flights between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Taiwan from September 13 to a day later due to storm Talim.

The Vietnamese Women’s Union (VWU) and Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD) on September 12 signed a cooperation agreement for 2017-2022, focused on sharing information and experience in enhancing gender equality.

Hanoi’s air quality has been at an acceptable level less than two days a week, according to a newly released document.

VOV.VN - Located in Lai Hoa commune, Soc Trang province, the Khmer’s Lakhanawong Xung Thum Pagoda has nurtured many disadvantaged students. VOV’s Thach Hong reports on how the pagoda has helped children in difficult circumstances attend school.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has pledged that the Party, State and Government of Vietnam always back the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Cambodia’s news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) to further bolster their cooperation in the future.

Hanoi plans to build 14 bridges crossing the Red and Duong Rivers in the city from now to 2030, revealed Vu Duy Tuan, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

“Navigating Towards the Free and Open Seas of Asia: The Role of Maritime Law in Maintaining Good Order at Sea” was the theme of a workshop in Hanoi on September 12.

VOV.VN - The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting announced September 12 typhoon Talim has formed in the East Sea and is now a tropical low-pressure near the eastern coast of the Philippines. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam road toll has risen after a man died at the scene of an accident Tuesday, September 12, on Highway 610 in the town of Nam Phuoc in central Quang Nam Province. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged accelerating land clearance for the construction of the Vietnam National University-Hanoi, which is at the core of a planned university town in Hoa Lac area, Hanoi’s suburban Thach That district. 

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Cambodia’s news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) discussed measures to elevate bilateral cooperation during talks in Hanoi on September 12.