The police of Song Ma district, the northern mountainous province of Son La, have detained two men for illegally transporting 10 cakes of heroin (about 3.5 kg). 

VOV.VN - A downpour in Hanoi which lasted 3 hours on June 19 caused heavy traffic chaos. Many streets in Hoan Kiem, Dong Da and Thanh Xuan precincts were flooded.

Ho Chi Minh City has installed 4,000 surveillance cameras on its public buses that are helping to expose drivers for speeding and rude behavior.

A state-run company that monopolizes the control of power in Vietnam is set to undergo a restructure which it says will help the electricity market become more competitive, even though experts believe the otherwise.

Workers in Vietnam are struggling to survive on meager minimum wages amidst the rising cost of almost everything in the Southeast Asian country.

VOV.VN - The Khmer language is now being taught in schools in the Mekong Delta.

The Medical Examination and Treatment Management Department under the Ministry of Health has called on centrally-run hospitals and provincial health departments to organise training courses on dengue fever diagnosis and treatment at both private and public health centres. 

Public transport management in Ho Chi Minh City has greatly improved compared to five or seven years ago, thanks to modern technologies, experts said.

Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should step up the application of technologies in regional tourism development amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution 4.0 (FIR), a Vietnamese expert said.

A Khong (Zero) Dong shop that offers donated clothing and household appliances, most of them new and some of them secondhand, is seeing a brisk business in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. 

A seminar discussing the launch of a scheme on strengthening the capacity of land pricing and land price information system based on Vietlis software took place in Hanoi on June 19. 

The Supreme Patriarch of Thailand His Holiness Somdet Phra Arayawongsakhatayan said the relationship between the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the Thailand Buddhist Sangha (TBS) has made noted strides over the past time.   

Heavy downpours are expected in the northern region until June 21, with warnings of flash floods and landslides in mountainous provinces.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has become the first locality nationwide to provide health insurance support to all people living with HIV/AIDS and taking antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.

VOV.VN - The number of workplace deaths in Ho Chi Minh City has hit 68 so far this year and is outpacing last year’s numbers, said Mai Hoai Nhan of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Hanoi authorities have again claimed there is sufficient legal ground to implement the draft resolution on banning motorbike in the inner city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese community in India and Nepal held the first congress on June 18 in New Delhi to discuss the establishment of the General Association of Overseas Vietnamese in the two countries.

While most of Ho Chi Minh City was getting its beauty sleep on June 11, expat teacher and cyclist Matthew Wright was setting his GPS and prepping his bike for an epic charity ride.

The Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Tourism opened in Ha Long City, the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 19 as part of the eventful 2017 APEC year.

Nearly 300 tonnes of oil carried by the foreign vessel Chemroad Journey stranded near Phu Quy Island off Binh Thuan province, were pumped into its aft tanks to lighten it and raise the bow section of its grounded tanks on June 18.

 Administration of public lands should be tightened to increase Ho Chi Minh City’s revenues, a city People’s Council meeting heard recently.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with leaders of press agencies in Hanoi on June 18, asking press outlets to report more on business climate improvement efforts.

A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport on June 18 to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam. 

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are struggling to deal with severe congestion inside and outside a highly hectic port considered among the busiest in Vietnam.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City are set to step up security and order in the metropolis ahead of the upcoming meeting sessions of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

As many as 500 policy beneficiaries and poor people in the central province of Quang Nam received free cataract surgeries at the provincial General Hospital on June 18.

Hanoi authorities have approved a construction waste recycling project that can replace some of the materials used in building pavements and rural roads.

Coastal communes in the south central province of Quang Ngai are facing alarming environmental pollution as a result of the waste discharged from residential areas, industrial production and tourism activities.

Owners of websites with the Vietnamese domain name “.vn” can  now transfer domain names directly following a circular that was promulgated last year finally coming into effect, said the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC).

The final round of the Da Nang Startup Runway 2017 took place in the central city on June 17 with the participation of 10 outstanding teams.