Nearly 160,000 residents of eight Red River Delta provinces benefited from a programme for rural water supply and sanitation during the past four years.

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has instructed localities to stop licensing new ride-hailing services in a bid to control app-based taxis, which are putting pressure on traffic infrastructure and other transport companies.

Measures to tackle climate change’s impacts were the main theme of a recent conference on the agricultural sector in the context of implementing the Paris Climate Accord.

VOV.VN - Experts say that rising temperatures will drive up global sea levels and the number of floods could double by 2050 submerging coastal cities and countries.

VOV.VN - 24 coastal areas in the Mekong Delta with a total length of 147 km have recorded landslide and soil erosion.

VOV.VN - The Law on Children took effect on June 1, making it illegal for parents to post their child’s photo online.

Many public organisations and NGOs operate in the field of children protection in HCM City but do not work closely with one another, according to experts.

Vietnam risks a loss of 7.2 million tonnes of rice yield and 3.2% of its agricultural land by the late 21st century as a result of climate change, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development forecast.

Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa, on June 15, captured a man for transporting 1,200 synthetic pills.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation co-organised a cultural and sports exchange event in Phnom Penh on June 16 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (June 24).

VOV.VN - About 20 Hanoi youth are helping to raise money for the medical needs of disadvantaged children by auctioning off their drawings today (June 17) at the Hanoi Children Palace located at 36 Ly Thai To Street.

The two suspects, one of whom is a Vietnamese national, in the case of the murder of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) citizen Kim Chol will appear before the Shah Alam high court in Selangor state on July 28.

VOV.VN - Radio the Voice of Vietnam and Southern Power Corporation today (June 17) jointly presented 100 water supply tanks to needy families in five communities in the Can Gio District of Long An Province.

VOV.VN - A rally was held today (June 17) at the city of Can Tho Sports Competition House to celebrate the 3rd International Yoga Day.

More than 40 children aged from 9 to 14 from south eastern localities including Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh, were taught about the participation rights of children at a course in Binh Duong on June 16.

Preparations for the APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Tourism slated for June 19 in the northeast province of Quang Ninh have basically completed, the provincial authorities announced at a press conference on June 16.

A photo contest themed “People and nature in the context of climate change for sustainable development” was launched on June 16 by the National Hydro-meteorological Service (NHS).

The Prime Minister has decided to establish a National Committee for Children which will help the Government and the PM deal with child-related issues and implement children’s rights. 

A budget of over VND394.6 billion (US$17.36 million) has been earmarked for gifts to revolutionary contributors in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947-2017).

VOV.VN - A couple have been arrested and charged with conspiring to smuggle drugs into the northern region of Vietnam from China, according to a post by the Tuoitre Online Newspaper.

VOV.VN - Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai visited the Voice of Vietnam headquarters today (June 16) and congratulated the staff on Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day (June 21). 

The north and the northern part of the central region are likely to see rainstorms of varying degrees this weekend, the weather office says.

A workshop was co-held by the Ministry of Construction and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Hanoi on June 16 to implement the action plan for green growth in the building sector.

VOV.VN - A young woman was killed in an accident on Thang Long Boulevard in Hanoi this afternoon (June 16) by a trailer truck that left her electronic power-assisted bicycle crushed, reported Zing Online Newspaper.

VOV.VN - A fire broke out at a motorbike repair shop in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City at No. 4 Luong Huu Khanh Street on June 14, destroying property valued in the tens of thousands of dollars.

VOV.VN - At first glance, packages of dried fruit and candy looked like a normal shipment coming through customs at the Tan Son Nhat Airport. But instead the phony confectionary was packed full of marijuana.

 The Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh hosted a ceremony on June 16 to receive Friendship Orders bestowed by the Kingdom of Cambodia on the university staff and 12 lecturers.

The first national press award on children is inviting entries from reporters, journalists, collaborators and press agencies across the country from now until March 5, 2018. 

The World Bank-funded project “Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation” (VnSAT) has quality over quantity in farming since it started two years ago.

VOV.VN - Microsoft announced today (June 16) that it would introduce several innovative programs to recruit and train computer and software professionals for the Ho Chi Minh City workforce, reported the Vietnam News Agency.