The food security component of the Spanish Government-funded integrated nutrition and food security project has produced positive results in dealing with malnutrition in under-5 children and ensuring food security.

Wrongdoings in building steel fishing vessels that made them fail to operate have affected the Government’s policy to develop a modern fishing fleet in service of offshore fishing and the nation’s sea sovereignty defence, and responsibilities will be clarified.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan has asked countries to increase institutionalising the leadership of women in coastal areas in policies on climate change and disaster response.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Coast Guard patrol vessel Echigo arrived at Tien Sa Port in Danang today (June 13) to begin six days of joint anti-piracy training exercises with the Vietnam and Philippines navies.

At least six people, including two women who were identified as Vietnamese citizens, were killed in a traffic accident on June 13 in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, 200 kilometers to the northeast of Bangkok.

Nearly 40km of the western coast in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been eroded, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Tam has said.

 Vietnam and Bangladesh two countries with the lowest adult obesity rate at 1 percent, according to the latest global study released on June 12. 

VOV.VN - To better assess, communicate and respond to risks from climate change at the community level, more than 100 experts gathered at a conference in Hanoi today (June 13), reported the Vietnam news Agency.  

The World Bank has recently approved US$53 million in funding for urban infrastructure development in two emerging middle cities in northern Vietnam, Lao Cai (Lao Cai province) and Phu Ly (Ha Nam province).

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has put into operation four more turbines, including three of Trung Son hydropower plant and one at Thai Binh thermoelectric plant, in the first 5 months of 2017, adding 495 MW to the national capacity.

An upgraded transformer of the Hoa Khanh 2 110kV transformer station in Hoa Khanh industrial park, Lien Chieu district, Da Nang was put into operation to ensure sufficient power supply for the APEC Leaders’ Meeting and related events to be held in the city in November.

International and domestic delegates are discussing and identifying solutions to ensure a high-quality, comprehensive approach to early childhood care, education and development at a two-day conference launched in Hanoi on June 12.

A stranded vessel from the Cayman Islands carrying 30,000 tons of chemicals has been spotted off Vietnam's central coast and is likely to sink, officials said.

Vietnamese workers in Qatar, where diplomatic tension with Gulf countries is escalating, will be evacuated if the situation becomes complicated, said the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a list of online public services at level 3 and 4, which will be implemented at ministries, departments and localities in 2017.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cabinet have decided to hire a foreign consultant to study opening another runway to raise the capacity of Tan Son Nhat international airport based in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), which offers up to 92% reduction in the risk of contracting HIV if taken consistently, will  be offered on a trial basis to people at high risk, including those in the LGBT community, in Ho Chi Minh City from March 2017 to September 2018.

Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the New Hanoi Art Company, received a bronze medal at the 10th International Design Award (IDA) ceremony held on June 10 in Los Angeles, the US.

Traffic police and authorities in HCM City are concerned about low road safety awareness of road users, which results in a large number of traffic accidents in the city.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpour in the morning of June 13 caused severe flooding and traffic congestion in many streets in Hanoi.  Some photos:

Numerous activities to recreate marine resources and protect the environment were organised during the ongoing Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2017.

Free medical check-ups and surgeries were provided for hundreds of children in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from June 10-12.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are paired with Milan (Italy) and Kosice (Slovakia), respectively, under the World Cities project launched by the European Union (EU) in Hanoi on June 12.

Dak Glei, a poor district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, has got a facelift thanks to a project on poverty reduction in the region.

The national housing development strategy targets having 12.5 million square metres of social and affordable housing by 2020.

The Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sangha marked the 78th founding anniversary of the Buddhist branch with a grand ceremony at An Hoa Pagoda in Phu Tan district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, on June 12.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO on June 15 will celebrate its 40th anniversary 

VOV.VN - A five day joint Vietnamese-Lao workshop casting the spotlight on journalism in the digital age has opened in the capital city of Vientiane, the Vietnam News Agency reported on June 12.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has ordered 27 coastal provinces across the country to examine the building of new steel fishing boats, under PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s request.

 Some 40 Vietnamese intellectuals and specialists living in Switzerland have gathered in a seminar to discuss their role in enhancing cooperation in education and scientific research between the two countries.