A good neighbourly relationship will create favourable conditions for Vietnam and Cambodia to increase mutual benefits and firm foundation for security in each country and in the region as well as the world, scholars said at a seminar on bilateral ties in Phnom Penh on June 12.

VOV.VN - Every year on June 14, countries around the globe celebrate World Blood Donor Day to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and to thank those who give for their life-saving contributions.

VOV.VN - An investigation is under way into a fire on a narrow street in the city of Hanoi urban centre of Ha Dong that severely damaged a bookstore yesterday (June 11), reports the Zing Online Newspaper.

Poor children and families in border and remote areas in the Mekong Delta province of Long An and the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak received support during charitable events on June 10-11.

As many as 2,720 communes, or 30.48 percent of the country’s total, have been recognised as new style rural areas as of the end of May 2017, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Many international delegates, including Vietnam’s Tourism Ambassador and Hollywood film director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts planted trees along Nha Trang beach on June 11 within the framework of the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival.

While Vietnamese smartphone brands such as Hi-Mobile, BlueFone, F-Mobile, Avio and Zik 3G have left the market, others are thriving despite analysts' predictions.

“Idioms and proverbs of Vietnam” is among very few books that introduce idioms and proverbs with eye-catching illustrations.

Several major hospital construction projects that would have provided residents of the capital and its surroundings with thousands of beds have been abandoned over the past decade.

Floods in the Mekong Delta are expected to occur earlier this year due to higher than average rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, has underscored the need to employ synchronous solutions in environmental protection in the locality. 

Social network users could face fines of up to VND50 million (US$2,200) if they violate regulations in a draft decree proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

A tropical low pressure the East Sea on June 11 grew into a tropical storm – the first in the sea this year, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.

The Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dang Nong, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum will focus on raising rubber latex productivity instead of expanding the area of rubber trees. 

Chairman of the People’s Committee of central Quang Nam province Dinh Van Thu and Mayor of Gwangyang city of the Republic of Korea Jeong Hyun Bok signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation on June 10.

A festival featuring Ngoc Linh ginseng was opened in the central province of Quang Nam on June 10.

An initiative backed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on an island off central Vietnam is contributing to protect the Earth’s vital ocean ecosystems.

Hanoi is expected to face water shortage of up to 100,000 cubic meters a day during this summer, the municipal Department of Construction has announced.

VOV.VN - Eleventh-grader Pham Huy of Quang Tri province has invented a low-cost robotic arm for the disabled. Huy recently won third prize at an international science and engineering competition in the US.  

Vietnam’s environment ministry has fined the operator of a major landfill site in Ho Chi Minh City more than VND1.5 billion (US$66,100) for illegally discharging sewage.

Amid diplomatic tensions between Qatar and its neighbors, Vietnamese citizens living and working there are somewhat worried but their lives "remain stable," the Vietnamese embassy has said.

VOV.VN - Professor Nguyen Anh Tri, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, has been honored by the 2017 Vietnam Glory program for his outstanding contribution to Vietnam’s renewal over the past 30 years. This is the second time Tri has received the distinction.

A commendation ceremony for 400 exemplars in various fields across Vietnam was held by the Central Council for Emulation and Reward in Hanoi on June 10.

HCM City will install odour-control manholes to eliminate the foul smell emanating from sewers and reduce flood risks, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport and District 2 People’s Committee held a tree planting ceremony today (June 10) in response to World Environment Day.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs convened a conference today (June 10) in response to the Action Month on Drug Prevention and Control and the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (June 26).

VOV.VN - Sixteen Vietnamese residents of the cities of Ha Long and Cam Pha are accused of being part of a drug ring that smuggled major quantities of illicit drugs into the northern Vietnam region from China.

Contaminated water has risen to the top of the suspect list behind the deaths of eight patients whose condition became critical after receiving dialysis at a hospital in northern Vietnam recently.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are considering the relocation of households in 40 locations at risk of riverbank subsidence.

VOV.VN - The Cat Ba langur is listed as one of the 25 most endangered species in the World Red Book. In Hai Phong, the staff of Cat Ba National Park are working hard to preserve the langur from the impact of activities that adversely affect the environment.