VOV.VN -Officials confirm that one person was killed and two injured in an explosion at a construction shop in the city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province.

VOV.VN -Thousands of young people across the country voluntarily departed for military service today (Feb. 14), the Vietnam Military High Command has said.

VOV.VN - Chair of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has called on the Committee to explore the possibility of establishing more French Sister City relationships.

VOV.VN - On the morning of February 14, Nguyen Van Cu Street in Ho Chi Minh City was dubbed the ‘pathway of love’ decked with a galore of brilliantly coloured gifts and flowers for that special person in one’s life.

The central city of Da Nang has started a pre-feasibility study to relocate its railway station and redevelop the space with an urban project at a total cost of VND15.44 trillion (US$683.2 million).

Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Dinh La Thang has urged the People’s Committee to begin work on laying a pipeline to bring water to the city from Dau Tieng Dam in Tay Ninh province. 

The paucity of skilled IT (information technology) workers in the country was highlighted on February 13 as the FPT Corporation opened its second software village, F-Ville 2, in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Six people have now died out of 11 confirmed cases of food poisoning linked to foods consumed at a funeral service, hospital officials in the province of Lai Chau said on February 13.

VOV.VN - Bao Viet Insurance and Bao Viet Tokio Marine Insurance have signed an agreement to implement agricultural insurance in Vietnam. 

VOV.VN - Tay Ninh province has more than 3,000 Cham people who practice Islam. Their mosques are also cultural centers promoting solidarity among the Cham villages.

VOV.VN - Under the theme “Radio is you”, this year’s World Radio Day, which falls annually on February 13, focuses interaction with listeners.

Experts in Vietnam have warned of the risk of lead poisoning in children, including those who live in the city and far from industrial zones.

Love is in the air, with products wrapped and presented on store shelves, waiting to be bought by love birds for their significant others. 

As the host of the APEC Year 2017, Vietnam should have a stronger voice to promote globalisation and connectivity among APEC members, thereby fostering trade liberalisation and bringing growth to all people.

CMC Telecom has begun construction of its 2,000km cable express system through Vietnam.

The Nhon Trach water supply plant's first phase, which funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in the southern province of Dong Nai has proved effective, contributing to improving local living conditions and benefiting production activities of enterprises.

Universities and educational institutes must publicise their achievements, such as the rate of their graduates who have found jobs, before the national high school entrance exam of 2018, experts said at a recent conference.

VOV.VN - Radio has always been a convenient, engaging, popular and diverse media platform, Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) President Nguyen The Ky has said at a ceremony to mark World Radio Day 2017 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN -On February 13, the University of Science and Technology under the University of Danang received the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) certifications for its two training programmes.

Sink holes have been appearing over the past month in the Cho Don District of the northern mountain province of Bac Kan, generating anxiety among local residents.

Some 150 maps, documents and objects on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being displayed at an exhibition opened in Dong Hy district in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on February 13.

Youngsters should actively participate in planting and caring trees in their localities, contributing to protecting the environment and preventing land erosion, saltwater intrusion and dust storms.

Almost a year after Hanoi authorities said they were determined to eradicate a market selling mostly stolen automotive parts, nothing much has changed.

In poor, remote, mountainous areas, teachers are going up hills and down dales, knocking on students’ doors to try and get them return to school.

Authorities plan to demolish 68 illegally built houses, villas and restaurants in the Son Tra Nature Reserve if the households are not dismantled before a September deadline.

The Department of Planning and Investment of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has announced that from now until 2020 the province will mobilise VND255 trillion (US$11.4 billion) for infrastructure development.

Landslides, triggered by sea encroachment, high tides and strong winds caused five houses to collapse in the south central province of Binh Thuan on February 11 and 12.

Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have been striving to reach five goals to improve the quality of examinations and treatment, including safety, patient satisfaction, efficient management, effective services, and appropriate costs and prices.  

Vietnam’s agricultural sector plans to conduct surprise inspections of agricultural materials trade, food hygiene and discharge of wastewater into irrigation facilities.

The World Vision International (WVI), an organisation dedicated to supporting children and vulnerable populations worldwide, will provide US$1.8 million to support development in Quang Tri central province.