A team of officials of Ha Tinh province and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) travelled to Formosa steel plant in Ha Tinh’s Ky Anh district immediately after receiving reports on an explosion at the plant on May 30.

The 21st festival for children with disabilities was held on May 31 at the Culture and Labour Palace of Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the International Children’s Day.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged localities to promptly take measures to prevent Vietnamese fishermen from illegally fishing in foreign waters.

Child patients in Ho Chi Minh City and disadvantaged children in the central province of Khanh Hoa on May 30 received gifts to celebrate Children’s Day.

The 5th National Workshop on the Impact of Qualifications Frameworks and Regional Quality Assurance Standards on Vietnam’s Higher Education opened in central Da Nang city on May 30.

Representatives of Japan’s Democratic Party and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) discussed labour issues during a working session on May 30, Lao dong (Labour) daily reported.

VOV.VN - FrieslandCampina Vietnam has implemented diverse programs to strengthen children’s right to drink milk and raise their awareness on the importance of nutrients in milk in response to the World Milk Day (June 1, 2017).

The emerald waters that enchant locals and visitors are slowly fading as Hoan Kiem Lake suffocates.

The development of tourism in Son Tra Peninsula of central Da Nang city must be in harmony with environmental and biodiversity protection and sustainable development, according to many participants in a seminar in Hanoi on May 30.

The World Health Organization has revealed that tobacco kills more than seven million people each year, and 80% of them live in low-and middle-income countries. 

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will join hands with State environmental agencies to organise activities to promote environment protection, the front’s leader said at a meeting held Hanoi on May 30 in response to the World Environment Day (June 5).

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) ranks first among 19 ministries and ministry-level agencies while the central city of Da Nang tops 63 provinces and cities in the Public Administration Reform Index 2016 (PAR Index 2016).

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital on May 30 began a training course for medical staff of the General Hospital and Eye Hospital of central Binh Dinh province.

Police at Cam Ranh International Airport in central Vietnam are following up on allegations made by three Chinese passengers who claimed that customs officers at the airport had tried to extort money from them.

Vietnamese customs officials thwarted an attempt to smuggle a 1.2-ton roulette machine that arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on May 30 on its way to Cambodia.

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VOV.VN - Hanoi police were showing off the fruits of their labour on May 30, in the form of a big drug seizure.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Animal Health Department has declared that all provinces and cities nationwide are free of avian flu, with no new outbreak detected.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung urged the local authorities of the Mekong Delta region to respond in time to protect the lives and properties of residents in erosion-prone areas while conducting an inspection tour of U Minh district of Ca Mau province on May 29.

The National Action Month against Domestic Violence was launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a ceremony in northern Vinh Phuc province on May 30.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea province of Gyeongbuk has opened a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, according to multiple media sources.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Vinh Long province Tran Hoang Tuu met with President of Kyowakiden Vietnam Co., Ltd. Yoshifumi Onoue on May 29 to discuss tackling saltwater intrusion.

The Ministry of National Defence and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) support institutes, universities and research units of the Vietnamese and Indian armies to strengthen cooperation and share experience, a senior officer has said.

The Ho Chi Minh City customs and police officials on May 29 seized used Roulette gambling machines that were disguised and declaired as new gaming machines. 

Residents have welcomed efforts to move electrical wires and telecommunication cables underground in downtown HCM City.

Children from ASEAN member countries and the bloc’s partner countries are joining together in a festival in Hanoi, hosted by the Vietnam Television (VTV) from May 29-June 4. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested a three-month delay on the implementation of a plan to develop a tourist area on the Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Da Nang, temporarily ending months of debate around the controversial zoning.

When a bill on amendments and supplements to the Law on Environmental Protection Tax is approved by the National Assembly, environmental protection taxes on HCFC (hydro-choloro-flouro-carbon) solution and plastic bags might be raised because thesr products have critical impacts on the enviroment.

Gamblers in Ho Chi Minh City have found a new playground as cockfight betting rings go online.

Vietnam’s transport ministry has suggested imposing fines of up to VND10 million (US$440) for service providers that violate pricing regulations at airports.