The pilot project to put origin-tracing stamps on vegetable and fruits has gained initial successes after three months, a senior official has said.

Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on May 5 provided official information about the suicide of Nguyen Huu Tan, a suspect of an anti-state propaganda case, at the provincial Public Security Department’s detention centre.

VOV.VN - The Health Department of Hanoi on June 6 launched a campaign to clean up the environment in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15).

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on May 5 approved US$315 million in financing to improve water transport infrastructure in northern Vietnam, and sanitation and transport services in coastal cities in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on May 5 held the fourth meeting in the northern port city of Hai Phong to update the progress of drafting dossiers re-applying for UNESCO’s recognition of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to launch air ambulances to handle emergencies in Vietnam's largest city where traffic jams are the norm.

Vietnam’s agriculture ministry and its trade counterpart should clarify the causes behind falling pork prices and identify effective solutions, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined at a government meeting on Thursday.

Denmark will provide technical support for Vietnamese partners in the four strategic cooperation areas of education, healthcare, food safety and environment, said Danish Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnӕs.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on May 4 announced the National REDD Action Programme, which aims to increase forest cover to 45 percent of national territory and contribute to an 8 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

This year’s summer youth volunteer campaign will take place in difficult and remote areas across the country from June 1 to August 31 for the youth to join hands in building new-style rural and civilized urban areas.

Japanese police on May 5 served a new arrest warrant on Yasumasa Shibuya, 46, detained in relation to the death of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, charging the suspect with murder and abandoning of her body, Kyodo News reported.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 12 on May 5 inaugurated a centre to monitor more than 500 public security cameras as an effort to prevent street crimes.

Eighteen women whose husbands and children laid down in the fight for national liberation and protection in the southern province of Binh Phuoc were honoured with the “Heroic Vietnamese Mother” title on May 5.

Climate change has a huge impact on HCM City’s water resources, the head of its public water utility has warned.

VOV.VN - Indonesia has been waging a war on illegal fishing since 2014, claiming the practice negatively impacts the local economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea today (May 5) signed a memorandum of understanding that will serve as a foundation for enhancing worker safety cooperation in both countries and invigorate engagement in the global economy.

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra on May 4 presented the first-class Order of May to outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh Thao for his contributions to strengthening ties between the two nations.

The second Proof of Concept (PoC) contest, on climate change adaptation, was launched at a workshop held by the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC) under the Ministry of Science and Technology on May 4 in Hanoi.

Hanoi Opera House is scheduled to open for tours from June 2017, allowing domestic and international tourists to learn about Vietnam’s history, architecture and art.

Ho Chi Minh City and the Freesia Group of Japan will hold training courses in Japan and enhance links in education and vocational training  between universities and colleges in HCM City and their Japanese counterparts. 

Standards on emission concentration in Vietnam are below international standards. More pollutants in Vietnam, therefore, can be emitted than in other countries.

Using traditional medicine in tandem with local knowledge as well as alternative treatments was evaluated at an international conference held in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on May 4-5.

VOV.VN - Construction of La Khe station was completed and the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban skytrain project in Hanoi is taking shape

A north-central Vietnamese province has given the green light for an under-construction oil refinery to release treated wastewater directly into the sea for the next ten months.

With authorities tightening management over sand exploitation in rivers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the price of the substance has skyrocketed, creating a lucrative market for excessive mining.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on May 4 to mark the 72nd anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945-2017).

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) will continue to be a reliable address for philanthropists as well as mobilise more domestic and foreign resources to better social security and care for children, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

Customs officers at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on May 4 discovered over 4kg of products from elephant tusks and pangolin scales illegally transported from Africa to Vietnam.

The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang proposed Baise city in China’s Guangxi province grant annual BA, MA and PhD scholarships to its officials and students during talks between provincial representatives and a visiting delegation from the Chinese city on May 4.

Senior advisor to India’s Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) company Satish C. Mehta expressed the company’s willingness to assist the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in the effective use of energy during a local working session with the municipal authorities on May 4.