A project titled “End Violence against Children” of the World Vision Vietnam was launched on January 6.

Vietnam’s participation in ASEAN cooperation in the environment has clearly demonstrated the country’s proactive, active and responsible integration into the world.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Fatherland Front President Nguyen Thien Nhan has praised Great National Unity newspaper’s contributions to the revolutionary cause over the past 75 years.

VOV.VN - The US Embassy on January 6 partnered with the Central Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion to conduct its 6th annual blood drive at the Embassy in Hanoi to support the national blood supply.  

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on all related agencies to check the high-tide controlling culvert system is in good shape to prevent unexpected occurrences during Tet (the Lunar New Year).

A discussion on January 4 in Hanoi on global youth citizenship discussed ways for young Vietnamese to actively equip themselves with knowledge and skills to engage in global issues in an increasingly integrated world.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has directed the strict control of food origin and production to ensure food safety.

An outbreak of chickenpox has been reported at Gunze Vietnam Co Ltd in HCM City’s Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, with 30 people contracting the disease since November 17, according to the HCM City Preventive Health Centre.

The central city of Danang aims to build 1,325 houses for local social welfare beneficiaries in 2017, the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said at a conference to launch its 2017 tasks.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has directed the urgent completion of compensation for residents in localities affected by a marine environmental incident in the central region in early 2016.

Int'l human rights related covenants in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The central city of Danang has changed completely over the last 20 years. Now it becomes the most liveable city and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A motorbike suddenly burst into flames while crossing Le Van Luong-Lang Ha overpasses at 8:00 a.m on January 6.

Taking care of people, especially the needy and vulnerable, during the Lunar New Year (Tet), is the responsibility of all-level Party Committees and local authorities, an official has said.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has launch the International Kangaroo Math Contest (IKMC) with the purpose of promoting the movement of teaching and studying Mathematics following the trends of international integration and creating an open platform for students.

More 250 people were killed by natural disasters throughout Vietnam in 2016, the government said in a recent announcement.

Police received reports of 1,128 victims last year, but only rescued around half of them.

The Department of Transport in the central Vietnamese city of Danang has unveiled its official Facebook page intended to receive feedback and reports from local residents on traffic situations.

An argument between two former friends led to a murder that made headlines two years ago.

Vietnam is expected to produce six-in-one vaccines in 2017 or 2018 and by 2020 these will be used widely in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.  

A network of thousands of outstanding Vietnamese individuals living in foreign countries world-wide, is expected to be set up following a project newly kicked off by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The People’s Committee of central Quang Nam province has urged all departments and localities to help local residents enjoy the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

A symposium was held in Hanoi on January 5 to review 50 years of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and their implementation in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A get-together was held on January 5 in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 38th anniversary of the victory in the southwestern border defence war and the joint victory of Vietnam and Cambodia over the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime (January 7).

The 2017 national press award on the fight and prevention of corruption and wastefulness has been launched by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee. 

VOV.VN - From National Assembly elections to trade to the East Sea dispute: it’s been a turbulent year. Following, VOV looks at some of 2016’s top news events and most striking photographs.

The issuance of a national plan to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and the completion of maps of the Vietnam-Laos borderline are among outstanding events relating to natural resources and environment in 2016.

VOV.VN - The sailors stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands have begun to decorate their work and living areas and everything is beginning to take on a festive, homelike atmosphere.

VOV.VN - When thinking about Quang Ninh Province ‘idyllic’ is not a tourism attribute that typically would come to mind, say tourism officials.

Nguyen Van Phuong, Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien – Hue People’s Committee, ordered that the first phase payment of compensation to residents affected by the marine environmental accident should be completed before the Lunar New Year (Tet), which is due to fall on January 27.