Three Nepali men embarking on a cycling tour across Asia to spread the message of environmental protection have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The explosion of social media has enabled people to access and share information much faster. But the rapid development of information technology also poses grave challenges to information managers.

A smart traffic operation centre in Ho Chi Minh City will receive an investment of US$265 million from 2017 to 2020, the city’s Department of Transport has said.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are struggling to reach the target of having wastewater treatment systems at all export processing zones, industrial parks and industrial complexes by 2020.

FPT Software expects to earn 200 million USD through the sale of automotive technology solutions and employ 8,000 people by 2020, the company said.

It is necessary to provide more care for workers, from meals with safe and nutritious foods to issues related to housing support and legal assistance, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung held a dialogue with local residents in Dong Tam commune in the city’s My Duc district on April 22.

VOV.VN - Volunteer doctors and health workers from the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho have once again provided free medical exams, treatment and medicine for needy residents of the Cambodian province of Kom Phong Spu.

VOV.VN - After 6 months of investigation and a 2-day trial, the International Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague concluded that Monsanto has damaged the ecosystem and inflicted losses on the environment and people in many countries, including Vietnam during the American war. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met today (Apr. 22) at the Tien Son Sports Palace in the city of Danang with workers and leaders of construction, carpenters, plumbers and sheet metal unions.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training has unveiled that four of the brightest high school students have been chosen to compete at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad this coming July 6-15 at Mahidol University in Thailand.

Police in Vietnam's southern province of Tay Ninh said they have fined two Vietnamese for illegally brokering marriage for foreigners.

The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on April 21 to announce the ASEAN ICT Awards 2017 (AICTA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has taken measures to help people with disabilities integrate into the community.

 Hanoi authorities are sparing no efforts to settle the incident in Dong Tam commune, My Duc district, in the direction of seeking solutions ensuring legitimate rights and interests of involved parties in a harmonious manner, thus restoring security and social order in the locality.

Ho Chi Minh City police have handed over professional equipment to Vientiane police to help enhance the capability of the Lao capital’s police in fighting against crimes.

An exhibition displaying maps and documents about Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on April 21.

The Vietnamese Association in Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic, on April 21 excluded the racial factor in the April death of a Vietnamese in the country. 

The second ASEAN conference on health impact assessment towards sustainable development of the association took place in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 21. 

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Fire Department is teaching its crews techniques for rescuing trapped victims, after a review of procedures showed there was work to be done.

The southern province of Dong Nai will prioritise resources for social housing construction between now and 2020, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Vinh. 

Vietnam ups 30 places in the latest KOF index of globalisation ranking released by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland on April 20.

VOV.VN - A benefit concert on April 22 will raise money for the Huong Duong Orphan and Disable Patronage Centre in the province of Binh Duong located just north of Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam.

The second waste water plant capable of treating 17,000 cubic metres per day was put into use in Thuan An town, the southern province of Binh Duong on April 21.

The coast guards of Vietnam and China conducted a joint fishery patrol on shared fishing grounds in the Tonkin Gulf from April 18-20, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported. 

Still in her thirties, Truong Hai Nhung has already earned a PhD in human and animal physiology, authored works for 34 international and national publications and seminar reports, though her road to success was not always a bed of roses.

The Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City will feature a light show and cultural performances to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and the International Labour Day (May 1).

The Lao State has presented medals and orders to 33 officials, experts, and volunteer soldiers in Vietnam’s central Da Nang city in recognition of their contributions to Laos’s revolution.

About four out of five Vietnamese consumers are willing to spend more on food produced from materials labelled safe and environmentally friendly, according to a survey conducted by Nielsen Vietnam.

A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam’s beauty and tourism potential recently opened at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv.