Fishermen in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have made efforts to recover production and resume to normal life after one year of sea environmental incident caused by Formosa.

Thirteen to 15 storms or tropical depressions will be seen in the East Vietnam Sea in 2017, the Vietnamese National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said on April 14.

Photos of the encounter have been widely shared by Vietnamese netizens, who keep a close watch on the murder investigation.

Ho Chi Minh City is seeking government approval to hold fireworks shows throughout the city in commemoration of the 42th anniversary of Reunification Day on April 30.

VOV.VN - The Mekong River Delta has nurtured young, passionate musicians. Quang Thanh Giang who lives in Can Tho city has an outstanding reputation for songs about his homeland.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims to have of its workforce covered by social insurance by 2020. To achieve this target, policies are needed to increase the number of insurees.

An action month on food safety was launched on April 15 in various localities across the country, focusing on producing, trading and using safe food and preventing liquor poisoning.

A new surgical technique developed by renowned obstetric surgeon Nguyen Viet Tien, who is also Deputy Health Minister, could replace the IVF (in-vitro fertilization) method for thousands of infertile women.

Customers who want to use Vietnamese domain names can register through registrars instead of registering with the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) from April 15.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on April 14 visited the family of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a nine-year-old girl murdered in Japan’s Matsudo city, Chiba prefecture in late March, to convey apology and sympathy over Linh’s death.

Scientists at the Vietnam National Institute of Oceanography (VNIO) have concluded a two-year study on ‘breeding’ artificial beaches in coastal Nha Trang City for tourist activities.

VOV.VN - France has dispatched one of its powerful Mistral amphibious carriers to lead drills on and around Tinian island in the western Pacific, with Japanese and US personnel and two troop-carrying helicopters sent by Britain.

VOV.VN - The 5-star express train is the first luxury rail system connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang.

VOV.VN - Microsoft Vietnam and the Audio Books Charity Fund for the Blind are sponsoring a year of free IT training courses for the visually impaired in HCM City.

Wanting to bring consumers clean and chemical-free vegetable products, an ambitious young crop scientist has acquired state-of-the-art technology from Israel to create an organic garden in the arid land of the  Central Highlands.

Local Khmer ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang are celebrating their traditional New Year Festival - Chol Chnam Thmay from April 14-16.

At least 35,000 units of blood are expected to be collected during this year’s “Hanh trinh Do” (Red Journey), which will take place from July 1 to 30.

Japan is committed to investigating the murder of Vietnamese girl Le Thi Nhat Linh in Chiba prefecture and punishing the culprit in line with the law, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on April 14.

More than 1,000 cases of sexual abuse against children occur in Vietnam each year and in the first quarter of 2017, 33 cases were reported, heard a forum in Hanoi on April 14.

VOV.VN - The driver and three tourists are safe after their bus erupted in flames yesterday afternoon (Apr. 13) on Highway 1 in the north-central province of Nghe An bordering Laos.

Residents and fishermen in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue affected by the environmental incident in 2016 have made effective use of compensation from the Taiwanese-invested Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel  Corporation.

The central province of Binh Dinh has invested more than VND1.6 trillion (US$70.5 million) mobilised from different sources in relieving damage caused by natural disasters in late 2016, said Ho Quoc Dung, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.

People with disabilities should not be viewed as unfortunates and need help, but those with equal rights and that rights must be ensured to enable them to help themselves and contribute to society, said Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam.

VOV.VN - An exhibition opened today (Apr. 14) in the province of Hai Duong chronicling the historical and legal evidence proving the sovereignty of Vietnam over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

VOV.VN - Three people died and one was seriously injured in an explosion occured in Thanh Minh Hamlet, Truc Phu Commune, Truc Ninh District, Nam Dinh Province at 9:00pm on April 13.

A crowd of people has flocked to Binh Son district in the central province of Quang Ngai to offer incense and bury a 400-kilogram fish which is believed to bring good luck to fishermen.

At least 2,765 communes (equivalent to 31%) and 38 districts nationwide will be recognised as new-style rural areas by the end of 2017.

Authorities, departments and sectors of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho were urged to focus on combating human trafficking in the locality, with reports of the crime increasing. 

A plan has been approved by the Prime Minister to develop the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark in the northernmost province of Ha Giang to 2030.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement a national action programme addressing the consequences of bombs and mines left over from war in 2016-2020.