The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has submitted a solid-waste treatment plan to 2025 to the Ministry of Construction, which will seek approval from the Government.

Vocational training and occupational counselling for people with autism are needed to help them live independently and better integrate into society, experts said.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Sao Ly, a 24-year-old Vietnamese student from the central city of Danang has received full PhD scholarships to study at eight prestigious US universities.

The Criminal Investigation Police Department has joined forces with police in the northern province of Bac Ninh to detain a group of people for threatening the chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and several other officials, said Major General Ho Sy Tien, director of the department.

Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest tourism hub of Vietnam, attracting 60 percent of foreign visitors to the country every year. Recently, there are numerous proposals to make it “the city that never sleeps” to lure more visitors.

The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security will prosecute two additional suspects related to the embezzlement case against former PetroVietnam Construction (PVC) chairman, Trinh Xuan Thanh.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in the Republic of Korea (VSAK) held its sixth congress in Seoul on April 2 to review its work from 2015-2017 and plan for the next three years.

Some provincial departments might be merged in keeping with the Government’s commitment to streamline its notoriously clunky and bloated bureaucracy, according to a new draft resolution circulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) will hold the National Elderly Day on 10 April 2017. 

The Ministry of Labor is laying foundations for human resource and skill development in keeping with international standards and adjusting labor forces to changes towards the Thailand 4.0 goal.

Thais nationwide visited Dusit Maha Prasart Throne Hall to pay respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

Anti-drug forces in Vietnam's northern province of Lao Cai arrested two men in possession of 4,000 methamphetamine pills on April 1.

Scores of workers at a Korean-invested electronics factory in north-central Vietnam have been hospitalized with symptoms including vomiting, nausea and fainting after having lunch in the canteen on April 1.

It has been increasingly difficult for people in Ho Chi Minh City to find parking space for their bicycles as many parking lots have been turning their back on cyclists.

VOV.VN - A repatriation ceremony for remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held on April 2 at the Danang International Airport in the central city of Danang.

Tonnes of young shrimps and fish have recently been released to the wild across the Mekong Delta region for the restocking of marine resources.

What started out as a gesture of good will has become Richard Hughes’ passion and destiny as he knocks on doors and crosses oceans in search of justice for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.

The traditional use of pangolin scales to treat blocked milk ducts is touted by a number of websites online, but doctors of traditional medicine said scientific research proves that it is ineffective.

VOV.VN - Belief and religion in Vietnam are frequently asked about at international forums on human rights

Over 1,100 alleys in Ho Chi Minh City are swamped every time the heavens open.

Hung Vuong Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City has got a digital mammography machine, the first public hospital in the city to use one, a top city health official said.

Representatives from nearly 50 leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) firms attend a forum to promote Vietnam-Japan ICT cooperation in Tokyo on March 31.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has  ordered the Vietnam Environment Administration to collaborate with Hau Giang province to investigate media reports about environmental pollution caused by Vietnam Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited.

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has received the 2016 Prince Claus Awards from the Embassy of the Netherlands.

The body of the last sailor aboard the Hai Thanh 26-BLC cargo ship that sank off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau  province was found on April 1.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Australia Executive Education and Training Showcase is set to get underway in Vietnam for the first time with the participation of fifteen leading Australian universities and executive training providers.

VOV.VN - The Taiwan National Immigration Agency reports there are 179,016 Vietnamese men and women legally residing and working in the small island nation off the coast of China as of March 27, 2017.

VOV.VN - Impressive, amazing, and emotional are how people describe the Hope Choir. Consisting of visually-impaired singers, the Choir sings with the hope of bringing happiness to everyone. 

The Ministry of Transport is gathering opinions for a draft decree on the operation and management of Uber and Grab taxis.

Viet Tri city in the northern province of Phu Tho, home to the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site, held an incense offering ceremony at the site on March 31, ahead of the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival.