Ministries, agencies and administrations of central provinces have been requested to work harder to deal with the widespread flooding which has left heavy consequences in the central region.

VOV.VN - The local nursery of Tran Tien Dung in the Nhat Tan Flower Village of Hanoi has more than 400 white apricot trees for sale at prices ranging from US$44 (VND1 million) to US$1,320 (VND30 million).  

VOV.VN -  An exhibition featuring Vietnam’s international integration opened in Hanoi on December 16 with hundreds of photos and books that detail Vietnam’s international integration during each period and its achievements in the process.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Committee for UNESCO and the Ministry of Education and Training have honored organizations and individuals for their outstanding contributions to encourage book reading habits in rural areas. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour in collaboration with the Asian Foundation held a conference on December 16 in Hanoi to discuss measures to expand the guest worker program and comprehensive reforms to improve it.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Xuan Cuong, has urged relevant agencies to step up food safety inspections as consumption increases ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak aims to cut the poor household rate by 2.5 – 3 percent per year by 2020, said Pham Ngoc Nghi, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of saving 2 - 2.5% of energy consumption per year between now and 2020, with a view to protecting the environment.

An exhibition on archeological excavations at the Ho Dynasty Citadel in the past five years opened in the central province of Thanh Hoa on December 15.

VOV.VN - The national workshop on the results of the 2015 national internal migration survey was held in Hanoi on 16, December.

Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Malik research institute in Switzerland met on December 15, focusing on cooperation between the two sides in security management and technology application in fighting security challenges in many fields.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, provincial and city people’s committees and relevant offices to strengthen traffic safety works during New Year, Tết (Lunar New Year) and the Spring Festival.

Six people including three children were killed when their house in an alley in Ho Chi Minh City's District 3 went on fire early on December 16.

A woman in northern Vietnam in critical condition due to a tubal pregnancy has been saved after an hour-long surgery in her home’s attic.

 The Government is developing guidelines enabling People’s Committees of districts and provinces to sue polluters, Pham Van Loi, head of the Environmental Study Institute under the Vietnam Environment Administration, said at a recent conference on sustainable development.

VOV.VN - HIV experts and policy leaders gathered at a technical workshop to disseminate key achievements of HIV lay and self-testing in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - Hoi An ancient town is submerged in knee-deep water and local people have to travel by boat.

Conservation experts warn that 21 of Vietnam's 24 primate species are critically endangered.

The year 2016 has seen significant achievements and efforts from the entire education sector, helping boost its growth.

Coast guard officers in the southern Vietnamese city of Vung Tau are now able to harvest their first batch of fresh produce from their high-tech vegetable farm following several months of hard work.

VOV.VN - The 5th International Conference on Vietnam Studies themed “Sustainable Development in the Context of Global Change” takes place in Vietnam on December 15-16.

A strategy and programme on children-oriented disaster risk mitigation for 2017-2021 with a vision until 2030 will be built, as heard a national conference held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on December 15. 

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to receive support from Japan, including the country’s Ministry of the Environment, in climate change adaptation projects, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem. 

Over 1,000 people attended a career fair co-organised by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Korean Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City on December 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam called on scientists to provide scientific findings and recommendations for national development during the fifth international symposium on Vietnamese studies held in Hanoi on December 15. 

A regional symposium “Russian language in Southeast Asia” opened in Hanoi on December 15, attracting more than 200 delegates from Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Russia. 

Indonesia on December 15 handed over to Vietnam 39 fishermen who were arrested for illegal fishing in Indonesia’s waters.

The Government and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union should work together to create the most favorable environment for young people to take the lead in renovation and start-up activities and in tackling pressing social issues, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

A delegation of doctors from HCM City in collaboration with doctors of an eye hospital in Laos performed free eye surgery using Phaco technique on cataract patients in Vientiane from December 14-16. 

VOV.VN -  Japanese Minister of State Katsuro Nagai has pledged more support for Vietnam’s climate change response efforts.