VOV.VN - Investigators are searching for the cause of a massive fire at a 5-storey commercial down cleaning and manufacturer in Can Tho.

VOV.VN -AIA Group Limited, the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, announced on March 23 the signing of a multi-year agreement with David Beckham, under which he will become the Company’s Global Ambassador. 

A consultation conference was held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on March 22, focusing on measures to enhance cooperation between the locality and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in fighting and adapting to natural disasters targeting children. 

The Sai Gon Water Corporation (Sawaco) has submitted a funding proposal to build underground water tanks that will replace seven unused water towers in HCM City.

Fluctuating temperatures, combined with drizzle and high humidity, have created conditions for an unseasonal influx of pediatric diseases, doctors said.

Da Nang city continues to top the Vietnam ICT Index 2016, the rankings on the readiness for information and communications technology development and application, which was revealed on March 22.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam on March 21 night decided to inspect operations at the air traffic control station in Hai Phong city’s Cat Bi International Airport.

HCM City plans to open special street-food areas in District 1 as part of a pilot programme to move vendors to designated pavements, among other plans to improve the livability of the city.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan on March 22 kicked off a Belgian-funded project on improving the river basin management capacity in the context of climate change (PIM).

On March 22 Generali Vietnam Life Insurance LLC launched the first comprehensive 2-in-1 insurance plan in the Vietnamese market.

Two flights were unable to contact air traffic controllers at an airport in northern Vietnam earlier this month after it was discovered that the first command was asleep and his assistant was absent, the country’s aviation watchdog confirmed on March 21.

Vietnam has detained two bloggers over the past week following an investigation that found they had spread "propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". 

The source claimed that Ri Ji-Hyon, a 33-year-old from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) suspect in the Kim murder, had tricked Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese suspect, into committing the crime.

A new environment report paints a very bleak picture of Vietnam’s wastewater treatment, saying it only manages to treat a small percentage of the daily discharge from the country's industrial zones.

A programme on developing human resources serving the health sector in 2011-2016 proved effective, helping the Ministry of Health establish and fortify key foundations of the medical workforce system, heard a review conference in Hanoi on March 22. 

Innovation has been seen as a tool to boost socio-economic development in Vietnam, said Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh at a conference on innovation in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on March 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building a national strategy on intellectual property for Vietnam.

Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Francis Gurry vowed to keep assisting Vietnam in intellectual property field at a meeting with Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien in Hanoi on March 22.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training of Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on labour cooperation in Hanoi on March 22.

The Japanese water education programme named “Mizuiku – I love clean water” was launched in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on March 22.

HCM City’s police have busted a weapon trading ring in the city.

Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong has affirmed that the union pays great attention to partnership with the Institute of Argentine-Vietnamese Culture (ICAV) and hopes to further promote the ties.

The People’s Court of northern mountainous Hoa Binh province has sentenced nine out of 23 drug smugglers to death on charges of “illegally trafficking drugs, illegally possessing military weapons and not denouncing crimes”.

More than 8,500 disadvantaged students in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong will receive over 500 tonnes of rice in the second academic semester this year as decided by the provincial People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - Former Miss Vietnam titleholder Pham Huong and her team recently donated food and supplies to the needy living along the Red River in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - On March 22, the Japanese water education programme “Mizuiku – I love clean water” was launched in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre with the aim of educating children on the role of water on the planet.

VOV.VN - For the fourth consecutive year in a row, employees have selected Unilever as the Best Place to Work in Vietnam, according to job recruiter Anphabe’s annual 100 Best Places to Work roundup.

VOV.VN - The outbreak of avian flu that decimated farmed and wild birds around the globe and in Vietnam in 2016 doesn't show signs of letting up in 2017.

A national meeting took place in the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 22 in response to the UN’s annual World Water Day.

Vietnam joined other 19 countries and territories in responding to cyber security incidences at an international drill themed “Emergence of a New DDoS Threat” held in Hanoi on March 22.