The Food Safety Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City officially made its debut at a ceremony on March 11, making the city become the first locality in the country piloting food safety management by only one agency. 

The Prime Minister has asked for intensifying the management of liquor products and stringently handling violations of food safety relating to the products following a series of alcohol poisoning cases in the country.

Many pavements in Hanoi were cleared of encroachments on March 10, the first day of a campaign that targets removing illegally parked cars, shops, extended canopies and other obstructions.

Physical education is considered as important as academic education, but the role of physical education is limited in many schools, showing the need for more investment in infrastructure and manpower in the field.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan noticed the relatively big and diverse potential for development of Nam Nhun while visiting this border district of the north-western province of Lai Chau on March 11.

Customs officials in Vietnam's northern port city of Haiphong found on March 10 more than a ton of dried seahorses smuggled from Peru in disguise of cattle skin.

The ten winners of the Vietnam Outstanding Youth Faces Award 2016 were named on March 10 following a meeting of the organizers, the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union’s Centre Committee and the Fund for Vietnam’s Young Talents.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on March 10 confirmed that several recent cyber attacks targeting the websites of some airports in Vietnam did not affect aviation activities and operation of the airports.

The construction of the Tonkin Gulf fishery logistics center in Co To island district, northern Quang Ninh province, is expected to be put into operation in March, said Secretary of the district Party’s Committee Hoang Ba Nam.

The A/H5N1 avian influenza has been detected at fowl farms of some households in Hoa Long Commune, the northern province of Bac Ninh.

The action month for labour safety and hygiene will start in Hanoi on May 1 as part of the city’s effort to raise public awareness of occupational safety as well as promote enforcement of the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene.

VOV.VN - Over 60 Vietnamese entrepreneurs have convened in HCM City to hear about the benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies that integrate zero-tolerance towards threatened wildlife consumption.

VOV.VN - Representative from the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Japan signed agreements on March 10, providing US$345 thousand of non-refundable ODA for five programs in southern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - State-owned Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) has announced it is deploying smart city digital solutions to enhance the experience for visitors travelling the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has from March 10 been conferred the title of Visiting Professor of International Healthcare for a term of four years.

 A conference was held in Mekong delta Can Tho city on March 10 to launch a Norway-funded project on social integration for people with disabilities in the 2017-2020 period.

Central Da Nang city has launched a series of preventive measures to prevent the outbreaks of H7N9 avian influenza in the city.

Experts have predicted that the southern region will see reduced drought and salinity and more out-of-season rain in the dry season of 2017, as it is an area affected by the neutral phase which is a transit stage between El Nino and La Nina.

Vietnam’s first-ever truck driving tournament is taking place at the Dong Mo Culture and Tourism Village in Hanoi on March 10-11.

Work on the construction of the Duong river surface water plant started on March 9 in Phu Dong commune in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district.

As many as 2,000 Vietnamese students are studying in New Zealand, the New Zealand Education revealed at a seminar recently held in Ho Chi Minh City to introduce opportunities in the country. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals that the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop on the concept Development of the Transnational Threat Information-Sharing Center agrees to develop existing ASEAN’s mechanism and study more on establishing the ARF Transnational Threat Information.

The ongoing ‘sidewalk reclamation’ campaign in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has sparked concern over its negative effects on the busy Bui Vien ‘backpacker area,’ arguably the most popular nightlife street in the southern metropolis.

All lakes in the inner city and 36 of the 140 polluted lakes on the outskirts have been cleaned, the Hanoi Water Drainage Company has said.

The rate of children suffering from gastric disease is growing due to schooling pressure and inappropriate food, health experts have said.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang attended the ceremony marking the 20th founding anniversary of Special Task Police Battalion No 1 in Hanoi on March 9.

A foreign man has been admitted to Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi after drinking alcohol from two local eateries, with doctors citing methanol poisoning as the primary suspect.

The Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (SACICT) will host "Innovative Craft Award 2017" this month to promote the handicrafts that serve modern-day purposes. 

VOV.VN - Sending workers abroad is a mainstay of national socio-economic development. 

As many as 32 Vietnamese tourism businesses are participating in the International Tourism Exchange Berlin (ITB) 2017 in Germany, which runs from March 8 – 12.