Some 34,214 State-owned cars cost the State budget more than US$486 million per year, according to Tran Duc Thang, Director of the Department of Public Asset Management under the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The Vietnam – Laos border youth friendship village was handed over to the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union in Khamkout district, the Lao province of Bolikhamsay on March 9. 

Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam will spend over VND128 billion (US$5.6 million) on a project to establish an elephant conservation area. 

The website of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, www.tansonnhatairport.vn, was allegedly hacked on late March 8 as many people reported to have failed to enter this website at about 10:45 p.m. of the day.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh chaired on March 9 an online meeting of the National Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud, and Counterfeit Goods and its branches in 63 provinces and cities throughout the nation.

The 13th Meet Vietnam programme features 13 international workshops and five training courses on science in central Binh Dinh province’s Quy Nhon city from March 6-10.

An increase in the number of serious methanol poisoning cases reported in Hanoi in the past several days has raised concerns among the city’s drinkers and health authorities.

The Republic of Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co.,Ltd will take full responsibility for the recent fire incident at the construction site of Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant, in the central province of Binh Thuan.

This year’s Assistance Programme for Workers has been launched to provide free employment information for people who are seeking jobs in HCM City and other provinces, including Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Tien Giang, Dak Nong and Can Tho city.

Nearly 80% of people in the central coastal province of Thua Thien – Hue have access to clean water thanks to a national target programme on clean water and environmental sanitation in 2016-2020.

A five-year-old boy from HCM City’s District 10 died recently from choking on jelly cubes, sold in Vietnam in small plastic containers with a peel-off top. 

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Vietnam and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) have agreed to jointly organise activities to celebrate 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC).

The Hanoi People’s Court on March 8 sent the Ocean Bank case back to the nation’s main prosecuting agency, the People’s Supreme Procuracy, for further investigation and reframing of charges.

The 12th National Women’s Congress concluded in Hanoi on March 9 after three working days, with seven targets for 2017-2022 approved.

VOV.VN - Parts of a well-known market in the province of Dong Nai burned to the ground on March 9, fire officials have reported.

Vietnam’s automobile sales in February jumped 50% from a year ago to 17,621 units, industry group VAMA said in a report released on March 8.

VOV.VN - Nha Trang City in the south central province of Khanh Hoa has welcomed thousands of Chinese visitors each day, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group said that it plans to sign an agreement with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to gauge consumer satisfaction.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed three investment options to construct a north – south highway in a document submitted to the Prime Minister signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Nhat.

With the ‘sidewalk reclamation’ campaign continuing in District 1 and several other neighborhoods of Ho Chi Minh City, chances are that if your motorbike or car is parked outside a café or an eatery, it will be slapped with a ticket. But who will pay the fine?

Nearly 4,200 new cars and 9,000 new motorbikes are registered in the city every month.

The capital is limiting cars to parking on only one side of the road to tackle worsening congestion.

A foreigner has been admitted to a hospital in Hanoi with dimming vision suspected of methanol poisoning, Tuoi Tre Online reported on March 8.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to suffer its coldest spell of weather so far this year on March 8, with temperatures in Hanoi expected to drop to as low as 14 degrees Celsius.

A giant embroidery of Guanyin, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, will be the special gift prepared by the Gyalwang Drukpa for his visit to the country next week.

The Vietnamese hospital sector has become more appealing to foreign investors, as more players are about to enter the high-end healthcare segment. Lucien Blanchard, general manager  of Hanoi French Hospital, discussed large investment plans to strengthen its sition in the market.

VOV.VN - With major achievements in gender equality, Vietnam has been considered by the UN a highlight in implementing Millennium Development Goals.

Hanoi plans to build 250 new public toilets this year to add to the 370 currently in use, the city’s construction department said.

Job demand in the IT industry is higher than ever and will continue to grow in the near future, according to a report from VietnamWorks, a job recruitment website.

A requiem to commemorate Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives to defend national sovereignty was held in Khanh An pagoda in Thailand’s northeastern province of Udon Thani on March 8.