The Vietnam – Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) will continue to work closely with the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association (LVFA) to promote friendship exchange activities, thus enhancing mutual understanding and tightening the bilateral relations, said VLFA Chairman Tran Van Tuy.

The number of criminal cases in 2016 was 54,511, a reduction of 4.4 percent from 2016 but organised crimes have shown signs of increasing in some localities.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is taking plenty of precautions this year after several forest fires broke out last year at the U Minh Ha National Park.

The individual prize of the annual Kovalevskaya awards 2016 went to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Phi Phung, a lecturer from the University of Natural Science under the Vietnam National University – HCM City.

The Southern Power Corporation (SPC) of the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) has been working to bring electricity to not only rural island communes but also border areas in recent years.

The Mekong Delta City of Can Tho aims to have all of its 36 communes by 2019 and four districts by 2020 recognised as new-style rural areas.

VOV.VN - An explosion at the compound of the Vinh Tan 4 Thermal Power Plant this morning (Mar. 7) was a significant technical event but it is not a nuclear accident, officials told VOV reporters.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is striving to tackle overload at the Cam Ranh International Airport, including calling for additional capital to complete the construction of its second runway.

More than 2 million households have received loans totaling VND44.2 trillion (US$1.95 billion) from aprogramme designed to help business households in disadvantaged regions as of February 28, 2017, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated the women’s movement and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) for their past achievements in his speech at the opening of the 12th National Women’s Congress in Hanoi on March 7. 

Data collected from 68 surveillance cameras along the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway in southern Vietnam will be analyzed by a control center for real-time analysis of traffic situations.

VOV.VN - The 12th National Congress of Vietnamese women will be held from March 7th to 9th in Hanoi, aiming to reform women’s unions’ activities to encourage women to be creative and further contribute to national development.

Two more cases of A/H7N9 bird flu infection in humans were reported in China’s Zhuang Autonomous Region, near Vietnam’s northern mountainous provinces of Cao Bang and Ha Giang, according to the regional health and family planning commission.

The third phase of a project on upgrading Vietnam’s capability to measure rain and detect storms and lightning has been launched at the Pha Din Radar Station in northern Dien Bien province, reported the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Utilising art performances and the model of green school to teach environmental protection in schools is the main topic of an international workshop held by Hong Duc University in the central province of Thanh Hoa on March 6.

Ino Mayu launched the Japanese-funded Seed to Table organisation, which promoted eco-friendly agriculture across Vietnam since 2009.

The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research held a conference in Hanoi on March 6 to discuss the Vietnam-Australia agricultural cooperation strategy for 2017-2027.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on March 6 sentenced two Chinese citizens, Tian Yun Yun and Ke Zheng, to seven years and 30 months in prison, respectively, for using fake ATM cards to steal money from other people’s bank accounts.

Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Mark Dybul has pledged support to Vietnam to sustainably maintain achievements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. 

All districts and communes in the capital city of Hanoi will start campaigns this week to control the pervasive encroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung announced.

The opening of the 12th National Women’s Congress, themed “Solidarity – Renovation – Equality – Integration”, is televised on March 7 morning at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. 

Multiple cases of sleeper buses catching fire have been recorded across Vietnam in recent months, with authorities scratching their heads to determine the cause and to prevent similar incidents.

Tran Phoi Hanh, passenger on Vietjet’s flight VJ610 from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang on February 3, 2017 has won a one-kilogramme golden aircraft under the campaign “Win a 1kg gold airplane, fly to a happy future” launched by the budget airline. 

The Vietnam-US Society (VUS) and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a workshop in Hanoi on March 6 to address post-war consequences such as Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin, and leftover bombs and mines in Vietnam.

The National Women’s Congress in the 2017-2022 tenure on March 7-9 in Hanoi is a chance for delegates who represent women from all walks of life, ethnic groups, religions, ages and professions to share experiences and ideas on further bettering women’s movements in the country.

VOV.VN - A wooden cruise ship docking at the Tuan Chau International Port, caught fire early in the morning on March 6, according to officials in Ha Long Bay.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has established a headmasters’ council, an association of the headmasters of 46 universities in the city.

Proposed legislation to eliminate some favourable conditions for female workers has met with resistance by both workers and employers.  

From early March, Ho Chi Minh City local authorities have considered granting land-use certificates to those who bought land and houses through informal agreements as well as fix long-term existing environmental pollution problems.

VOV.VN - Two winning tickets were sold for last week’s US$1 million Mega 6/45 jackpot, the Vietnam lottery has reported.