VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi authorities have approved the conversion of 39.6 hectares in Vinh Thanh Commune for the Hateco Dong Anh new urban area.

Several rare pheasant species have been spotted living in the wild at Chu Mom Ray National Park in Quang Ngai Province.

Authorities in Ha Tinh Province safely removed and destroyed a live bomb more than one metre long discovered in a resident’s garden during construction work.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province will temporarily restrict traffic through Bao Loc Pass to allow repair work at landslide sites along National Highway 20.

HCM City authorities have tightened health surveillance at airports and border checkpoints amid concerns over the risk of Ebola entering Vietnam following recent outbreaks in Africa.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have fined a property developer for failing to report the sale of 87 apartments to foreign buyers as required by housing regulations.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province planted 1,000 trees at Mai Anh Dao Park in the Tuyen Lam Tuyen Lam National Tourist Area on Tuesday to mark the 136th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.

Can Tho City on Tuesday started the construction of two wind power projects with combined investment of nearly VND 24 trillion (USD 930 million).

Persistent heavy rain in Quang Ninh Province has flooded urban areas, farmland and aquaculture zones as rivers continue rising across the province.

A 44-year-old male elephant weighing 4.6 tonnes has died unexpectedly in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Authorities in Nghe An Province have released a rare red-faced monkey back into the wild after it was voluntarily handed over by a local resident,

Vietnam’s Health Ministry has issued an urgent directive to strengthen measures against child drownings and injuries during the summer and rainy season.

Vietnam’s power sector has urged households to conserve electricity as prolonged heatwaves this summer drive up power consumption and household utility bills across the country.

Vietnamese leaders and former leaders visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on Tuesday morning to mark the 136th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.

Railway traffic violations in Hanoi have fallen by more than 80 per cent in the first days after Vietnam introduced sharply higher fines for railway safety offences.

Tourists on a boat trip off Dak Lak coast were treated to a rare sighting of two whales surfacing to feed near shore, according to a local tour guide.