Society

Domestic wastewater and rainwater are discharged directly into sewers, canals and ditches and then into main rivers.

The Government Office has released a Prime Minister Directive on enhancing human resource training to support the development of the semiconductor industry.

Twelve military personnel were reported missing following an explosion in a military exercise on Monday, according to an official announcement made late Wednesday.

The Miss Culture International Friendship 2025 beauty pageant running as part of the annual Xuân Quê Hương (Homeland Spring) programme for overseas Vietnamese has been launched.

Vietnam has committed to ending violence against women and children, as part of a commitment within the Government’s Action Plan Programme in 2021-30.

The Vietnamese national football team have been named as the most expensive team competing at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2024.

Passenger buses with more than 29 seats are prohibited from travelling around the iconic Xuan Huong Lake in Dalat City during the 10th Dalat Flower Festival.

Hanoi served nearly 5.8 million holidaymakers during the January to November period.

From being a minor exporter prior to 2013, Vietnam rose to number eleven in the global rankings of top exporters by 2023, emerging as a surprise player in global trade.

The seventh Wallonie Bruxelles Film Festival will be held from December 5 to December 10 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) internet cable which connects Vietnam with the rest of Asia has encountered a new technical problem, while another one remains unfixed.

A crocodile has been found at a household in Ho Chi Minh City.

A sandwich shop in the southern province of Vung Tau has been fined VND125 million (USD 4,921) for causing food poisoning that affected up to 373 people.

Dengue fever is evolving to become more unpredictable and spread on a larger scale, heaping pressure on the healthcare system.

The Government has sketched out a plan to restructure its media organisations in a strategic move to optimise its operation, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

A bomb weighing 118 kilogrammes has been detected in a garden in the central province of Quang Binh.

Japan is planning to use AI to police anime and manga pirating websites that the pop-culture powerhouse accuses of costing it billions of dollars in lost revenue every year.

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is eyeing a booming year in 2025 when delayed deals are likely to resume thanks to a better business environment, according to experts.

Vessel CSB 8005 of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, led by Colonel Nguyen Minh Khanh, set off for a working visit to India on December 3.