Society

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong joined leaders of UN member countries and international organisations at a special ceremony in New York, USA, on September 22, marking the 80th anniversary of the UN.

Police in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District fined two cyclo drivers for charging an Australian family VND 1.2 million (approximately USD 49) for a short ride around the Old Quarter.

Anti-submarine frigate HMS Richmond of the British Royal Navy docked at Nha Rong Wharf, Ho Chi Minh City, on September 22, beginning a goodwill visit to the city.

A group of foreign tourists praised a Vietnamese bus driver after he braked in time to avoid a head-on collision on a winding mountain road in Tuyen Quang Province.

The authorities in Sapa, the northern province of Lao Cai, have proposed building a tunnel through Ham Rong Mountain to alleviate traffic congestion.

The Pham Van Bach Road expansion near Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City has remained unfinished for 20 years, causing prolonged traffic hardship for residents.

Two young brothers, aged five and eight, were killed when a gate pillar at a school in Son Luong Commune, Lao Cai Province, collapsed as they were playing nearby.

President Luong Cuong has arrived in the US for the high-level general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and bilateral activities in the country.

State President Luong Cuong has left Hanoi for the US to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-80) and take part in a series of bilateral activities.

Young people are turning to sleep box cafés in central Ho Chi Minh City as a quick escape from the midday heat and to recharge during busy study or work schedules.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ministries, sectors and localities to redouble efforts and ensure the country’s most important transport projects are completed on schedule.

The national telephone hotline for the prevention of human trafficking (111) was inaugurated on September 19 by the Ministry of Health.

Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh are considering subsidising more than 1,175 officials, public employees, and workers following its administrative merger.

Nearly 95 per cent of extended structures attached to apartments in HCM City have been dismantled to ensure safety.

Dong Nai police reunited an 18-year-old university student from Ho Chi Minh City with his family on September 19 after he was tricked into an online kidnapping.

Authorities in Hanoi have successfully disposed of two wartime bombs, each weighing nearly 1.4 tonnes with intact fuzes, located more than 300 metres from Long Bien Bridge.

Many newly planted trees along major roads and key projects in Hue City, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have shown signs of withering, peeling bark, and stunted growth.

A luxury apartment owner in Ho Chi Minh City has shocked social media users after sharing photos of his 50-square-metre flat filled with rubbish, just six months after renting it out to a student.

Vietnam and Malaysia target to raise two-way trade to USD 18 billion during the 2025-2030 period.