Society

Hundreds of houses and other works in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have seen cracks and damage after the Mai Son - National Road 45 Expressway started construction.

HCM City has set a goal to launch waterway tourism products on all local rivers by 2025.

A Vietnamese animal protection group has collected around 51,135 signatures in a petition calling for the release of two elephants being kept at Thu Le Zoo in Hanoi.

Pacific Partnership returned to Phu Yen Province on August 9 to commence the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Despite strong efforts and more positive signals recorded, Vietnam’s economic growth stood at only 3.72% in the first half of 2023, putting heavy pressure on the realisation of this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, an official has said.

Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional financial support to cover soaring utility bills to preserve its collection of animal and plant specimens.

China represents the largest importer of Vietnamese pepper in the first half of the year, duly accounting for 32.9% of the overall market share, according to figures released by the Vietnam Pepper Association.

About 14 million people suffer from mental disorders in Vietnam, but the country has only 143 clinical psychologists and psychotherapists, the Suc khoe & doi song (Health & Life) newspaper reported.

The Australian Cotton Trade Delegation to Vietnam is launching a series of activities in HCMC, Hue and Hanoi from August 7-11 aimed at strengthening the relationships between Vietnam’s textile manufacturers and Australian cotton producers.

As many as 1,700 areas in northern Vietnam are vulnerable to landslides, said Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The son of a Spanish actor who confessed to killing and dismembering another foreigner on a popular Thai tourist island has been placed in pre-trial detention, police said on Wednesday.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on August 8 as part of his official visit to Iran.

More than half a dozen women competing in the Miss Universe Indonesia beauty pageant have reported organisers to police over allegations of sexual harassment, their lawyer said Tuesday.

The US News & World Report has unveiled the 21 best winter vacations to enjoy this year around the world, with Hanoi ranking sixth in the list.

Vuong Thi Kim Hang of Ho Chi Minh City has been selected to represent the nation at the Mrs Classic United Nations 2023 beauty pageant which will be held in the United States this December.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue had talks with Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in Tehran on August 8.

Police in the northern province of Bac Giang yesterday carried out a raid on a group of nearly 40 suspects who pretended to be bank employees to swindle money from people using online scams.

Though the reduction of the ownership ratio for individual and institutional investors at credit institutions can help prevent market manipulation and cross-ownership, it might not be suitable at this time if ratified.

At the conference to summarise the school year 2022-2023 for primary education, the Ministry of Education and Training revealed that over 52,000 grade one students did not pass the first grade.