Society

Small wooden boats run by local vendors have recently been seen hassling tourists on cruise ships in the UNESCO Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

Hundreds of swans released to the northern port city of Haiphong's Tam Bac River are dying from pollution.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea exchanged 17 cooperation documents in various areas in Hanoi on June 23 in the presence of the two countries’ presidents.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol attended the Vietnam-RoK Business Forum in Hanoi on June 23.

Spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Lieutenant General To An Xo has announced that the security investigation agency of Dak Lak provincial police has opened a case of terrorism aimed at opposing the people's administration.

The northern region of Vietnam will experience widespread rain, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Workers at many companies in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have been forced to work night shifts to avoid power cuts.

Police in the southern province of Binh Duong's Bau Bang District have arrested a man for robbing a Taiwanese business in the area.

The central province of Quang Nam will launch many activities this summer to attract tourists.

Four Thai citizens were extradited to Malaysia on Thursday where they will face trial over mass graves linked to human trafficking, Malaysia's home minister said.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on June 22 said that economic cooperation has continued to be a bright spot in relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

Dozens of coffee shops and street-side eateries have sprouted up along the Hai Van Pass that connects the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Danang City, posing traffic dangers.

The nation has climbed 11 places on the latest World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Gap Index over the past year, marking a rise from 83rd to 72nd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.711.

Thousands of people flocked to beaches in the southern central province of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon City on the Doan Ngo Festival or Pest-killing Festival.

Over 700,000 Vietnamese work abroad, but almost 47,000 of them have broken contracts with local firms and have illegally outstayed their welcome, according to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City has decided to suspend the operation of two taxi companies after their drivers committed taxi fare scams.

The management board of Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don district on June 22 released ten rescued monkeys of different species into the wild at the park’s Ba Mun forest.

Vietnamese vegetables and fruits are forecast to reach a record export revenue of USD4.5 billion this year thanks to increased demand from China.

A dolphin pod has been found near a beach in the central city of Danang’s Son Tra Peninsula.