Society

The first mural zone was introduced at Mân Thái Ward – an ancient fishing village since 1735 – in the Sơn Trà peninsula after five months of decoration, setting up the development of a community-based tourism project.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just announced the reopening of bus route 109 which connects the city centre and Tan Son Nhat Airport from September 13.

A man in Hanoi has been banned from flying for nine months after failing to pay a fine for smoking on a domestic flight last month.

President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin is paying an official visit to Vietnam from September 12 to 14 at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The northern mountainous province of Son La has proposed adding Moc Chau Airport to the national airport development plan until 2050.

More than 34,800 more Covid-19 patients were released from hospitals after recovering from the disease in Vietnam on Sunday while the country confirmed an additional 1,643 new infections, according to the Ministry of Health.

HCM City is calling for investment in six planned wastewater treatment projects to treat about three million cubic metres (cu.m) of wastewater a day in the city.

The first-ever joint rescue drill organised by the Ministries of National Defense of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia began on Saturday in Naxaythong District, Vientiane City in Laos.

Hanoi has selected 29 outstanding artifacts from among the millions of artifacts unearthed at Thang Long Imperial Citadel to introduce to the public.

The Ministry of Transport’s Vietnam Maritime Administration (VinaMarine) is collecting feedback from other ministries and agencies on a draft project to develop Vietnam’s international merchant fleet.

Various measures have been rolled out to boost Vietnam’s agricultural sector’s growth towards higher productivity, better quality, stronger competitiveness and sustainability.

Fishermen in Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying district of Can Gio held their annual Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshipping) Festival on September 9.

Twenty-seven more karaoke parlours in Hanoi have been suspended for fire safety violations.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 2,498 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 11.43 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

A nursery school site in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai made from recycled plastic waste opened to pupils on Friday.

A total of 64 local and three foreign players are set to compete in an international three-cushion billiards tournament which is scheduled to run from September 15 to 18 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Many localities nationwide have celebrated the Mid-Autumn Full-moon Festival with colourful decorations and joyful lion dances.

A suspension bridge has collapsed following torrential rain in the northern mountainous province of Son La.