VIETNAM TODAY

Ho Chi Minh City’s Construction Department has complained that poor housing has infringed on and contributed to the pollution affecting several of the city’s canals.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to witness two consecutive rainy spells.

Vietnam and Yemen share 15th position in the list of countries at the most risks of natural disasters globally in 2023, an improvement from the 12th position in 2022 for the country, according to the latest WorldRiskReport.

Relief workers set aside stuffed toys, blankets and baby formula for families sheltering Thursday in an elementary school in Hualien, the epicentre of Taiwan's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.

Teachers need higher salaries to improve their quality of life, experts said at a workshop titled 'Teacher regulation - International experience for Vietnam' organised by HCM City National University.

More than 600 people have been mobilised to deal with a fire forest in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

The average annual growth rate of patent applications and utility solutions was 9.8 per cent per year in the last ten years with Vietnamese entities filling 7,560 applications, according to the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam, while foreign entities

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang will host the 3rd International Hot-air Balloon Festival from April 27 to May 2, according to organisers.

Singapore’s economic losses due to heat stress could nearly double to 1.64 billion USD in 2035 from pre-pandemic 2018 due to a decline in labour productivity, a recent study by the National University of Singapore showed.

Thousands of people at an apartment in HCM City are facing a full-on lack of water as the service provider failed to ensure supplies.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will lead a high-ranking delegation to pay an official visit to the People's Republic of China from April 7 to April 12.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper will hold a gala event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its charity programme.

Dozens of houses have been built without permission on a hill in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

With trade promotion activities intensified, the agro-forestry-fishery sector is able to earn 54-55 billion USD in export revenue this year as assigned by the Prime Minister, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

The U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang has temporarily closed to visitors to help in fire prevention efforts.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has suggested Vietnam and the US effectively implement the comprehensive strategic partnership framework in key areas such as economics, trade and investment.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính ordered Vietnam to strive to achieve the 6.5 per cent growth target this year.

Many people in Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are flocking to the Huong River to relax amid the blazing heat.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Vatican, will visit Vietnam from April 9-14 at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.