For the last 28 years, people from Hoa Khanh Nam ward in the central city of Da Nang have longed for the closure of Khanh Son landfill due to the severe pollution caused by the site.
Da Nang has launched a campaign to call on the community to ‘Say No’ to single-use plastic products to deal with pollution and waste treatment costs.
An outbreak of A/H5N6 influenza, also known as bird flu, which is transmittable to humans, has been detected in the central province of Phu Yen, said a local official.
Impressive works from the 2018 Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards take viewers into a journey exploring the charm of Vietnam. This year’s contest attracted 194 photo collections and 532 single cover photos
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has selected Australian professional golfer Greg Norman as the next ambassador for Vietnamese tourism for the 2018-2021 tenure.
The “yellow card” warning must be taken as motivation to transform the fishery sector into a responsible and sustainable industry, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has said.
A national culture, sports and tourism festival opened in Ninh Binh city, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on October 28.
The Vietnam Finance Company Limited (VFC) in China’s Hong Kong, the first overseas financial institution of Vietnam, marked its 40th founding anniversary on October 26.
The 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), themed “Cinema – Integration and Sustainable Development”, opened at the Cultural Friendship Palace on October 27.
National Assembly (NA) deputies have showed their delight at socio-economic development results in 2018 and belief in the completion of the five-year socio-economic plan for 2016-2020, on the sidelines of the ongoing 6th session of the 14th National Assembly.
The Hanoi People’s Council and the People’s Congress of Shanghai (China) discussed ways to attract talents and uphold the role of people’s council deputies during a seminar in Hanoi on October 22.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has caught the attention of many foreign investors after they made a field trip to the province in the framework of the recent International Real Estate Conference (IREC) 2018 held in Hanoi.
A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Ngoc Quang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Quang Nam province, is paying a working visit to India from October 16-20 to strengthen partnership between the CPV and Indian political parties.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Chile and Ecuador and Ecuador’s Chamber of Commerce of Quito recently organised the Vietnam-Ecuador Business Forum to promote trade and investment between the two countries.
Experts have suggested Vietnam build a balanced energy structure by developing renewable energy, given the increased energy demand in the country.
Police of the central province of Quang Binh recently seized 308.6kg of crystal meth, the largest single amount confiscated in the province so far.
Police in central Nghe An province arrested two drug traffickers on October 15, seizing 30 bricks of heroin.
A seminar on the preparations for the review of Vietnam’s initial report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Torture took place in Hanoi on October 15-16.
