Located near the Golden Triangle of drug trafficking, Nam Can is a hotspot for narcotic-related violations. In this commune that shares a 480km long border with Laos, guards work tirelessly to safeguard the border and the people.

HCM City and the city of Quy Nhơn of Bình Định Province have co-operated on a new project to preserve the values of tuồng (classical drama), a traditional genre of Vietnamese theatre that began in the 17th century.

Due to the impact of recent storms No. 4 and 5, the waters from upstream caused landslides of over 200m of the river and extended 20m deep inland, washing away thousands of square meters of farmland.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a ceremony on December 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory.

A conference was held in Hanoi on December 8 to update the implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations in the fields of labour and society.

Lesser known and less crowded than Yên Tử or Ba Vàng pagodas, Lôi Âm Pagoda is one of the most sacred spiritual sites in the province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation left Hanoi early December 9 on a trip to attend a summit commemorating the 45th anniversary of the ASEAN-EU relations and pay official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium from December 9 to 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh highlighted the need to tighten discipline in the disbursement of public investment while chairing a hybrid meeting on the matter with the No.1 Working Group on December 8.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Hòa Bình Province Bùi Văn Khánh spoke to Viet Nam News about the development plans of this mountainous province.

For two months, Nhị and his team worked day and night to find the culprit and solve the crime.

Immigrants from other localities who wish to register a legal domicile in Hanoi would have to rent or borrow a house with a floor area of at least 20m2 per person, according to a draft resolution of the municipal People’s Council.

A delegation from the China Coast Guard (CCG) led by its Director Maj. Gen Yu Zhong held a working session with the High Command of Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) Region 1 on December 8, as part of the first exchange programme “Vietnam coast guards and friends” in 2022.

In an interview with Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of a national conference discussing the resolutions adopted at the sixth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh talks about the Party’s policies and directions to accelerate the country’s industrialization and modernization.

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and Cooperativeve Vereniging SNB - React U.A (React) in Asia-Pacific, an anti-counterfeiting network, on December 8 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to fight counterfeiting and infringements of intellectual property (IP) rights.

Many educational activities that took place within the framework of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s visit to Việt Nam from November 14-17 reaffirmed the importance of bilateral cooperation in education between the two countries, according to Education New Zealand, New Zealand’s government agency for international education.

An international forum on sustainability (IFS) seeking sustainable development solutions for universities was officially launched in HCM City on Thursday (December 8).

The scientist, born in Hà Nội in 1995, said he hopes more Vietnamese scientists and engineers will be recognised by international associations and organisations.

The average temperature this month could be lower than the previous years by half a degree. Temperatures next month will be similar to previous years.

A book titled “Memories of 65 years with Vietnam” by Evgeny V. Kobelev, Vice Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN)'s Institute of China and Modern Asia, was introduced at a ceremony in Moscow on December 7.

Việt Nam and the EU should work together to accelerate the transition towards “a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient and circular economy” to tackle climate change, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries has said.