A requiem ceremony was held in the central province of Quảng Trị on July 21 to commemorate soldiers who died during an 81-day battle here in the summer of 1972 to safeguard the country.

Two foreigners who were given fake money as change in Hà Nội last week were conned by a taxi driver, not a cyclo driver, as previously reported, police in Hoàn Kiếm reported.

The Đồng Lộc T-junction in the central province of Hà Tĩnh has gone down in history because of the heroic sacrifice of hundreds of war heroes. According to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, it is especially remembered because of ten young female volunteers and their efforts during the war to liberate the southern region and reunify the country.

Intense rainstorms and deluge triggered by the typhoon Sơn Tinh has left 19 dead, 13 missing and 17 others injured in northern and north central provinces in recent days.

The prevention of food poisoning and food-borne diseases has been implemented drastically and showed positive results, proven by the decrease on food poisoning cases in the first six months of this year, a conference heard yesterday.

Rainstorm continues to douse the northern region since last night throughout the weekend’s morning, causing widespread flooding.

A building complex being illegally constructed in Yên Bái Commune in the mountainous district of Ba Vì was knocked down yesterday, only two months before its expected completion date.

Hiring expansion remains robust this year in Việt Nam, though not as high as 2017, speakers said yesterday at a press conference held in HCM City.

 Watching cable television and accessing the internet are now basic needs for the majority of households in Việt Nam, but in many apartment buildings in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, residents are unable to freely choose their telecom and internet service provider.

Most canteens in hospitals cannot meet people’s demand as patients and their families often have to purchase food and necessities from street vendors.

Local border posts have been implementing measures to prevent illegal fishing methods.

Many newly built infrastructure works in HCM City have deteriorated quickly due to frequent tinkering with design and poor quality of work, experts have said.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng wants countrywide improvements in building plans to respond to incidents and disasters, including search and rescue activities, at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

More rice farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre have growing other crops on low-yield rice fields and are breeding aquatic species and animals that offer higher profit.

All 23 hospitals in HCM City’s districts this year will have enough doctors who can take turns providing technical assistance to medical staff at health stations in communes and wards, according to the city’s Department of Health.

Ahead of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day – July 27, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc led a Government delegation, offering incense and flowers at the Truông Bồn national historical site in Đô Lương District of the central province of Nghệ An to commemorate the martyrs who died for national independence.

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday convicted US citizen William Anh Nguyễn for disturbing social order and ordered him deported for joining a crowd that caused disorder on June 10 in HCM City.  

The investigation bureau of the Hà Giang police yesterday began criminal proceedings against a senior education official accused of manipulating school tests.

Đà Nẵng’s tourism department plans to open representative offices in China and Europe to promote investment, trade and tourism between East Asia and European markets in the coming years.

Public policies and especially enterprise polices are crucial to support gender equality at workplace, experts said at the forum “Promoting Gender Equality in the Digital Age and Integration” held in Hà Nội by the Ministry of Labour-Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on Wednesday.