The High People’s Court of Hà Nội on Wednesday (July 13) reduced the prison sentence of the former chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung. 

Việt Nam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the need to pay special attention to removing "bottlenecks" on the real estate market while chairing an online conference on July 14 on measures to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable development of the property market.

Ngô Ngọc Bỉnh officially retired 17 years ago, though that has only provided him with more time to help the people in his community. 

Medical equipment donated by the Australian Department of Defence for Việt Nam’s COVID-19 prevention and control was handed over to the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday. 

HCM City People’s Committee will allocate over VNĐ1.24 trillion for housing rental support for employees.

The People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City detected and prosecuted 3,677 criminal cases in the first six months of this year, a decrease of 1,441 cases compared with the same period last year.

General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister, led a delegation to offer incense at the 27/7 National Historical Relic Site in Hung Son commune, Dai Tu district, the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 14 ahead of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

LG Electronics (LG) has cooperated with Thanh Niên newspaper to organise a community programme: "Kindness of Việt Nam – The Better Life Vietnam Deserves." 

In recent years, authorities and people of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have taken drastic measures to fight cross-border human trafficking.

Roche Pharma Vietnam and the University Medical Centre of HCM City will work together in improving cancer management and treatment as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed on July 13.

Vietnamese astronomy lovers had the opportunity to see a big and brilliant supermoon last night and early this morning.

Women in Tay Mo Village, Nam Tu Liem District of Hanoi are teaching embroidery for free to young people, in the hopes they will keep the traditional handicraft alive.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to build about 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space in 2021-2025, and nearly 58,000 units with a floor space of 4.08 million square metres by 2030.

It's 17,000km from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, but Claudecir dos Reis Rodrigues Junior has never felt more at home. 

The British Government handed over the Vietnam national trade repository (to the Vietnamese side at a ceremony on July 13.

Construction of a house for preserving remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who had laid down their lives during wartime in Cambodia started in the Cambodian province of Battambang on July 13.

It might not look much from the outside, but when you step into this fan shop in Hà Nội a treasure trove awaits. Inside there are fans dating back more than 100 years, and some can cost a fair bit as well.

Even if you don’t partake yourself, it’s not hard to spot xe ôm drivers snoring by their bikes, shop clerks conked out behind a till, or security guards taking it in turns to catch forty winks.