Up to 9.1 tonnes of potential plastic waste was being dumped into the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River basin, one of nine largest river systems in Vietnam, each day, equating to 2,600 tonnes each year.

Runways, infrastructure and air traffic control activities cannot keep up with the pace of aviation market development.

National Assembly deputies have called on the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) to inspect three debt-laden banks that were earlier taken over by the State Bank of Vietnam, according to NA Secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

Le Van Sy, a health technician at a hospital in central Quang Binh Province, has been dedicated to giving blood for years.

Nguyen Phuong Binh, a young man from southern Ben Tre Province, has always got on well with children, so naturally he had ambitions of becoming a teacher.

The Government has issued a new decree, amending air transport business requirements to create favorable conditions for enterprises to penetrate the sector.

Nguyen Thi Kim Tien will be relieved of her post as minister of health through a National Assembly secret ballot on November 22. Even though Tien’s term of office has yet to end, she has reached her retirement age.

A male State employee working at the HCMC Social Support Center has been detained for allegedly molesting two children living at the center, reported the local media.

The Hanoi Run for Children 2019 will kick off at 7am at the main gate of Thong Nhat Park on December 8, heard a press conference in the capital city on November 18.

Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich addressed an ASEAN ministers’ meeting with partners on November 18, describing trust as the most important for countries to cooperate substantively and sincerely in dealing with security challenges in the region.

Total outbound Vietnamese investment reached 431.7 million USD in the first nine months of this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has officially assumed the role of Chair of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM Plus for 2020.

The Republic of Korea’s Yangju Police Station said they are investigating a 55-year-old man for murdering his 30-year-old Vietnamese wife at his home at 5:30am on November 16.

The proportion of automobile parts made in Vietnam remains modest because of problems in production costs and quality.

Just over a year ago, the station where Vietnamese military doctors are based as part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan was surrounded by barren land.

The satellite that will maintain the "gold standard" measurement of ocean height is nearly complete.

Growing attractiveness of Vietnamese banks' shares is thanks to a positive revamp and strong outlook of the sector, particularly as Vietnam is accelerating global economic integration.

Demand for interns has risen by 87 percent in the last three years as employers hunt for trainable future employees.

The US-China over artificial intelligence is heating up, but some warn the US could be over-reacting.

Crimes by foreigners continue to rise as Vietnamese authorities’ attempts to manage their temporary residence registration proved unsuccessful. 

An inherited gene makes certain healthy foods taste exceptionally bitter and unpleasant, according to researchers.

Many pepper farmers in the southern province of Binh Phuoc have switched to other crops to improve their income amid declining pepper prices and disease outbreaks.

The State management efficiency in granting certificates of origin for enterprises needs to be improved to reduce trade frauds.

Japan’s Watabe Wedding Corporate recently signed an agreement with Empire Group Vietnam to organise wedding ceremonies for 1,000 Japanese couples in the latter’s Cocobay Complex in Da Nang in the next three years.

The tardiness in upgrading electricity transmission networks is expected to cause big losses to solar power plants in Ninh Thuan.