The Ministry of Transport’s $58 billion plan for the North-South high speed railway faces daunting financial challenges, the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) has said.

After the heavy rain this morning, many roads in Thai Nguyen City of Thai Nguyen Province have been deeply flooded; the traffic was paralyzed for hours; and some areas lost power.

Immediate measures and long-term plans should be implemented quickly to help provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta cope with drought and saline intrusion, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh has said.

A group of 22 painters from across the country will showcase their artworks at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum this month.

Vietnamese films Thưa Mẹ Con Đi (Goodbye, Mother) directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh and Anh Trai Yêu Quái (My Annoying Brother) directed by Vu Ngoc Phuong will be presented at the Busan International Film Fest on October 3-12.

Vietnam Railway (VNR) will adjust the schedules of North – South trains from September 15, after the peak travel season.

Military Bank plans 43.2 million ESOP shares in Sep-Oct

The Ministry of Education and Training have asked the Prime Minister and the Politburo to approve a plan to increase the teaching workforce in 22 provinces.

Philippe Troussier has been appointed coach of the Vietnam U18 team, the Viet Nam Football Federation has announced.

Three books that introduce the culture of the Czech Republic to Vietnamese people living there have been released.

Phung Quan of District 2 jogs for five kilometres each day on the grounds of the apartment building where he lives.

Peruvian Ivan Miranda will coach the Vietnamese national tennis team ahead of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in the Philippines later this year.

Hanoi will implement a range of measures to raise the public transport coverage to ambitiously cater for up to 20-25% of city travel demand by 2020.

Vietnamese companies filed complaints against Chinese steel products, accusing them of being sold at prices below the fair market value in Vietnam with dumping margin at 21.3%.

Seaports in all provinces and cities of the central region are focusing on cargo transport, but the central region is lacking large and professional production capacity.

Doctors at HCM City’s Thong Nhat Hospital have successfully performed a surgery to remove the spleen of a 29-year-old woman who had tumours weighing 5kg inside it, the hospital said in a press release on Wednesday.

Binh Thuan Province General Hospital have apologised for the death of a newborn baby due to their neglect.

Young actors of the private Thế Giới Trẻ Drama Troupe in HCM City are preparing for participation in the 4th International Experimental Theatre Festival, which will be launched by the Việt Nam Theatre Artists’ Association next month.

The National Traffic Safety Committee has directed authorities in cities and provinces to strictly handle foreigners' traffic violations and ensure traffic safety on the roads.

A narcotics officer in Hanoi has been accused of taking a VND1 billion (US$43,500) bribe to entrap a man by planting drugs in his car.

Hanoi has made improvements almost across the board, with higher stability, culture, education and infrastructure scores.

Phung Hung Street in Hanoi has been decorated with hundreds of colourful lanterns as the Full-moon Festival nears.

VCCorp has announced that the pilot version of its VND700 billion ($30.1 million) Lotus social network will officially be launched on September 16.

Central Highlands’ largest fruit, vegetable processing centre opened 

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented a certificate of merit to Veterans for Peace (VFP) at a roundtable seminar in Hanoi on September 9.