Parliamentarians took a step towards streamlining the Government apparatus yesterday.

Nguyen Xuan Thu, general director of Vinaca Limited Company, which produced anti-cancer drugs made from bamboo charcoal powder has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Huong Khe District People's Court in the central province of Ha Tinh on Thursday sentenced six local people to a total of 66 months in prison for violating “regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals”.

Once the cultivation environment can be similar to the natural environment in which cordyceps grows, cordyceps of the best quality can be grown, scientists say.

Van Dinh Hong Vu was honoured as one of 10 outstanding young Vietnamese people in 2018 for her successful start-up, English Learning Speech Assistant (ELSA), which has attracted more than four million users from more than 100 countries

The 33rd meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee closed on April 19 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 “What is behind such high mountains?” The innocent question used to appear regularly in the mind of Dr Ngan Luong, a member of the Tay ethnic minority group.

With the warm heart of a mother, Do Thi Nhi, owner of private special school Binh Minh in Tu Son Town, the northern province of Bac Ninh, has raised hundreds of children with autism, helping them gain confidence and lead a normal life.

Nha Trang city, which is well-known as a coastal settlement, has become even more beautiful in recent days thanks to the blossoming of colourful Hoa Giay, also known as great bougainvillea, which looks set to mark the beginning of summer.

Vietnam is seeking more private investment to finance infrastructure projects, but it also needs to generate higher returns on those investments.

Many Vietnamese universities lately have entered international and regional ranking lists, a positive signal that domestic universities are gradually meeting strict global demands in higher education and contributing to the community.

Vietnamese surgeons have performed operations of leg lengthening to treat some people who have legs of unequal length. These surgeries can add up to 10.1 centimeter of length to a leg.

In 1999 Hanoi was the only Asia Pacific country granted the title a ‘City for Peace’ by UNESCO. It is also a venue of many important events, domestically and internationally.

Tension over a shortage of facilities for organization of large-scale fairs and exhibitions has gradually become greater amid more and more foreign firms come to Vietnam to promote trade.

Andrew Dalton, Director of Education of two international schools ISPKL and ISPH shared with VietnamNet readers his opinions about an education of good quality.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed Hanoi authorities to have solutions for an abandoned urban area project in the outlying district of Me Linh.

Drivers and customers are confused about the proposal to require ride-hailing vehicles to put up ‘taxi signs’ on the top of their vehicles.

British diving experts collected a large number of impressive images and videos of Son Doong cave during a research trip to seek for a passage connecting Son Doong Cave and Thung Cave in early April.

The Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Center has cooperated with New Energy Nexus Southeast Asia to launch the program New Energy Nexus Vietnam to seek feasible solutions and products for startup projects.

Singer Bich Phuong won the “Best Video of the Year” for her music video, Bua Yeu (Love charm) at the 2019 Devotion Music Awards which honors V-pop artists and their achievements based on their performance.

Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City yesterday announced a 22-year-old girl in the southern province of Binh Duong was hospitalized because of kidney failure after using weight-loss medications by herself.

According to economic experts, the garment and textile industry of Vietnam will advance further in global market thanks to several existing advantages such as skilled laborers with sophisticated technique.

The Hoa Phat-Dung Quat Steel JSC in Dung Quat Economic Zone in Quang Ngai province has received approval from MONRE to dump 15 million cubic meters of sludge at sea.

Vietnam and Thailand are experiencing a boom in mobile payments as more people use e-wallets to pay for goods and services without going through an intermediary like a bank.

Around 50 kilometres from the centre of Hanoi, Duong Lam ancient village in the outskirt town of Son Tay is a popular tourist attraction for visitors to the capital city.