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Water treatment is national security issue - lawmakers

Several National Assembly deputies have proposed considering the supply of clean water as a conditional business field while offering feedback on amending the Investment Law, saying that this should be treated as a matter of national security.

Pham Cao Cuong triumphs in Nepal International Challenge

Talented Vietnamese badminton player Pham Cao Cuong has won the Yonex Sunrise Nepal International Challenge during its conclusion in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

Six Vietnamese missing in South Korea ship fire

Six Vietnamese people are missing after a South Korean fishing boat caught fire in waters west of the country’s southern resort island of Jeju on Tuesday.

Vietnam Football Federation files complaints over Thai football coach behaviour

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has sent a complaint to the Asian Football Federation about allegedly insulting behaviour by a Thai coach towards Vietnamese team coach Park Hang Seo during a recent match.

Kindergarten deputy headmaster suspended for trampled child

The deputy headmaster of a nursery school in the southern province of Binh Duong has been suspended following the case in which a little child was trampled on by their classmates.

Addicts flee treatment centre

More than 100 drug addicts being treated at a health centre have escaped.

VN Gov’t to provide advance for repatriation of UK lorry victims

The Government will provide an advance to pay for the repatriation ofthe bodies of victims found dead last month in a containerlorry in Essex, the UK, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Man in HCM City arrested for conducting anti-State propaganda

The police of HCMC on November 21 revealed that they started legal proceedings against and arrested Pham Chi Dung for making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Striker Duc announces international retirement at 34

Striker Nguyen Anh Duc played his final match for the national team when Vietnam drew with Thailand on Tuesday night in Hanoi.

NA adopts revised Labour Code, adding holiday and allowing independent unions

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday morning voted on the amended labour code with changes to the national holidays and labour practices, after months of heated debate among workers, employers and experts.

No losses of Vietnamese citizens in Hong Kong reported yet: spokesperson

No human and property losses related to Vietnamese students and citizens in Hong Kong have been reported so far via the hotline of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau (China).

Asian Kids Fashion Week opens in HCM City on weekend

More than 100 children and teenagers from Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines will perform on the catwalk to open the Asian Kids Fashion Week 2020 (AKFW) in HCM City on November 22-23.

G-bond issuance meets 73 percent of yearly plan

The State Treasury has mobilised more than 182.4 trillion VND (7.88 billion USD) through Government bond auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) so far this year, fulfilling 73 percent of the yearly plan.

No information on UK’s support for repatriation of truck death victims: spokesperson

Vietnam has not received any information on the UK’s financial support for the return of the bodies/ashes of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead in a refrigerated lorry last month in Essex, the UK, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Vietnam, US look to further defence ties: Foreign Ministry spokesperson

The visit to Vietnam by US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper on November 20-21 aims to deepen the bilateral defence ties in a practical and effective manner, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

First Vietnamese book stall inaugurated in RoK

Ho Chi Minh City Book Distribution JSC (FAHASA) on November 21 coordinated with Kyobo group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to organise a book exhibition and inaugurate Vietnam’s first book stall in Seoul.

ADMM Plus countries conclude joint anti-terrorism actual-troop drill

A joint anti-terrorism actual-troop drill of member countries of ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+) concluded in Guilin, southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on November 21.

HCM City to collect infrastructure fees at seaports

The Customs Bureau of HCM City has proposed that city authorities collect infrastructure fees at seaports to increase revenue for the city.

Vietnam takes over Chairmanship of ASEAN Moscow Committee

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh on November 21 took over the rotating Chairmanship of the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) from the Thai ambassador.

WWF launches Plastic Smart Cities initiative in Southeast Asia

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on cities in Southeast Asia to join Patong (Thailand), Donsol (Philippines) and Phu Quoc Islands (Vietnam) in making a commitment to eliminate plastic pollution,