People in the Mekong Delta are worried about the absence of floods this year as the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has warned about the record 10-year low of the river’s water level.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.

Among the traffic safety violations recorded between July 15 and 29, as many as 11,597 drivers nationwide were caught driving without a license or with a fake one, according to statistics from the Traffic Police Department.

The Hanoi Department of Transport said that the collection of tolls charged on vehicles entering the city’s downtown is not an easy task but needs to be implemented, possibly in 2030, local media reported.

Many districts of HCMC have created their fanpages on Facebook, which provide the citizenry with sufficient and prompt socio-economic information.

A cultural exchange festival between the central city of Hoi An and Japan will take place in the city’s ancient quarter and An Hoi statues park from August 9 to 11.

 The Dogma Prize will present a group exhibition titled Encounter, gathering works by 14 artists at Galerie Quynh in District 1 of HCMC from August 8 to September 7. 

Regarding a driver of pedicab overcharging a Japanese tourist VND2.9 million ($124.6) for five-minute trip back to his hotel in HCM City recently, the driver has been temporarily seized for investigation.

Labor productivity is a decisive factor for competitiveness of every economy and enterprise especially a developing country like Viet Nam.

Northern Vietnam remains the region with the highest number of death from rabies, accounting for 80 percent of the country’s mortality, deputy director of the Department of Preventive Medicine Dang Quang Tan said at a meeting yesterday.

Le Quang Liem missed the chance to win the ongoing Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019 after suffering a loss at the hands of Zeng Chongsheng of China during his eighth fixture on August 5.

Vietnam will host the Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, from November 18-22, said the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association on August 6.

Total coast erosion in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has extended to 86 km, according the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)’s branch in Ho Chi Minh City has proposed to pilot the fifth generation (5G) technology from September 2019 to May 2020.

HCM City Police have launched criminal proceedings against a Vietnamese-American bar owner and 15 others on charges of "illegal possession of narcotics" and concealing their illegal use.

Political Commissar, Rear Admiral Pham Van Vung from the VN People’s Navy talks on the application of  lessons obtained 55 years ago from the first victories the navy has made in the Gulf of Tonkin to today’s context of national defence.

Typhoon Wipha has finally left Vietnam, leaving in its wake a trail of death and destruction.

Catfish exports have been unsatisfactory recently. Sales to China and the US have been decreasing since the beginning of the year.

Vietnam`s economy kept growing track in the first half this year with maintained GDP growth rate and stable CPI.

28 items see import value of over $1 billion in seven months