Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, people’s committees at all levels and other relevant agencies to review their land use starting on August 1, 2019.

Although the Thua Thien-Hue Province People’s Committee announced it had cracked down on illegal gold mining along the upper part of the Dakrong River in A Luoi District, the river water is still polluted, affecting people living downstream.

Controlling the number of people with hypertension and diabetes is a big challenge for Vietnam, experts said.

International collaboration is essential to protect the environment, particularly when economic development, changes in structure of the society, air and plastic waste pollution are exerting pressure on Vietnam.

Vietnam will make all-out efforts to fulfill its obligations as a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and further promote cooperation between the organisation and tripartite actors.

The Vietnamese Government will work to remove bottlenecks and create the best conditions for enterprises from the Republic of Korea to operate in Vietnam, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue stressed on June 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 19 asked the press offices to manifest their core values of providing verified news and intensify the fight against fabrications as well as fake news.

Vietnam has invited four Russian experts to help in the assessment of the embalmed body of late President Ho Chi Minh.

A contest popularising Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands in the Mekong Delta region and localities in the vicinity was held in Can Tho on June 19 by the Ministry of Information and Communications and Can Tho city.

The Party Committee of northern Ha Giang province has taken disciplinary measures against some senior leaders for committing violations related to the exam cheating scandal in the province last year.

Ten-man Becamex Binh Duong battled to a 1-0 victory over PSM Makassar at home in the first leg of the AFC Cup’s ASEAN Zonal semi-finals.

More than 100 houses were submerged in a flash flood in Lam Dong Province on June 18.

Pavement violations have become more rampant in Hanoi despite efforts by local authorities to crack down on the problem.

Traditional Vietnamese martial arts have a variety of schools. Nowadays, they are becoming more and more popular to foreign learners.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified with a 4-star airline rating by prestigious international air transport rating organisation Skytrax for the fourth consecutive year.

French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle, who had been widely known for his famous photo of an elderly woman in the central city of Hoi An, recently returned from a new expedition to seek out the final few ethnic groups of Vietnam.

Even with high pay and allowances, it is now difficult to seek and retain workers for the information technology (IT) industry.

Vietnamese firms urged to make best use of CPTPP

If Ocean Bank is sold to foreign investors, this will mark a new milestone in the restructuring process and pave the way for more foreign investors to come to Vietnam.

The HCMC government has proposed a project to manage the flood risk in the city, worth an estimated US$19 million, to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.