Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to adapt to low levels of flooding this year by switching to new crops and using other cultivation methods.

The fourth ASEAN-China-United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Symposium began in Hanoi on Wednesday with discussion focusing on innovation in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and eradicating poverty.

The level of mercury found in various samples collected in the vicinity of a destroyed light bulb factory in a densely-populated area of Hanoi has been deemed safe to human health, VN Environment Administration said yesterday.

Viet Nam Museum of Fine Art will organise a series of activities for children on the mark the Mid-Autumn Festival in September 8.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed factories, including Rang Dong Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC’s facility make plans to relocate, away from residential areas to avoid similar incidents.

The 37th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting and Associated Meetings (AMEM 37) officially opened in Bangkok, Thailand on September 4, focusing on “Advancing Energy Transition Through Partnership and Innovation.”

The Investigation Police Agency has proposed the People’s Procuracy to lodge prosecution against 21 people involved in the high-profile corruption case relating to Phan Van Anh Vu (alias “Vu Nhom”).

The Vietnam Motorsports Association (VMA) is recruiting 1,000 volunteers for the Formula One Vietnam Grand Prix in Hanoi in 2020.

The driver of a bus in which a young schoolboy died after he was left on board earlier in August will be prosecuted for manslaughter.

More than 50,000 new tuberculosis (TB) patients have been discovered nationwide in the first six months of 2019.

A dozen of drums suspected of containing toxic chemicals were illegally dumped along Thang Long Boulevard after the National Independence Day holiday, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

The 4th International Experimental Theatre Festival will take place in Hanoi from October 4 to 13. The festival will include the participation of eight international troupes and 14 Vietnamese troupes.

Vietnam to enhance management of e-commerce activities

The HCM City People’s Court has upheld a decision earlier this year that painter Le Phong Linh (pen name Le Linh) is to be the only author of four characters in popular comic series Thần Đồng Đất Việt (Vietnamese Land’s Prodigy).

With the Mid-Autumn festival just around the corner, mooncake markets are bustling offering a variety of tasty treats.

In the development of the fourth industrial revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant progress and is expected to make breakthroughs in the next ten years. 

A total 1,000 international athletes have registered to compete in the VPBank Ha Noi Marathon (VHM) to be held in Hanoi on October 20, the event’s organising board has announced.

The Ministry of Transport has approved Long An’s proposal to add the construction of a 60km-long axis road connecting HCM City and Long An and Tien Giang to a transport-infrastructure connectivity project in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam has recorded its first case of brain haemorrhage due to methamphetamine use, according to Nguyen Trung Nguyen, a doctor from the Poison Control Centre under Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi.

Designer Vu Ta Linh will present his latest collection at Centrestage – Asia’s Fashion Spotlight which will be held from September 4 to 9 in Hong Kong.