Nguyen Bich Lam, director general of the General Department of Statistics, talks to Việt Nam News Agency about measures to improve labour productivity.

On an area of 10 square metres in a narrow alley on Sai Gon riverbank is a special classroom which has operated for more than 20 years making literary dreams come true for many underprivileged children in the city.

Since August last year, an old house in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung District has been a familiar destination for students, children and even retirees living near and far.

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo announced the list of 27 players for the U22 national team to prepare for the friendly against U22 China to be held in China on September 8.

HCM City’s District 4 People’s Court today sentenced former Vice Chief Prosecutor of Da Nang Nguyen Huu Linh, 61, to 18 months in jail for molesting a child under 16 years old.

Vietnam advanced to the main round of the FIBA U18 3x3 Asia Cup basketball tournament after winning two qualifying matches on Thursday in Malaysia.

A typhoon, internationally named Bailu, with winds of up to 100km per hour, formed near the East Sea on Friday morning.

Four tourists who are students have drowned after being washed away by strong waves while swimming at a beach in Phan Thiet City, the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan.

Real estate in coastal central localities has proved its attractiveness to both investors and buyers thanks to the booming tourism industry.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has recently proposed removing the road maintenance fund and petrol price stabilisation fund.

Park Hang-seo on Thursday announced his preliminary national team squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifier with Thailand next month.

Vietnamese athlete Vu Thi Trang was knocked out of the World Badminton Championship on Thursday in Belgium.

Three to four storms are forecast to affect Việt Nam’s mainland, mostly in the central and southern regions, from now to the end of this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Metrological Forecasting.

The HCM City Fine Arts Association has launched an exhibition showcasing new works by artists in the South at the city Fine Arts Museum as part of the city’s celebrations of the 74th National Day, which falls on September 2.

According to a new draft circular that the transport ministry is working on, the public will have a say on whether the locations of toll stations on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) roads are appropriate.

Provinces in the Central Highlands region face the risk of reservoirs bursting since hundreds of them are damaged or degraded.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc had a meeting with US Congressman Ted Yoho in Washington on August 22.

A national festival will be held to honour the best environmental films in Hanoi.

The festival is held every three years by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; Viet Nam Cinematography Association and Viet Nam National Television.

Vietnamese farmers have many opportunities to work abroad as Asian markets have growing demand for agricultural labourers.

Authorities in Hanoi are considering a proposal to recover To Lich River, which was once one of the capital city’s most beautiful rivers but has been ruined by serious pollution and the discharge of thousands of cubic metres of untreated wastewater.