Investment capital planned for public projects has been largely appropriated to pay the debt arrears of basic construction and to complete transitional projects, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung at an NA session.

The Ministry of Public Security is planning to call for the National Assembly to reinstate a provision of the 2009 Penal Code, which treats drug users as criminal offenders, to clamp down on increasing drug trafficking.

Hoi An city which was recognized as a World Heritage site by UNESCO is the tenth city to be allowed to experiment with battery-powered electric buses inner city to serve tourists.

Quach Thi Lan won gold at the Asian Grand Prix Series in Chongqing, China, on Tuesday.

Vietnamese weightlifters won three gold medals at the on-going International Weightlifting Federation World Junior Championships in Suva, Fiji.

Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha on June 5 continued taking the podium to answer questions raised by legislators, including those related to the construction of too many high-rise buildings in big cities.

Competitiveness of Vietnam's tourism industry and solutions to make it a key economic sector was the main focus of the Q&A session with the minister of culture, sports and tourism on June 5 during the 14 NAs ongoing 7th session.

Italy supports Vietnam’s bid to run for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the 2020-2021 term, affirmed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

Vietnam is developing its industry toward applying advanced technologies and wants to get consultancy from the World Bank (WB) on the matter, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Hot issues relating to construction, transport, and culture sectors dominated the second day of the National Assembly’s Q&A session on June 5.

Ha Giang Police have completed their investigations and proposed the provincial People’s Court begin legal proceedings against five suspects related to a national high school exam cheating scandal.

About 70 per cent of synthetic drug addicts showed symptoms of mental disorders, could lose control and commit serious crimes including murder without any motive, a recent conference on drug addiction rehabilitation heard.

Weddings across the world are normally boozy affairs, and Vietnam is no exception.

The 10th Europe-Viet Nam Documentary Film Festival is taking place at the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio in Hanoi and Hoa Sen University in HCM City from May 31 to June 9.

Doctors at the HCM City Oncology Hospital have been using 3D printing to create titanium-aluminum frames for bone grafts that can be used to reconstruct jaws for patients with head and neck cancers with malignant tumours in the lower jaw.

The Hanoi Transport Department has published a list featuring 11 streets which are to be prohibited for taxis during rush hours in the capital city.

Vietnam won three gold medals at the on-going International Weightlifting Federation World Junior Championships in Suva, Fiji.

The National Youth Wrestling Championships began yesterday in Tuyen Quang Province.

Just some hours after being appointed to a new job at a state firm, former District 1 vice-chairman Doan Ngoc Hai has resigned, saying that he lacks the qualifications for the post.

Three children in the southern province of Kien Giang have drowned in a pond of a local construction site.