The Hanoi Red Cross have opened several shelters for outdoor workers who need rest or respite from the summer heat.

Many Vietnamese practice the custom of burning votive objects for a variety of occasions. However, sales of votive papers slump this year as more people oppose this practice as a waste of money.

Residents who had their land illegally taken by the local authorities have been told they will finally be compensated – at current market value.

The video assistant referee (VAR) will not be used in the V.League 1 this season because of a FIFA rule change.

Police in the northern Quang Ninh Province have charged a woman for alleged involvement in running an illegal commercial surrogacy business.

The use of millions of cubic metres of water from the Red River to supply West Lake and clean the polluted To Lich River has been the cheapest and best way to clean the latter river so far.

Around 1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance have been discovered on a hill in the central province of Quang Tri by the UK’s Mines Advisory Group.

Jan-Jul rice exports exceed 4 million tons

Nguyen Kim Hung, also known as Hung “kính”, the infamous mastermind of a parking racket in Hanoi’s Long Bien wholesale market, died of end-stage liver disease on Wednesday at Ha Dong General Hospital.

Vietnam’s Thai Son Nam advanced to the semi-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship for the fourth time in a row after a 5-1 win over Shenzhen Nanling Tielang yesterday in Thailand.

Three Chinese men suspected of killing a taxi driver and stealing his car have been arrested in the border province of Son La, local police said on Tuesday.

Qualification for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Federation U18 Championship is out of Vietnam’s hands after a goalless draw with Thailand on Tuesday.

Mai Duc Chung and his team yesterday left for Thailand for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship on August 15-28.

HCM City’s Department of Health has sped up the process of building a database and adopting IT as instructed by the city Party Committee.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a written request to the People's Committee of Quang Ninh Province urging local agencies to strictly handle violations in Ha Long Bay.

Transport minister Nguyen Van The pledged to find the best method to repair the surface of Hanoi's Thang Long Bridge after multiple cracks and subsidence have developed but no long-term solution has been put forward.

Consistent with its sustainable development journey, the central city of Danang is committed to promoting and attracting investment on a selective basis while constantly improving its efficiency, avoiding the wooing of funding at all costs.

Around 7,000 people will be joining the race this year including professional and amateur athletes, run-lovers in Vietnam and overseas.

Quality of assets, rental growth, deal size, and land tenure are decisive for investment choices.

Buddhist followers and Vietnamese families often offer vegetarian meal and burn votive personal belongings and money to feed the destitute spirits or to help wandering souls find their way back home.