Police in Quang Binh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people suspected on involvement in a deforestation case discovered at the beginning of March in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Environment workers have been striving everyday for cleaning up To Lich river which was once severely polluted.

A waste treatment company in Ca Mau is seeking local authorities’ help to deal with the firm’s continual problems of discovering abandoned fetuses during the waste collection.

Future scenarios of drought in many parts of Southeast Asia may become more frequent and intense if actions are not taken now to build resilience.

Winners of the Vietnam invention competition 2018 will be honoured at a ceremony on April 25.

A cleaning machine has been used to tidy the beaches in Danang City before the summer holiday starts.

Since May 2018, imports of scrap plastic have banned at major ports in Vietnam until further notice. In July 2018, the Vietnamese government announced it will no longer issue new license for plastic waste import.

Hanoi will create optimal conditions for the licensing and construction of a new research and development (R&D) centre of Samsung Vietnam, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked leaders of provinces and cities across the country to urgently adopt measures to prevent and fight against forest fires amid the long-lasting hot weather.

In recent days, many countries, including the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, and Qatar have officially launched the fifth generation telecoms network (5G).

Da Nang City authorities will implement a rubbish classification plan in Hai Chau District this July and expand to other areas from September.

The Vietnamese-based Vitalify Asia Co., Ltd. has unveiled its robotic process automation system specialising in making real estate predictions.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) yesterday held an announcement ceremony for Sao Khue Awards 2019 in Hanoi.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards 2019 for best businesses has announced VNPT as the winner of both the Gold and Silver awards thanks to its VNPT Check and VNPT Smart Tourism apps.

FPT Corporation and Tokyo-based SBI Holdings Inc this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest US$3 million into joint venture Utop, a Vietnamese start-up that bridges loyalty point programmes among merchants.

Almost all Vietnamese people will use smartphones by 2020, according to Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Manh Hung.

IT giant FPT Corporation reported first-quarter revenue of nearly VND5.7 trillion (US$244.6 million) and before-tax profit of VND960 billion ($41.2 million).

Non-biodegradable plastic straws have been widely used over the last century, causing the depletion of marine life in many countries, including Vietnam.

Educational institutions in several provinces and Ho Chi Minh City are encouraging their students and staff not to use single-use plastic water bottles and straws as part of the UN’s global Beat Plastic Pollution campaign.

Intellectual property (IP) is now considered one of the key factors in national commercial, educational, cultural exchange and cooperation.