Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to a Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs proposal on a seven-day holiday for the Lunar New Year (or Tet) in 2020.

Police have launched an investigation into nine people allegedly involved in bidding and accounting fraud on the HCM City-Trung Luong expressway project, a major toll road in southern Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security on Saturday evening declared that it had arrested two former deputy principals of Dong Do University for “forging in their work”.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered a probe into trafficking of Vietnamese citizens amid fear that Vietnamese are among victims of the 39 people found dead in a semi-trailer truck at an industrial park in Essex, the UK.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery honoured two Vietnamese scholars within the framework of the Franconomics international forum 2019 held in Hanoi on October 23.

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With a host of high-income nations opening their doors to Vietnamese guest workers in recent times, this marks a golden opportunity for local labourers to secure a quality job and enjoy attractive incomes.

Man prosecuted after fire kills two

Double jeopardy is a key legal concept which stops someone being tried twice for the same crime, but try telling that to a woman scorned.

Dr Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health talks about blood donations and allegations people are waiting outside hospitals offering to sell their own blood.

Phuc Sen Village in the northern province of Cao Bang is not a place first-time visitors might want to stay long, as the noise may come as a shock.

The water plant at the centre of a pollution crisis in Hanoi on Friday made an official apology to thousands of customers, promising them a month's supply for free.

Hanoi is mulling two different options to restrict the use of motorbikes in the city before the 2030 ban.

Seven Vietnamese families have contacted a charity in Vietnam via a friend, concerned their loved ones may have been on board a lorry discovered in the UK with dead bodies inside.

Every year, hordes of backpackers and expats alike drive motorbikes from Hanoi to HCM City or vice versa for a unique adventure and to experience the wonderful sights Vietnam has to offer.

The Law on Preventing Alcohol’s Harmful Effect will take effect at the beginning of next year. This is considered one of the country's strongest attempts to control the negative effects of alcohol abuse.

Traffic in Vietnam often feels like every man for himself, but there are some kind souls on the roads.

Ha Long Bay proposes service fee increase

Some experts have proposed developing solar power projects on hydropower reservoirs to take full advantage of water surfaces, reported the Sai Gon Giai Phong Online website.

The total funding needed for infrastructure projects in HCMC and those connected with neighboring provinces in the 2020-2025 period is estimated at VND83 trillion (US$3.6 billion), Thanh Nien newspaper reported.