Foreign-language instruction could greatly improve the quality of the educational system, but language-proficiency outcomes in recent years have been disappointing, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has said.

Eleven months after HCM City residents with farming lands were told they had to apply to change them into housing lands, thousands are still waiting to apply because the master plan for land use has not been ratified by relevant agencies yet.

Vietnam has worked to fight human trafficking and other transnational crimes in recent decades, a top politician has said.

Director of Russia’s International Fund – The Way for Peace Umnova Irina Anatolyevna was awarded with the insignia “For the cause of Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VJA) development” by VJA Chairman Nguyen Van Quyen.

Thai Nguyen Central Hospital said that it had treated serious dog bites on a 20-month-old boy from the province’s Dai Tu District.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday asked the Ministry of Transport to review and potentially reverse its proposal on requiring roof signs for cars driving for ride-hailing apps such as Grab.

Hosts of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, the Philippines, have shocked participating teams by announcing all football matches in the tournament will be played on artificial turf.

Beginning this month, Vinmec Central Park International Hospital in HCM City has applied a comprehensive cardiovascular treatment model, which enables early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment.

A man has died in the Mekong Delta after being struck by lightning. 

The central province of Nghe An will spend VND19 billion (US$818,000) on elephant conservation by 2025, a conference heard on Monday.

Hoi An has opened its first complex producing non-chemical essential oils, coffee and herb tea from local materials after three years construction at Thanh Ha Industrial Park in the city.

The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed investing VND250 billion for 34 automatic toll booths to prevent traffic congestion during peak hours in the city centre.

Environmentally-friendly buses in HCM City could face operating problems as compressed natural gas (CNG) suppliers plan to reduce CNG supply, according to local authorities.

Vietnam is completing the construction of 65 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide highly accurate geo-spatial positioning data.

Experts have high hopes for inflation scenarios

The battle against single-use plastic products has not yet delivered any satisfactory results. Solutions are plenty, but what is lacking is their enforcement.

Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Kinh tế và Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about measures to prevent a food shortage at the end of this year.

It isn`t the first time China ignored protests and warnings from Vietnam and the outside world.

The Ministry of Construction has asked cities and provinces throughout the country to make reports on land available for social housing projects.

Vietnamese shot stopper Dang Van Lam was named the top goalkeeper of the week in the Thai League by Thailand’s Siam Sports newspaper.