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The library built from a farmer’s warm heart

The rise of modern media, internet and smart devices is killing traditional forms of reading books and newspapers. However, Nguyen Ba Nha bucked the technological trend to create a library for his community.

Financial autonomy for Vietnam's public hospitals: a blessing or a curse

Just a day after undergoing surgery to remove one of her lung’s lobes, Nguyen Thi H., a 59-year-old woman from the northern province of Bac Giang, could already sit up and chat with other patients in the room.

Amazing alley brings joy to the poor

HCM City is known for its oppressive heat and bustling nature, as well as its small but very special alleys.

HCM City rate of smokers getting tobacco dependence treatment remains low

Nguyen Van Dang, 61, of HCM City is getting treatment for nicotine dependence after dozens of years of smoking that led to serious health complications.

Striving to improve air quality and protect community health

Vietnam’s air quality is reaching hazardous levels and is seriously affecting residents’ health.

Miracle treatment saves patient from constricted windpipe

Lo Thi Chai from the central province of Nghe An was admitted to the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi at the end of May as she struggled to breathe.

Modern bus stops put into use in HCM City

Twenty-two solar-powered bus stops with surveillance cameras have been put into use in HCM City’s District 1.

Long Thanh Airport plans send land prices soaring

The real estate market in Long Thanh District in Dong Nai Province, site of the proposed new airport, has entered an upward spiral following the National Assembly Standing Committee's passage of a resolution to dissolve

VN national public services portal soon opens this year

Cabinet meetings will be slim lined and more innovative as the Government moves into the digital era later this month.

Two former public security officers have jail sentences reduced

Two former officers of the public security sector involved in the case of acquiring public property and land in central Da Nang City and HCM City have had their jail sentences reduced at an appeal trial in Hanoi on Thursday.

Lam Dong orders investigation into tree poisoning

The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province has urged the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Lac Duong District authorities to clarify reports of pine trees being poisoned in an attempt to clear land for cultivation.

Sunscreen pill users getting burned by false advertising

Amidst warnings about heatwaves and increasing ultraviolet (UV) index levels, people start to take measures they believed would protect their skin from the harmful effects of the intense sunlight.

Transport Ministry gets serious about airport staff assault

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam, in co-operation with local authorities, to get serious about an assault on security staff at Tho Xuan Airport in central Thanh Hoa Province.

Hanoi: Pagodas and temples illegally built in forest land

The KOVA Tourism Joint Stock Company, investor of Bac Waterfall-Sao Stream tourism area in Hanoi, has built and renovated six structures without approval from authorities.

Unlicensed tours cause safety problems

The increase in the number of unofficial tours in Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan provinces has affected tourism safety.

Modern society rotting with insensitivity

The case of a student being openly molested on a bus is shocking enough. What that young girl must be going through in the aftermath of the abuse is unthinkable.

Vietnam asks enterprises to pull their ads from anti-State propaganda clips on YouTube

The Ministry of Information and Communication’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information has asked dozens of brands to pull their ads from video clips that contain anti-State propaganda on YouTube.

Landslides cause huge losses in Ca Mau

A series of landslides have been reported along a river in Nam Can District in the Mekong Delta Province of Ca Mau over the past few days, causing damage worth hundreds of millions of dong.

Vietnam's Mekong Delta embraces smart rice farming

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Can Tho City are increasingly switching to smart rice farming to improve yields and cut costs and protect the environment.

Transport Ministry plans to increase fees at BOT toll booths

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is set to propose to the Government a draft plan on fee increases at BOT (Build – Operate – Transfer) toll booths in response to declining revenue.