A symposium on President Ho Chi Minh’s spiritual heritage was held in the city on May 17 on the occasion of his 129th birthday and 50 years of implementing his testament.

President Ho Chi Minh passed away 50 years ago, but his images stay forever in the heart of Vietnamese nationals and peace loving people worldwide.

Ten years ago, the Vietnamese Government sought to uplift disadvantaged ethnic minority groups in the mountainous region northwest of the country with rubber plantations.

The transformation of Vietnam’s healthcare sector is racing forwards after successes in the past year, but the country’s lofty goals are still some way off.

Doctor Nguyen Hoang Long, director of the Viet Nam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, talks to Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health and Life) newspaper about the use of buprenorphine in Vietnam.

Police in Mong Cai have arrested a Chinese national after he illegally entered Vietnam in possession of drugs.

Vietnam has recorded 57,880 cases of dengue fever since the beginning of the year, including three deaths, representing a 3.3 fold rise in comparison with the same period last year.

The police in Binh Duong are investigating the discovery of the bodies of two men were found encased in a concrete block.

Hanoi has used Japanese bio-nanotechnology in cleaning the polluted To Lich River.

Authorities of the southern province of Binh Phuoc have instructed local agencies to help stabilise the lives of more than 1,500 Vietnamese people who were repatriated from Cambodia.

More than 6,000 households living in landslide-prone areas in Dong Thap need to be relocated, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vo Thanh Ngoan has stated.

A cooperation agreement on implementing the World Vision International (WVI)’s initiative of ending physical violence against children at home and school was signed between the Ministry of Education and Training and WVI today.

Police in Bo Trach District in central Quang Binh Province have started legal proceedings against six more people involved in a deforestation case at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

In its document, the Ministry of Health alerted people to measles outbreaks in Vietnam and in the world.

A new heatwave has hit Vietnam’s northern region with temperatures in some places forecast to reach nearly 40C, according to the national weather service.

Nearly 2,000 trees and 820 lampposts will be relocated to narrow pavements and medians on 15 streets in Hà Nội.

When the Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday falls on a weekend, workers should still enjoy the following Monday and Tuesday as paid public holidays, business associations said at a workshop on revisions to the labour code on Tuesday.

In front of the Na Ngoi Border Station in Ky Son District, the central province of Nghe An, sits a simple wooden wardrobe filled with used clothing.

Pine trees in Lam Ha District of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong were discovered to be chopped down this week, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Two cleaners, a mother and son, in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District have gotten themselves into the headlines after they returned US$7,400 of cash to a foreigner who had forgotten his money.