Violations in the construction of a number of hydropower plants in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have been blamed on poor management by local authorities.

There are 153 areas being illegally used to store construction materials along rivers, according to a report by the Ha Noi Dyke Management and Flood and Storm Prevention Department.

Police in the southern province of Lam Dong have caught a group of people who cut pine trees in Lam Ha District.

The Ministry of Health will organise campaigns to combat dengue fever throughout this year since there has been a sharp increase in its incidence.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is strengthening the task of prevention and control of the Fall Armyworm that is damaging corn fields in the country.

Ha Long City in northern Quang Ninh Province is the first city to use a mobile app to interact with local people, the provincial Department of Information and Communication has said.

As the amount of rubbish continues to rise each year, HCM City authorities are exploring ways to improve the services of the thousands of private garbage collectors operating in the city.

Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake and its surrounding streets, located in the centre of Hanoi, have always been considered the heart of the capital city as well as its spiritual and cultural hub. 

Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to review housing development projects which have not been granted certificates of land use rights, house and land-attached assets.

More than 100 trees that cause a stink in Hanoi during autumn are being cut down, a local has said official.

Vietnam won the most medals at the HCM City Open International Tracks and Field, which closed on Friday.

Prince Souphanouvong (1909 –95) of Laos was not only a supporter of late President Ho Chi Minh but also had a close relationship with Vietnamese people, which is shown at an exhibition that opened on Friday in Hanoi.

Vietnam pocketed two golds in the third day of competition at the 11th ASEAN Schools Games which is ongoing in Semerang, Indonesia.

On Thursday afternoon at the one-floor house of Nguyen Thi Lien’s family in Nghe An Province’s Nghi Loc District, things were a little more crowded than usual.

Experts have expressed concern as younger Vietnamese are increasingly suffering from strokes.

Twenty-seven member Japanese-style girl band SGO48 have launched their first single, Heavy Rotation.

Vietnamese coach Park Hang-seo has called up 26 players for Southeast Asian Games’ three day practice meeting.

The People’s Committee of HCM City is taking measures to restrict groundwater exploitation, which has led to increased water pollution, flooding and subsidence.

Thousands of kilometers of electrical and telecommunications cables have been buried underground in HCM City as part of a project that began nearly 10 years ago.

Vietnam is striving to achieve its goal of welcoming 17.5 – 18 million international tourists by the end of 2019, a year earlier than scheduled.