The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed localities to take measures to prevent and handle foot-and-mouth disease which has reappeared in five central provinces.

Vietnam’s child helpline, 18001567, which was set up in 2009, has received nearly 1.5 million calls with 2,500 connected with emergency protection and aid services.

Cam Ranh International Airport on November 26 welcomed the first direct flight from Ukraine carrying 238 tourists to the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 seized 2kg of methamphetamine being smuggled into Vietnam.

Vietnam will host the 2014 United Nations Day of Vesak (Buddha's Birthday, Enlightenment and Passing Away) and an international Buddhism conference at Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ni

The Government spent more than VND700 trillion (36 billion USD) on nationwide poverty reduction efforts in the 2005 – 2012 period, an average of 90 trillion VND (4.2 billion USD) per year, Nhan Dan

A truck moving at high speed lost control and overturned in Saigon river tunnel, Ho Chi Minh City, at 1.40 pm on November 25.

A watch station originally built under an order by the first king of the Nguyen dynasty (1802-45) in the royal palace in Hue has been restored.

The 2010-2015 education development scheme designed for ethnic regions, known as Project 2123, has proven effective since it was kick-started in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau three

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with their increasing financial assistance have significantly contributed to Vietnam’s poverty reduction and socio-economic development.