Hanoi (VNA) – The Southeast region and the Mekong Delta have mobilised over 932 trillion VND (40 billion USD), accounting for 40 percent of the total investment for the purpose nationwide, to build new-style rural areas in 2010-2019. Long Duc commune in southern Dong Nai province was recognised as new-style rural area. (Source: baodongnai.com.vn) The figure includes more than...

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese police are working with their Chinese peers to investigate a drug production ring in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. The Police Department for the Investigation of Drug-Related Crimes under the Ministry of Public Security announced the cooperation on September 15. It is the biggest inter-country drug production ring found in Vietnam. Eight people...

Vientiane (VNA) – A total of close to 24,800 USD has been raised within three hours after the Embassy of Vietnam launched a fundraising event in Vientiane on September 15 to support flood-hit people in central and southern Laos. The Embassy of Vietnam hosts an event on September 15 to raise funds for flood-hit people in central and southern...

Hanoi (VNA) – Three universities of Vietnam have entered the World University Rankings 2020 of the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine for the first time. Standings of the Vietnamese universities in the THE World Universities Rankings (Photo: vnu.edu.vn) The Vietnam National University (VNU) – Hanoi and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) make onto the list...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said at a conference held on September 11 that the city expects to outline a plan to build embankments and improve management of land along rivers and canals by the year-end. HCM City plans to develop the potential of the Sai Gon River...

Hanoi (VNA) – A conference took place in Hanoi on September 11 to collect social opinions on the revised Labour Code draft from the angle of gender equality. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Based on the fact that female employees are having lower incomes compared to their male peers of the same profession, educational level, and geographical location, participants recommended...

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Conference on Sustainable Development 2019 took place in Hanoi on September 12 under theme “For a Decade of More Sustainable Development”, gathering leaders of the Government, ministries, sectors, localities, associations, and businesses. An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) The event aimed to seek practical and effective measures to develop the human capital, build...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transport has hired French safety consultants to oversee the final stages of Hanoi's first metro project, the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway. A train of Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway (Photo: VNA) The move is to ensure the final safety procedures are completed smoothly and allow the project to start operating...

The Vietnam International Travel Mart Can Tho (VITM Can Tho) 2019 will take place in the Mekong Delta city from November 29 to December 1, according to the event’s organising board. Visitors at the VITM 2019 in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam International Travel Mart Can Tho (VITM Can Tho) 2019 will take place in...

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are taking measures to adapt to low levels of flooding this year by switching to new crops and using other cultivation methods. Nguyen Quoc Viet in An Giang province’s An Phu district makes crab-catching traps to sell to fishermen in the Mekong Delta and Cambodia during the flooding season (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA)...