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HCM City is striving to complete the procedures for construction investment to build 35,000 social housing apartments by 2025, equivalent to 2.5 million square metres of floor space. The municipal…

The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar and local authorities verified that 61 Vietnamese citizens have been rescued from casinos in Myanmar, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang…

Vietnamese people have a relatively long life expectancy but many elderly people have to ‘co-habit’ with different illnesses for many years. According to the General Department of Population and Family Planning, the…

Hà Nội created jobs for 171,200 workers in the first nine months of this year, reaching 105.7 per cent of the year’s plan, according to the municipal People’s Committee. The…

Vietnam has been named the 40th best country in the world for foreigners to enjoy their “comfortable retirement,” in a ranking compiled by media company U.S. News & World Report.…

With the aim of intensifying efforts towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Beyond2020, the UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, has installed environmentally sustainable freshwater resources in communities in rural…

A Ho Chi Minh City woman says that after offering her a VND2-million abortion, a clinic got her on the operating table before demanding she pay VND29 million ($1,189) instead.…

HCM City’s Department of Construction, in collaboration with the Department of Information and Communications, on Wednesday announced administrative procedures to provide online public services with a view to encouraging local people, organisations…

The country has currently recorded more than 93,800 cases of dengue fever and 26 deaths, as reported by the Ministry of Health. The number of cases has decreased by 58…

Vietnamese authorities have proposed banning children under 13 from using TikTok along a string of suggested screen time restrictions to be imposed on those under 18. An inspection team composed…