Thousands of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers attended a big requiem in Hanoi on July 19 to commemorate Agent Orange/Dioxin victims.

HCM City plans to build a modern footbridge across the Sai Gon River that will have conveyors for the elderly and the disabled as well as stopovers for admiring the river-view

Vietnam needs more than 3.95 trillion VND (189 million USD) for the repair and upgrade of 402 old bridges throughout the country to ensure traffic safety, according to the Directorate for Roads.

The Esperanto version of Dang Thuy Tram's Diary – the 2005 Vietnamese best-seller has been presented to the public in Hanoi on July 14.

A low pressure system that is moving in the Gulf of Tonkin and may intensify into a tropical depression will bring bad weather to northern provinces, the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center reported.