State broadcaster VTV aired footage of families moving after authorities ordered them to relocate to temporary shelters, as well as fishing vessels being secured with ropes in several provinces.

Vietnam is planning to reduce the number of provinces by half and slash commune-level authorities by up to 70%, further expanding a streamlining drive that aims to cut billions of dollars from state ...

HANOI—Vietnam began evacuating more than 118,000 people in northern provinces Friday as the country prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Rammasun, which killed at least 54 people in the Philippines.

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's foreign ministry published a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin, where it shares a maritime border with China, which it said on Friday was to help ...

HANOI — Vietnam plans to merge provinces and eliminate district-level authorities, the government said on Thursday, as a ...

National Assembly deputies have proposed merging smaller provinces to optimize resources, with a target of reducing the total to around 40. Hau Giang is one of Vietnam’s 10 least populated provinces, ...

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has approved a radical administrative restructure that will cut the number of Vietnamese provinces by nearly half, and eliminate an entire level of administration.

Ho Chi Minh City now has the highest population, Lam Dong covers the largest area, Phu Tho borders the most provinces, and Hanoi boasts the highest average income. Ho Chi Minh City now has a ...

HANOI: Vietnam is planning to reduce the number of provinces by half and slash commune-level authorities by up to 70 per cent, further expanding a streamlining drive that aims to cut billions of ...