Social Issues - VietNam News

Water shortage hits suburban Ha Noi

A shortage of clean water has hit residents in many of Ha Noi's suburban districts, leaving them no choice but to spend over the odds on water or resort to using stagnant pond water.

Towering inferno

A fire at the Shang One Viet Nam Company warehouse in southern Binh Duong Province's Di An Town began at 4.30pm on Saturday following an explosion. The blaze spread to a chemical storage area and workshop. Hundreds of firefighters arrived to put out the flame which took about three hours. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Rice left on roads endangers traffic

Twice a year, during the harvest season, farmers in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien place straw and grains to dry them along major highways.

Hydro lake depleted of fish due to ‘poor management'

Fish have become depleted in an artificial lake in northern Dien Bien Province's Dien Bien District due to lack of management and co-operation among vested interest groups while calls for action by local commune leaders and residents have gone unheeded.

Hospital upgrade to cost $23.8m

The municipal Health Department started a new project yesterday to upgrade and expand Ba Vi General Hospital with total investment of VND500 billion (about US$23.8m)

Poor workers to get small loans

The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour has proposed expanding a HCM City-based microfinance fund to help more poor households take out low-interest loans, according to Mai Duc Chinh, deputy head of the conference.

City fixes flood areas, but new ones emerge

HCM City will not suffer serious flooding in the coming rainy season, a senior official says.

Tra Vinh official arrested for bribery

Police in the southern province of Tra Vinh have arrested chief inspector of the provincial agriculture and rural development department for allegedly accepting bribes from two local fertiliser production companies.

Workers killed when lift falls 18 floors

Three workers were killed on a construction site in an urban area of Ha Dong District after an elevator apparently felt from the 18th floor to the ground on Saturday morning.

Two students drowned near construction site

Two elementary students drowned on Saturday in a pond near a construction site in Thot Not District, Can Tho City.

Bamboo plantations stem poverty in Lam Dong

Co Xanh Company has begun to buy the bamboo harvested by farmers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong's Da Teh District.

Education

Japan-funded schools open in Nam Dinh

About 1,200 students in northern Nam Dinh Province's Vu Ban District are attending two schools built with non-refundable aid from Japn. The schools opened Tuesday..

Health

Hospital upgrade to cost $23.8m

The municipal Health Department started a new project yesterday to upgrade and expand Ba Vi General Hospital with total investment of VND500 billion (about US$23.8m)

Employment

Teaching careers draw new crowd

For years, ambitious university students balked at a teaching career, primarily because of low pay and less than desirable working conditions.

Hightlight

Tax code reforms to decipher dependents

People who are dependent on personal income tax payers will be given their own tax codes to avoid people lodging claims as dependents of more than one taxpayer.

Farmer-firm linkups remain elusive despite Gov't efforts

More than 10 years after the Government unveiled policies to encourage tie-ups between farmers and businesses, the proportion of farm produce sold through such contracts remains modest.

Buddha statues highlight heritage