Social Issues - VietNam News

New law promises to revamp city planning

The construction of high-rise buildings in HCM City will be limited from next month if proposed sweeping changes to planning management and urban architecture regulations are approved.

Gang busted for making pen guns

Police from northern Hai Phong City busted a ring involved in producing and trading fire-arms yesterday.

Prepare for storm, heatwave

A tropical storm is forming in the East Sea. It is moving north at 10kph and is forecast to be 255km from the Paracel Islands at 10am tomorrow, according to the Central Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting Centre

Flights cancelled due to bad weather

One flight of Vietnam Airlines and one of VietJet Air were cancelled yesterday at Lien Khuong Airport in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong's Duc Trong District due to bad weather.

International drug ring smashed in Quang Tri

Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri in collaboration with Lao police on Tuesday busted a major drug trafficking ring from Laos that operated in Viet Nam.

Bach Mai Hospital to build another unit

The Government has given the go-ahead for the Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital to build a second unit in Thach That District's Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park to ease serious overcrowding.

Waterway accident damages houses

A waterway accident occurred on the Cai San River in the Mekong Delta's Can Tho City on Tuesday, causing damage to 44 riverside houses estimated at nearly VND1 billion (US$47,000).

Cambodia to help find remains

The Cambodian government has pledged to co-operate with Viet Nam to search for and repatriate the remains of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers who died in Cambodia during the war.

Gender equality centre opens

A centre to promote gender equality and increase the numbers of women in leading roles officially opened yesterday at the Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and Public Administration in Ha Noi.

US agency to help avian flu project

Viet Nam will improve its readiness to prevent and cope with avian influenza under a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

ANN joins roadshow for advert agencies Asia News Network

Asia News Network has set up an advertising office in Singapore to represent the 22 members from 19 Asian countries.

Education

MOET reprimands university centre

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has ordered Ha Noi National University's Centre for Educational Technology and Career Development (ETC) to stop all of its joint training programmes with overseas partners.

Health

US agency to help avian flu project

Viet Nam will improve its readiness to prevent and cope with avian influenza under a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

Employment

Lack of awareness leads to job deaths

So far this year, 176 workers have died on the job, according to the Labour Safety Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Hightlight

First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves

The Vietnam-Korea Times – Viet Nam's first Korean language newspaper made its debut in Ha Noi yesterday.

New industrial zone to lure Japanese firms

Construction of the Phu My 3 Industrial Zone starts today in the south-eastern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to predominantly house Japanese companies. Viet Nam News spoke to Nguyen Thi Thao Nhi, CEO of the Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company, the major investor in the zone, about its strengths and commitment to the province's development.

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