A spike in electricity usage as a result of the record heat wave earlier this month across the northern region, especially Hà Nội, will leave most residents with high electricity bills.

A ceremony was held in Hà Nội yesterday to honour 100 outstanding blood donors in Việt Nam, an event in response to World Blood Donor Day.

HCM City will provide great support for the public-private-partnership (PPP) model in infrastructure development, its leaders told a meeting held yesterday to discuss attraction of funding through the model.

Authorities in the southern economic hub have issued an ultimatum, ordering all its districts to submit plans to the People’s Committee on getting rid of unplanned markets by July.

Bình Thuận Province authorities held a meeting with the Ministry of Defence and other relevant agencies on Tuesday (June 13) to discuss speeding up of the construction of the civilian-military Phan Thiết Airport.

More than 50,000 drug addicts across Viet Nam received methadone treatment over the past four years.

More than 80 per cent of the country’s 35 central hospitals have a division for social work to improve their quality of service, according to an official involved with a programme to set up the divisions.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society yesterday signed a three-year agreement with FrieslandCampina Việt Nam for a communication project on nutrition education and physical strength development in children.

Prizes of the 11^th National Press Awards will be raised to the highest amount in his history, announced the awards organisation council vice president Hồ Quang Lợi.