The People’s Court of HCM City has sentenced to death five defendants involved in the illegal trade and transportation of a large amount of drugs at the end of a four-day trial on Thursday.

As many as 271 cases of measles have been reported in Hà Nội since the beginning of this year, compared to just 60 for all of last year.

An accident between four motorcycles and a crane truck happened on Thursday, which caused the death of a six-year-old boy and heavy injuries to other passengers.

 More than 10,000 chickens and ducks on two farms in An Dương District, northern city of Hải Phòng have been infected with the A/H5N6 bird flu virus, vice chairman of the district People’ s Committee Lê Văn Cường confirmed on Thursday.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the city to increase subsidies for buses by VNĐ330 billion (US$14 million) each year as some bus drivers are facing a shortage of funds.

Ethnic minority girls from remote mountainous areas in Sơn La Province are pushing themselves for marriage, despite being underage, in the hope of a better life.

Businesses operating in the 23/9 Park in HCM City must move out by April 30 next year, the chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, Nguyễn Thành Phong, has said.

The Department of Health of the south-eastern province of Đồng Nai plans to set up at least one clinic in each district, Long Khánh town and Biên Hòa city to provide methadone substitution treatment for drug addiction.

The Bến Tre Province People’s Committee has approved construction of a  dyke to prevent saltwater intrusion along a section of the Hàm Luông River extending from Ba Tri District to Giồng Trôm District.