HCM City officials have suggested setting up standard kitchens at both private and public schools with 1,000 students and more to ensure safe, hygienic meals.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed relevant agencies to clear congestion on roads leading to Cát Lái Port in District 2, especially Nguyễn Thị Định Street and the Mỹ Thủy intersection.

HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang will continue to enhance co-operation in the 2016-20 period, leaders said at a meeting held on Wednesday in the city.

The Republic of Korea’s Woojin Construction Co., Ltd, will pour more than VNĐ4.9 trillion (US$247.6 million) into construction for the second phase of the RoK-Trà Vinh wind power plant in Trường Long Hòa Commune, Duyên Hải town, in the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh.

Several construction works in the southern province of Đồng Nai’s Biên Hòa City were damaged in the heavy rains on Thursday.

Chợ Rẫy Hospital has successfully conducted skin graft surgery on a patient with serious cellulitis in the groin region.

Nearly 600 officials and volunteers of Việt Nam Red Cross Society yesterday participated in the celebration of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in HCM City.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecastings reported yesterday hot weather would occur in the north in the oncoming three to five days. Temperatures could be up to 40 degrees Celsius.

Cardiac surgeons at the HCM City University Medical Centre have successfully performed 100 minimally invasive heart operations.