Finnish and Vietnamese education officials and experts discussed ways for the two nations to co-operate at an education forum in Hà Nội yesterday.

A Thanh Hóa official apologised after fishermen led a 10-day protest over a proposed tourism plan that would have affected their livelihoods.

The Đà River water pipeline broke yesterday afternoon, disrupting water supply to thousands of households in Hà Nội for 10 hours.

The Project Management Board number six under the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam has asked the transport ministry to approve the construction of Nha Trang- Phan Thiết Highway.

A fire broke out at around yesterday at Đức Tài composite production joint-stock company in Cà Mau City of this southern province, destroying the 1,500sq.m. workshop.

The HCM City People’s Court has rejected the appeals by the victims’ family and the gang killers, and justified the Instance Court’s verdict of life terms to death for the two accused.