Deputy PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the southern province of Long An to resolve a dispute about maintenance fees between an industrial park developer and companies operating in the park.

The city authorities plan to reduce the number of small non-mechanised slaughterhouses to 30 per cent of the total number of slaughterhouses during the 2016-20 period.

About 251 bridges nationwide are facing the risk of collapse from collision with waterway vehicles because of their low clearance heights, the Việt Nam Inland Waterways Administration (Viwa) said.

Government officials and behavioural experts working on wildlife campaigns in Việt Nam called for more efforts in raising public awareness, and changing behaviour to curb wildlife consumption in the country.

The Việt Nam Expressway Service Joint Stock Company (VEC) refused to provide services to about 2,800 overloaded vehicles, mostly trucks, in the first quarter this year, a VEC report said.

The Ministry of Health has raised the warning level for the Zika virus nationwide after an Australian visitor tested positive on his return from Việt Nam.

Scrap dealers show few signs of fear or increased vigilance after the explosion last week. But local residents are worried that they may be the victims of a fire or explosion caused by the scrap houses someday.

The Việt Nam Youth Federation in HCM City, the Việt Nam National Students Association in the City and the HCM City Young Businesspeople Association (YBA) on Sunday launched a business startup programme for youth, targeting to stimulate entrepreneurship among young people in the city.

Leaders of two-year intermediate schools offering training in healthcare are concerned that a new national recruitment policy on medical personnel will lead to a decline in enrollment.