More than 2,000 mussel traps have been placed illegally by residents on the Tắc and Quán Trường rivers of central Khánh Hòa Province, slowing down renovation work here.

The Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) report released yesterday reveals declines at the national level in five of the six governance dimensions the survey measures.

Vehicles avoiding Hạc Trì Bridge in the northern province of Phú Thọ have affected the recovery of investments made, a representative of Việt Trì Bridge BOT Joint Stock Company said.

The government has allocated VNĐ484.7 billion (US$21.7 million) to help 21 provinces tackle the consequences of drought and saline intrusion which have affected the 2015-2016 spring-winter crops.

Two training vessels, the JS Ariake and the JS Setogiri from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, docked at Cam Ranh Port in the central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday.

Obstetrics hospitals in HCM City are providing information about the Zika virus as well as protective measures after a pregnant woman was found infected here.

Two people died and two others were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning in the northern province of Yên Bái, the province’s People’s Committee reported.

More than 10 years ago, authorities in HCM City made plans to build underground parking lots but due to various reasons, plans remained on paper, even as traffic jams increased and the number of registered vehicles soared.

Aquaculture farmers in the northern province of Quảng Ninh have seen large numbers of their oysters die since last October, leaving them in financial difficulties.