Nine sixth grade schoolboys drowned yesterday afternoon while they were swimming in a section of the Trà Khúc River in central Quảng Ngãi Province’s Thanh Khiết Village.

The authorities in coordination with the concerned agencies yesterday began work on the construction of some key projects of 2016, including the building of the Cầm Thi cable-stayed bridge.

Unexploded bombs were detected in residential areas in the northern province of Thái Nguyên, the provincial military command reported yesterday.

Environmental police in Hà Tĩnh central province reported they have seized some 4cu.m. of precious timber in Đức Thọ District’s Thái Yên Commune.

The HCM City People’s Court today confirmed the death penalty for a Philippine woman who had trafficked 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to Việt Nam in 2013, overturning an appeals court verdict that had struck down her original death sentence.

Hà Nội’s Market Management Department’s police seized a large number of goods of unknown origin in Ba Đình District yesterday.

Inter-provincial bus stations and passenger transport businesses have been asked to publicise the hotlines for contacting coach managers.

The number of children in many localities being hospitalised has kept increasing over recent days due to unfavourable weather conditions.

Authorities in HCM City’s outlying districts plan to co-operate with local water supply companies to lay pipes to achieve their target of supplying clean water to all households by the end of this year.