Electricity consumption in the capital city was forecast to sharply increase this month due to extremely hot weather, said the Electricity of Việt Nam Corporation (EVN).

The central province of Khánh Hòa has planned to make Nha Trang Beach in Nha Trang City an ecological park with seaside buildings having only 40 floors at maximum.

A joint programme on giving dissemination to 100,000 breeding households to commit not to use banned substances in their breeding work was signed yesterday in Hà Nội.

The HCM City People’s Committee has given the Department of Transport the green light for three more footbridges on some congested streets.

Ministry sent working group to determine cause of fish’s massive death

Polluted water containing toxic substances is the cause of the recent mass fish deaths in the coastal areas in this central province.

Hà Nội’s sewers and drains are still unable to cope with the heavy flooding caused by rains exceeding 100mm per two hours, officials said.

Police in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province have arrested a man for allegedly forging papers in former prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng’s name.

The Hà Nội People’s Committee has urged relevant agencies to review the public lighting system of the entire city and move towards using LED lighting to save electricity.