Cát Bi International Airport in the northern port city of Hải Phòng will officially welcome international flights starting from May 11, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam. 

Seventy-seven domestic enterprises yesterday were granted the National Quality Award 2015, the country’s only prize to recognise outstanding enterprises regarding their product quality and performances.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has introduced several new vaccines in the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation in an effort to improve the efficiency of disease prevention, the Preventive Health Department reported Friday, May 6, 2016.

The ultraviolet (UV) radiation index in the southern region, including HCM City, will continue to be at the high-risk level of 10-12 on a scale of 1 to 13 until the end of this week, according to a meteorological expert.

More than 17 tonnes of fish raised in cages in the northern Thanh Hóa Province’s Thạch Thành District have died of contaminated water, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported yesterday.

A 115-km stretch of the National Highway No 6 running through the provinces of Sơn La and Hòa Bình was re-opened to public on Saturday by the Ministry of Transport after a year of road works.

Bread street vendors earn their living on Hà Nội’s Hàng Giấy Street. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

 HCM City officials have suggested setting up standard kitchens at both private and public schools with 1,000 students and more to ensure safe, hygienic meals.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed relevant agencies to clear congestion on roads leading to Cát Lái Port in District 2, especially Nguyễn Thị Định Street and the Mỹ Thủy intersection.