Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình ordered the police force to intensify patrols and traffic law compliance on highways following a major vehicle accident in the central province of Bình Thuận yesterday that killed 13 people.

More than 5 million voters in Hà Nội cast their ballots today to elect deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term.

A major vehicle accident in the southern province of Bình Thuận early this morning killed 13 people and left another 21 suffering from severe burns.

Voting for the deputies to the National Assembly and People's Council members at all levels was a "festival" for millions.

Việt Nam needed to be well-prepared to cope with natural disasters, which have become more fierce and unpredictable in the past years, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s General Irrigation Department Trần Quang Hoài said yesterday.

Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport has opened a 10,000sq.m parking garage, located outside the domestic terminal.

The HCM City administration has approval a proposal from the government of Củ Chi District for a comprehensive inspection of the long-delayed US$500-million Sài Gòn Safari Park project. 

A lack of a supply chain has caused problems for shrimp breeders in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng.

The Border Guard of the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang yesterday arrested a ship transporting 2.1 million litres of petrol without legal papers proving the fuel’s place of origin.