A fire broke out at the headquarters of the Hải Phòng Radio-Television Station on Saturday, claiming the life of an employee.

The Hà Nội People’s Committee hosted a ceremony yesterday to kick start a series of activities for 2016 World Environment Day which will becelebrated in Việt Nam with the theme “Nature’s Call and Our Actions”.

Work began last Friday on the first phase of the Mỹ Thuỷ intersection in District 2 with total investment of nearly VNĐ838 billion (US$37.4 million), according to the city’s Department of Transport.

The government of HCM City on Friday (June 3) signed a US$450-million contract with a private company for a project to prevent tidal flooding in a 570-sq km area of the city.

HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Đinh La Thăng has asked the privately owned Hoa Sen University to meet regulations to become a non-profit, private university and submit official documentation to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Tug of war, running and swimming were among the activities that autistic children took part in during the Friendly Sport Day held last week in HCM City.

Photo of the day -- Fish catching

The national action month for environmental protection kicked off at a ceremony in Lào Cai city on Saturday in response to World Environment Day which is marked today.

The corpses of three missing people, including two children, from a boat that capsized in the Hàn River in the central city of Đà Nẵng on Saturday were found at about 5pm yesterday.