Minister of Transport Trương Quang Nghĩa, during an inspection on Sunday, said the new Ghềnh Bridge across the Đồng Nai River in the southern province of Đồng Nai would help the railway sector rebound after its recent decline. 

The overloaded boat was carrying 53 passengers and three crew – double the allowed capacity. It skewed heavily in the middle of the Hàn River and capsized almost instantly.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has urged HCM City to accelerate the equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to ensure that an SOE plan approved by the Prime Minister is completed by 2018.

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for a long-term plan to promote domestic tourism, particularly in the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế.

Three children drowned this morning when they fell into a small river, where they were fishing, in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

The Việt Nam Waterway Construction Corporation (Vinawaco) has been removed from the list of 26 poor contractors ranked by the Ministry of Transport.

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.