Quảng Nam Province has seen a number of forest destruction cases recently and provincial authorities determined management overlap and loose inspections led to the problem.

The Cao Bằng Border Guards, in co-ordination with the Hạ Lang District Police, seized a man on Saturday for keeping 10kg of heroin. Dẫn’s accomplice, Hoàng Văn Cường, 19, was also seized.

Nghệ An central province authorities are investigating the death of a gayal or wild oxen  in a protected forest in Vĩnh Sơn Commune, Anh Sơn District.

Chemical markets that are endangering food and public safety must be moved out of residential areas and criminal charges filed against violation of trading rules in toxic substances.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged Đồng Tháp Province to mobilise and boost diversification of investment models in agricultural development.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh asserted the importance of women in building stable and sustainable societies during her speech at the closing ceremony of the 26th Global Summit of Women in Warsaw, Poland.

The central city has asked the ministry of transport to allocate funds for key transport infrastructure projects – Liên Chiểu port and the East-West Economic Corridor No 2 (EWEC2) connecting Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Việt Nam – in 2016-20.

Vietnam Airlines has warned its passengers who plan to travel between Việt Nam and France or transit through Paris to keep updated on flight schedules which might be affected by French pilots’ four-day strike since Saturday.

District and provincial-level hospitals, in an attempt to receive more patients, are seeking additional training in advanced techniques from leading hospitals in an aim to improve service quality.