A seafood production company in the central province of Phú Yên was found to be discharging untreated waste water into the environment, thanks to local residents who reported the matter.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bùi Văn Ga said the 2016 national high school examination was successfully organised at 120 exam locations across the country.

Five children drowned in the northern province of Bắc Giang’s Hiệp Hòa District yesterday, local official have confirmed.

Torrential rainfall of up to 250mm has blanketed the northern region since last night, putting localities on high alert for landslides and flash floods.

Households around the Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake in the capital city of Hà Nội will have their doors and balconies repainted to ensure they match the area’s natural beauty.

The initial damage central Quảng Bình Province suffered from mass fish deaths is estimated at more than VNĐ2.7 trillion (US$120 million) as of June and could mount to some VNĐ4 trillion ($178 million) by the end of this year, the provincial People’s Committee said yesterday.

The Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department has warned pink- eye (conjunctivitis) could break out in July, with the change from prolonged hot weather to rainy days.

Police in Hà Nội have started checking electric motorbikes without number plates, and a great number of drivers have been discovered violating the laws in the past four days.

Fines for traffic violations on highways will be increased in an attempt to reduce traffic accidents, transport experts said.