The municipal People’s Committee plans to invest VNĐ8 trillion (US$360 million) in buying new fire-prevention and fire-fighting equipment, including robots and boats

Stiffer penalties for more than 100 traffic violations take effect this month, generating much public attention.

Hoài Đức District on the outskirts of Hà Nội will be developed into an urban district by 2020, said Hoàng Trung Hải, secretary of the Hà Nội municipal Party Committee.

Nearly 3,500 units of blood were collected from thousands of youth and volunteers at the last blood-donation drive of the annual blood-donation campaign Hành trình đỏ (the Red Journey) 2016.

The Hà Nội People’s Committee yesterday launched Level 3 of the online public services system for wards, helping residents and enterprises access ward-level services quickly and easily via the internet.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc requested ministries, agencies and localities to prepare for tropical storm Nida, given the likelihood of it hitting northern Việt Nam.

Fred Hollow Foundation (FHF) and Standard Chartered Bank will finance a free eye screening project for more than 7,500 primary school students in the central city in the 2016-18 period.

A co-operative in Hà Nội’s Thanh Trì District will return nearly VNĐ1.7 billion (US$76,500) to its customers after it was found overcharging them for the water supply.

South Korea will temporarily stop receiving workers from 44 districts and towns in 10 Vietnamese provinces and cities, a document released by the labour ministry last Friday said.