Fines for administrative violations in operating and protecting irrigation projects are expected to increase sharply, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s draft decree currently awaiting Government approval.

At least 10 people are reportedly dead or missing following a flood last night in the northern Lào Cai Province, authorities said this morning.

HCM City lawmakers have demanded better management of food safety amid complaints that many eateries patronised by students, workers and others do not meet hygiene standards.

Việt Nam loses 2.5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually due to traffic accidents.

More than half the Vietnamese employees polled in a recent survey conducted by Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour said they cannot make ends meet with their wages, even with the addition of pay for extra hours and allowances.

Hà Nội Municipal People’s Committee has decentralised power in granting construction permits, which is expected to help it better manage and curb violations in construction.

Britain’s exit from the EU should make ASEAN members think about the ramifications of the free movement of skilled workers, a senior economist has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has called on ministries and agencies to closely supervise the country’s power demand to ensure national energy security and meet socio-economic development needs.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình yesterday asked the police to investigate the alleged removal of nearly 150 graves in Khánh Hòa Province without the knowledge of the deceased’s relatives.