A market management official was killed last night by a cigarette smuggler, while being on duty near Vàm Cỏ River in Long An Province.

The Hà Nội Police on Thursday said they had decided to prosecute five more people who are part of a ring accused of printing, publishing and trading value-added tax (VAT) invoices.

Việt Nam’s rate of non-compliance with the minimum wage in the garment, textile and footwear sector is the lowest among seven garment-exporting countries in Asia, at 6.6 per cent, accordint to a new report by the International Labor Oeganization (ILO).

The Ministry of Health’s Drug Administration will withdraw registration numbers and stop selling antibacterial soaps on the market if they find them unsafe or if warnings about the soap are issued by international organisations.

The Việt Nam Green Trees and Parks Association has urged the HCM City Transport Department to allocate more funds to examine 5,500 trees in the city after two people were killed by falling trees in the last three weeks.   

The fees being charged at toll stations in the mushrooming BOT transportation projects are inconsistent with the capacity of drivers to pay, Deputy Transport Minister Nguyễn Nhật said at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

In Việt Nam’s crowded public hospitals, patients only get one or two minutes with a doctor instead of 15-20, leading to inadequate health literacy and less effective treatment, according to a leading health researcher.

More than 40 top high-tech companies will participate in Tech Expo 2016 to be held in Hà Nội this Saturday (September 17).

Storm Rai has killed at least five people and left ten others missing over the past few days in central localities, according to the latest report from the National Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control.