New applications of stem cell and gene technologies as well as nanotechnology will be the focus of HCM City’s bio-tech programme to 2020, the deputy head of the city’s Department of Sciences and Technology has said.

Hà Nội will adjust the routes of coaches from other provinces to proper terminals to limit the number of coaches going though the central of the city causing traffic jams, said transport experts.

A university education may not be the only route to success in life, but it is a very popular one, especially among people with hearing impairment.

The national foreign language project was threatened to be failed to meet its target by 2020 and drastic measures should be adopted to make it feasible, said Education Minister Phùng Xuân Nhạ.

A shortage of kindergartens for the children of migrant labourers in Đà Nẵng City-based industrial zones has put pressure on workers and authorities.

The People’s Committee of the central Thanh Hóa Province have asked the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Forest Protection Department, and local authorities to re-examine more than 280 wild animal farms in the province.

The Hà Nội police will investigate and prosecute those responsible for starting the fire in a karaoke bar in the city’s Cầu Giấy District on Tuesday, which claimed 13 lives.

Residents in Central provinces of Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Bình said they are fed up with the repeated floods, with one occurred in October and another repeated from Monday. Floods also happenned in Quảng Trị on Tuesday and in Thừa Thiên - Huế today.

The Department of Fire Prevention and Control, Rescue and Salvage under the Ministry of Public Security has ordered authorities of provinces and cities to review fire safety of entertainment venues.