The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked agencies and enterprises under its umbrella to efficiently use State-owned cars and implement taxi fare subsidies to certain officials instead of offering them State-owned cars.

Professor Trần Hồng Quân, former Minister of Education and Training, speaks to Giáo dục Việt Nam (Việt Nam Education) about the imperative need to promote autonomy among Vietnamese universities

The Governmental agencies and donors have allocated an emergency logistics and necessities including 23 tonnes of dry provisions, 25,000 boxes of instant noodle and 10,000 bottles of water for flood affected provinces in the central region.

City dwellers and experts are concerned about the effectiveness of the bus rapid transit (BRT) route connecting Kim Mã and Yên Nghĩa, which is being launched later this month.

HCM City’s education sector has set a target next year to collect school tuition via bank transfers instead of cash after two years of piloting the project at 40 schools.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the central government for permission to choose investors to build six multilevel parking garages under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) mode.

Hoa mai and hoa đào, one yellow and the other pink, are without doubt the two most important, auspicious flowers in Việt Nam.

Nhân Dân Gia Định Hospital, one of largest general hospitals in HCM City, plans to use more high-tech medical treatments and buy more state-of-the-art equipment to improve medical quality, Dr. Nguyễn Anh Dũng, director of the hospital, has said.

Two primary schools in HCM City have recorded a total of 43 cases of mumps among students in two outlying districts, the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre said yesterday.