An influx of residents has returned to big cities, particularly Hà Nội and HCM City, after enjoying a three-day holiday, causing some congestion but less serious than last year’s.

Two fires broke out in southern Kiên Giang Province yesterday. Fortunately, no fatalities were reported.

Police and soldiers in northern mountain Hà Giang Province are investigating the largest case uncovered involving the illegal transportation of firecrackers in the area, according Col Nguyễn Ngọc Châu, deputy commander of the local border guard force.

Illegal stone mining activities have been going on since last April in Đắk Nông Province’s Đắk Kút Quarry, but no action has been taken against violators due to official apathy.

Tobacco smuggling continues to get more complex in southern Tây Ninh Province and has increased remarkably during the year end, the Voice of Việt Nam (VOV) online newspaper reported.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved construction of a bypass and road that will connect with National Highway No. 91.

Thirty-two public hospitals in HCM City this year carried out their own bids for the first time in 2016, helping reduce shortages of medicine.

Chu Phú Mỹ, director of the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development tells the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) that the capital city possesses ideal conditions for industrialising agriculture, but they need to be used well.

The Đà Nẵng Port handled its first tonne of cargo on the first day of 2017, part of the load on Panama-flagged Bindi Ipsa., its director said on Sunday.