Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) in HCM City is planning specific measures to ensure enough power for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which begins this week.

Several construction projects in Hà Nội have been delayed for years, wasting lands and hindering the city’s land management process while other social security projects are in need of lands.

Loose quality management and high prices prevent many citizens from accessing safe food as Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches.

The Mekong Delta is looking for a new model to increase the efficiency of its agricultural production and distribution.

Commuters can now plan their routes to avoid getting stuck in HCM City’s congestion hotspots as the city’s Transport Department has announced the launch of a digital traffic app aimed at informing commuters of traffic congestion.

More than 1.92 million households or 100 per cent of the households in HCM City now have access to tap water, according to the city’s People’s Committee.

The city’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre and the Việt Nam Health Improvement Project (VNHIP) hosted a pre-Tết (Lunar New Year) celebration for children with HIV in Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam Province yesterday.

Like many other craft villages around the country, a village making kitchen god statues in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province struggles to survive in the market economy. But one family has set aside economic rules to preserve the craft.

A branch of the Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) in central Hà Tĩnh Province’s Lộc Hà District yesterday publicly apologised and offered compensation of VNĐ450 million (US$19,800) to a child whose leg was amputated after being crushed in a pole collapse.