Many businesses in HCM City resumed operations on Feb 2, the first day after a week-long Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, though most companies at export processing zones and industrials parks remain closed this week.

Nearly 500, or 10.1 per cent, of the over 4,780 flights operational during the six-day Tết holidays were delayed, the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has said.

Tây Ninh Province has directed all local authorities of its border districts to take immediate steps to prevent the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu and foot and mouth disease from Cambodia.

No fatalities have been reported in the fire that broke out in a factory in Quảng Nam Province’s Chu Lai-Trường Hải Auto Manufacture and Assembly Complex on Thursday evening.

The Ministry of Finance will propose to the Government that the number of State-owned cars are cut by 30 to 50 per cent by 2020.

The central province of Ninh Thuận has approved a new wind power project in Thuận Nam District’s Phước Minh Commune.

The HCM City People’s Committee has notified that the Lê Minh Xuân Industrial Zone in Bình Chánh District will be expanded.

The Provincial Child Friendly Programme (PCFP) funded by UNICEF has helped more than 3,600 vulnerable children in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

The Government Inspectorate (GI) will this year conduct a series of crucial inspections, according to an official.