Upgrading the water environment of Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake is necessary and urgent work, Võ Tiến Hùng, general director of the Hà Nội Sewage and Drainage Co Ltd., said.

HCM City’s Transport Department proposed at a meeting on Wednesday solutions to traffic congestion, including proper traffic management, camera installation and higher traffic fines.

Japanese encephalitis cases account for around 10 per cent of 1,000 cases of viral encephalitis reported every year in Việt Nam.

A fire was reported inside a ship from Panama anchored at Cái Lân International Container Terminal in Quảng Ninh Province’s Hạ Long City on Tuesday night.

A sudden fall in temperatures in HCM City in the last few weeks have seen an increasing number of older adults diagnosed with acute pneumonia, doctors said.

Provinces and cities in the country are carrying out preventive methods against the spread of avian influenza, including the provision of vaccines.

The Ministry of Transport has selected the three best terminal designs for Long Thành International Airport to submit to the Government for approval.