The first train of the Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban railway has been installed safely on the track, the Railway Projects Management Unit (under the Ministry of Transport) yesterday announced.

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Nguyễn Xuân Cường has called for a nationwide reduction in the number of pigs and animal feed factories after their overgrowth in the last few years.

HCM City’s Traffic Safety Committee and Transport Department has said it plans a series of strong measures in order to reduce traffic jams.

Sài Gòn Port Zone 1 customs in HCM City has decided to prosecute Hùng Cứ Company for smuggling after a surprise check uncovered undeclared goods worth over VNĐ630 million (US$27,600). 

A fire broke out this morning on Phạm Phú Thứ Street, District 11, in HCM City, damaging an over 100sq.m. house.

The Ministry of Health has ordered provinces and cities across the country to urgently conduct appropriate measures to prevent the entry of the A/H7N9 virus, commonly known as bird flu.

The southern province of Bình Phước's authority has apologised for violations relating to deforestation occurred in the province.

Sixty six liver transplants have so far been performed across the country, with 34 donors being alive and 32 brain dead, according to Việt Nam Society of Organ Transplantation.

A crew member of a Vietnamese ship was reported killed and six others abducted in waters off the Filipino island of Mindanao.