President Trần Đại Quang requested the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Việt Nam to direct judicial authorities to investigate a recent incident involving the sexual abuse of children in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for stringent management of liquor products following a series of alcohol poisoning cases.

HCM City Food Safety Management Board was officially launched last Sarturday to ensure health and quality of living for people in the city.

Hà Nội People’s Committee has asked relevant agencies to take measures to speed up the issuance of land use right certificates to individuals and organisations in the city.

Many bridges in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province have restricted navigational clearance height and width, posing potential risks of accidents for vessels and affecting the development of local waterway transport.

Hà Nội investigative police has decided to prosecute a recent case of methanol poisoning that hospitalised 12 college students in the capital’s Cầu Giấy District.

Local authorities of Nghệ An Province’s Quỳ Hợp District are investigating the breach in a wall of a tin tailing pond, resulting in the polluting of rivers and killing fish in the district, said Vi Thanh Tường, vice chairman of the district’s People’s Committee said yesterday.

Construction on the Bưng Bridge project in HCM City’s Tân Phú and Bình Tân districts will begin in April, according to the city’s Urban Traffic Management Zone No.1.

HCM City plans to become a smart city, and the task requires concerted efforts by the administration and information technology community, a top city leader has said.