More than 100 representatives of relevant Government and non-governmental agencies and organisations convened in Hà Nội yesterday to discuss plans for ridding Việt Nam of all unexploded war-time bombs and mines.

Việt Nam is experiencing a worrying spike in the use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and other types of synthetic drugs.

48 out of 108 (44 per cent) cut pork meat samples collected at wet markets in Hung Yen Province were found to contain the disease-causing bacteria Salmonella.

Local administration and provincial agencies are investigating illegal logging in the Bắc Trà My District’s protective forest.

Military sappers in the Tây Giang district of Quảng Nam Province yesterday found and defused three bombs left from the wars in the communes of Lăng, A Nông and Bhalêê.

 Việt Nam’s two biggest cities, Hà Nội and HCM City, severely lack parking spaces for cars, the Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newsaper reported.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) yesterday agreed that the revised railway law needs comprehensive regulations that will help revitalise the country’s railway industry.

Hà Nội People’s Procurate yesterday decided to prosecute a couple and an airport employee for attempting to smuggle gold worth VNĐ2.8 billion (US$122.600) to South Korea.

The HCM City People’s Court on Tuesday handed down jail terms to four people charged with irresponsibility causing losses to the Coastal Fisheries Development Corporation (Cofidec).