The National Traffic Safety Committee will send four inspection teams to check traffic safety across the country this month, said Trương Hòa Bình, standing Deputy Prime Minister and committee chairman.

Seamen caught a bluefin tuna weighing 240kg in the sea off the Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago on Sunday.

The central province plans to dredge the Cổ Cò River with total investment of VNĐ850 billion (US$38 million), of which 50 per cent from the State Budget’s Climate Change fund, later this year.

The Government has issued a decree containing preferential policies to support production, trading and infrastructure development in industrial clusters and craft villages.

The central city’s centre for Integrated Circuit design (CENTIC) has launched a traffic detection software to identify traffic violations in the city.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan to allow students with financial difficulties to borrow a maximum of VNĐ1.5 million (US$65.8) per month, an increase of VNĐ250,000 compared to the curent loan scheme.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA) must re-examine the operation of vocational training centres to curb financial waste, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has said.

As more start-ups have opened, HCM City’s labour demand has increased, with 25,000 permanent and 7,000 temporary jobs that need to be filled in June.

About 70 per cent of HCM City’s drug pharmacies, or 4,016 stores, will sell commonly used medicines, such as antibiotics and pain relievers, at lower prices during the 2017-2018 period under the Government’s drug price stabilization programme.