Residents engaged in breeding lobsters in the Xuân Đài Bay in Phú Yên are reeling under heavy losses following mass lobster deaths, the cause of which is still unknown.

Around 76,000 students in Hà Nội completed procedures on Thursday to attend the high school entrance exam.

The Lâm Đồng Department of Science and Technology on Wednesday imposed administrative fines on the Việt Khang Co Ltd for using fraudulent means to pilfer petrol and cheat customers.

Police in Hải Phòng, in co-ordination with the high-tech crime investigation department under the Ministry of Public Security, have broken up an online football betting operation worth VNĐ200 billion (US$8.8 million), arresting six people.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has urged four localities affected by last year’s environmental incident to accelerate the disbursement of compensation and complete the process by June 30.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed that the government invite investment from the private sector to complete the Yên Viên-Hạ Long-Cái Lân railway project.

Nguyễn Tiến Lãng, 79, and Nguyễn Công Uẩn, 80, are war veterans who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country.

Dozens of planned urban development projects on the outskirts of Hà Nội have not been completed, turning into ghost towns and a source of misery for residents and investors.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed District 8 authorities to speed up land acquisition and compensation payment to enable the construction of an aromatic substances and chemical trading centre by the beginning of next year.