The central province will build the first International General Hospital in the central city of Quảng Ngãi with total investment of VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$48.7 million) following a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigative Agency decided to prosecute five former executives of the textile factory of the state-run giant, PetroVietnam, and a subsidiary, for causing considerable economic losses.

The 11^th National Press Awards ceremony was held in Hà Nội yesterday, with seven press agencies taking home first prizes.

HCM City in the first half of the year sold 1,000 state-owned houses and apartment buildings, far short of its plan to sell 5,000 of the buildings by the end of the year.

People, particularly those working in informal sectors and housewives, are afraid of a possible surge in the prices of goods as soon as the basic salary for civil servants and public employees increases next month.

For the first time, a sanitation worker in Hà Nội was reportedly beaten to unconsciousness after reminding a street vendor not litter the street.

 Hà Nội will build a flyover over the An Dương-Thanh Niên intersection to meet traffic demand and reduce congestion in the city.

The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 4pm on Tuesday, affecting Internet connections in Việt Nam, especially for users in central localities.

Traffic jams have eased somewhat in HCM City but not been eliminated, a top transport official has said.