A new decision by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given more authority to the State-owned Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN), the largest supplier of electricity in the country, in deciding power prices.

More inspections street-food are needed to control food safety and hygiene and prevent food poisoning.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission will consider disciplinary action against some officials for violations, announced the Commission yesterday.

The capital city needs stronger determination and participation by authorities and citizens to reach its growth target for this year, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Developers of high-rise buildings that violate safety codes will not be eligible for future land allocation or land lease, according to the People’s Committee of Hà Nội.

 Lack of a master plan has been blamed for Việt Nam having to import up to 80 per cent of its processed pharmaceutical materials although the country has an abundant source of pharmaceutical materials and was one of top exporters of raw pharmaceutical materials in the 1980s.

Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on the country’s resolve to increase the export of more agro-products

Eleven more people were exposed to HIV after responding to a traffic accident in Kom Tum Province, with 35 people altogether exposed to the virus altogether.