The biggest conference ever held on the Mekong Delta, occurring this week in Cần Thơ, is a chance for the Government to hear of breakthrough ideas on sustainable development in the southern region, which is greatly threatened by climate change, environment minister Trần Hồng Hà said yesterday.

The HCM City is planning to extend the Metro Line No 2 Bến Thành – Tham Lương to 9.3 km.

High investment costs and low parking fees have made investors less interested in building automated car parking lots in HCM City, experts said at a workshop held on September 22.

Public hospitals in HCM City will be allowed to employ doctors and other health staff members without the city’s household registration book starting in November, helping them solve a shortage of medical staff, according to the city Department of Health.

Hà Nội streets are getting a facelift: authorities have begun paving degraded streets with natural stone as part of a project to beautify the city and improve safety for walkers and dirvers.

Three fishermen on a fishing boat from Hà Tĩnh Province were rescued in the sea after getting a choke while working in a cold store on  Saturday.

HCM City Youth Social Work Centre is organising entertainment programmes for children, especially disadvantaged kids on the outskirts of the city and the provinces of An Giang, Tây Ninh and Bình Phước to enjoy the Mid-autumn Festival which falls on October 4 this year.

Multilateral, regional and international deals and initiatives to counter global warming must be prioritised and implemented, said Ngô Thị Hòa, ambassador of Việt Nam to the Netherlands, on Thursday.

A social media campaign, Rhino Vegan Challenge, was launched yesterday in HCM City on World Rhino Day on September 22 to improve public awareness of rhino protection.