Several scientists and epidemiologists participated in the “Information Exchange on the usage of chrysotile” conference, hosted by the Hà Nội Union of Science and Technology Associations (HUSTA) on Friday.

The central coastal city of Đà Nẵng has been selecting volunteers to serve the week-long APEC Economic Summit starting November 5, which is expected to bring together 21 heads of economies and some 4,000 officials and visitors.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) will co-operate with the police to conduct legal proceedings and impose heavy fines against those who sell, exchange and use personal information of flight passengers.

The first set of tracks and sleepers will be installed on HCM City’s 19.7km metro line No 1 from Bến Thành Market to Suối Tiên Tourist Park on October 23, the director of the project has said.

The HCM City’s People’s Committee has decided to invest in an electronic toll collection system (ETC) at three toll booths in HCM City.

Upgrading old buildings and relocating households living near canals are among the major projects that HCM City aims to carry out now and in the near future, according to city authorities.

Locals in central Quảng Bình Province are concerned that riverbank erosion along the local Son River will damage their houses and land.

Research Laboratories of Saigon High-Tech Park has begun installing a flood warning system at flooding hotspots in HCM City, aiming to alert city residents and suggest alternate traffic routes.

Five agricultural wholesale markets will be built in Hà Nội despite the unresolved food hygiene and operational problems dogging city markets.