The People’s Procuracy of HCM City’s District 12 on Tuesday issued a decision to prosecute Phạm Thị Mỹ Linh, owner of Mầm Xanh private kindergarten.

The People’s Committee of Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội has asked local households to quickly hand over their land to an apartment building project by the end of this month.

24 Vietnamese, part of nine travelling groups, are stranded in Bali due to the closure of Depansar International Airport due to Mount Agung erupting, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia said.

A huge fire at around 10am on November 27 destroyed a 340-year-old communal house in Đông Phương Commune, Đông Hưng District, in the northern province of Thái Bình.

While the East Sea (South China Sea) situation remains uncertain, nations should build “strategic trust” to maintain peace, stability and development in the region, a Vietnamese official told an international conference held in HCM City yesterday.

To tackle the pressing issue of waste treatment, HCM City has called for investment in waste-to-energy projects using advanced technologies.

A “terrible waste” of resources is taking place as a grand plan to shift Government offices, schools and hospitals to suburban enclaves in the capital city fails to materialise, almost three years on.

As natural rivers in the countryside have become more and more contaminated with rubbish, a young farmer in Mỹ Hào District of northern Hưng Yên Province has created artificial streams to raise healthy fish.

The HCM City Inland Waterway Port Authority has asked the municipal Transport Department to issue temporary permits for the city’s river ports, many of which will see their permits expire due to a Transport Ministry circular.