The HCM City authority will crack down on traffic violations during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, particularly unregistered passenger buses.

Delivery services, especially express delivery, are working hard in HCM City to meet the surge in demand for delivering goods in the run-up to Tết (Lunar New Year).

To better prepare for Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year), the biggest holiday of the year, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) and authorities where industrial zones locate have taken several solutions to deal with ATM overload.

The crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled wines and cigars has tightened as the Tết holiday approaches. However, it seems that the fight has not been effective, with many consumers still wary when shopping for goods at markets in Hà Nội.

The production value per hectare of land in HCM City reached VNĐ450 million (US$19,736) last year, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to 2016, largely due to high-tech methods, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Lawmakers, lawyers and leaders from Vietnam Social Security (VSS), a State agency in charge of the country’s social insurance programme, have all advised against the practice of using social insurance books as collateral by banks, credit institutions and small loan businesses at a conference last week on the subject.

Transport businesses, including aviation, railway and buses, have prepared plans to serve passengers travelling during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays, Vietnam News Agency reported.

One motorbike driver was killed and 10 people were injured in a traffic accident on Saturday night in a stretch of National Highway No 20 running through the southern province of Đồng Nai’s Gia Tân 1 Commune.

Nhơn Châu island commune in the central province of Bình Định is blessed with plenty of sea products, including seaweed. Porphyra, a cold-water seaweed found growing abundantly around rock pools here, has created a source of food and income for local residents.