A nationwide labour inspection campaign was launched in Hà Nội on Friday by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Việt Nam registered over 1,300 traffic accidents from March 16 to April 15, resulting in 639 fatalities and 1,009 injured people, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Police from the north-eastern province of Quảng Ninh destroyed over 3.5 tonnes of fish without clear origins on Thursday.

Many driving training centres in HCM City ignore regulations, and encourage learners to pay additional fees aside from tuition in return for guaranteed success in theory tests required for drivers’ licenses.

Focusing on legislation and involvement of the public and private sectors are a driving force for attracting investment in transport projects, including the North-South Expressway project, said Transport Deputy Minister Nguyễn Ngọc Đông at a workshop on April 26.

Local authorities confirmed that a battery powder-dyed mixture of discarded coffee, pebbles and ground stones recently found at a local business was mixed with pepper to increase its quantity.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed amending the law on Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts to give trade union organisations direct participation in protecting overseas labourers. 

Vietnamese are set to enjoy the longest holiday since new year tomorrow, and services were already strained under the expected influx of people ready to leave big cities.

More than 270 businesses and households in HCM City have installed solar power grids on roofs with a total capacity of about 3,600 KWp, according to the HCM City Power Corp under Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN HCM City).