A patient with end-stage kidney failure has died of swine at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City flu, the hospital announced on Saturday (June 23).

An excessive amount of rubbish and litter is blocking drains and sewers in HCM City, worsening flooding in the rainy season.

The Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has ordered local authorities to  protect people and property from natural disasters by inspecting dykes and solving erosion and flooding incidents as soon as possible.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has asked the People’s Committee in southern Bình Thuận Province to promptly supervise titanium mining activities, which were supposed to have been halted years ago due to the serious impact on the environment.

Việt Nam is promoting the development of smart cities and this requires participation by all ministries, localities and enterprises and international experience, a conference heard in HCM City on Thursday.

The country’s southern-most province is hoping its famous Cà Mau Cape tourism area will become the largest key economic area in the province by 2025, baochinhphu.vn online newspaper reported.

Local authorities in Bình Dương Province’s Thuận An Town are taking steps to promote the area’s famous Lái Thiêu mangosteen, a fruit specialty cultivated since the 19th century in the southeastern province.

The number of passengers riding buses in Hà Nội has risen since late 2016, the Hà Nội Department of Transport said, but the system still faces major challenges as it seeks to attract more riders.

The Ministry of Transport has ordered GrabTaxi Việt Nam Co Ltd to halt a planned expansion; the company will only be permitted to grow within the five localities in their pilot programme.