Two died, 15 houses were damaged and hundreds of hectares of rice flooded yesterday due to typhoon Son Tinh in the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Nghệ An and Thanh Hóa.

 Fishes raised by farmers along the Đà River in the northern province of Hòa Bình died en masse during the past week, causing great losses.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has critised ministries for failing to build a mechanism for ordering training and scientific research for autonomous universities in the last three years.

Tax payers are claiming they should not have to pay an entry fee for airports and terminals given the fact that airport investors do not have to pay land taxes.

Construction of two underground parking lots in Trống Đồng Centre and Lê Văn Tám Park will start in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the HCM City’s Department of Transport.

Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age.

Costs have been cut for 70 healthcare services at hospitals and clinics nationwide following a circular that took effect on Sunday. Patients will now pay anything from 5 to 50 percent less for dozens of services.

Many young people in the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Châu, Phú Thọ and Lào Cai have rushed illegally across the border to China, leaving their parents and children behind in the hopes of finding a well-paid job to improve their lives.

Typhoon Sơn Tinh – the third typhoon to hit the East Sea this year – was forecast to make landfall in provinces from Thái Bình to Quảng Bình last night with wind speeds near its eye reaching 74km per hour.