A building complex being illegally constructed in Yên Bái Commune in the mountainous district of Ba Vì was knocked down yesterday, only two months before its expected completion date.

Local border posts have been implementing measures to prevent illegal fishing methods.

Most canteens in hospitals cannot meet people’s demand as patients and their families often have to purchase food and necessities from street vendors.

Hiring expansion remains robust this year in Việt Nam, though not as high as 2017, speakers said yesterday at a press conference held in HCM City.

Many newly built infrastructure works in HCM City have deteriorated quickly due to frequent tinkering with design and poor quality of work, experts have said.

 Watching cable television and accessing the internet are now basic needs for the majority of households in Việt Nam, but in many apartment buildings in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, residents are unable to freely choose their telecom and internet service provider.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng wants countrywide improvements in building plans to respond to incidents and disasters, including search and rescue activities, at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

More rice farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre have growing other crops on low-yield rice fields and are breeding aquatic species and animals that offer higher profit.

All 23 hospitals in HCM City’s districts this year will have enough doctors who can take turns providing technical assistance to medical staff at health stations in communes and wards, according to the city’s Department of Health.