Police in southern Bình Thuận Province have set up a special police unit to crack down on illegal loan sharks, which have reportedly been increasing their activities with many sophisticated tricks that ensnare locals in never-ending debt traps.

The construction of the tunnel through the Cù Mông Mountain Pass connecting Bình Định and Phú Yên provinces is expected to be completed by the end of this year, three months ahead of schedule.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee has approved the allocation of VNĐ15 trillion (US$652 million) for the implementation of 14 urgent transport projects.

 More than 350 of nearly 3,000 irrigation structures in the northern province of Tuyên Quang are seriously degraded and at risk of breaking down at any point during the ongoing rainy season.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc agreed to the construction of a US$45 million bridge connecting the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh and Nghệ An under a public-private partnership (PPP) project, according to the Government.

HCM City Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has called on city authorities to make agriculture one of the city’s seven key economic pillars.

Việt Nam needs an enormous amount of energy to feed its development, but relying on coal and hydropower is not the answer, and with new measures still at an early stage. experts are concerned about the future.

Protecting and caring for children, creating a healthy living environment for them is a strategic task, the focus for sustainable and long-term development of the country.

Director of the province’s Education and Training Department Nguyễn Minh Luân told media at a press briefing that the dismissal would follow a roadmap and not be carried out en masse as reported earlier.