Hospitals in the Mekong Delta continue to suffer from a shortage of general physicians and surgeons, especially for treating some major diseases like tuberculosis, leprosy and mental illness, and forensic experts, according to local health departments.

Experts have raised concerns over the construction of Yên Sở bus station, which will be located inside the city instead of the suburbs, saying that the construction would cause waste and would not suit the city’s planning.

Quảng Trị Province’s Mobile UXO Clearance Team, in co-operation with border guards of Lao Bảo International Border Gate and Lao Bảo Township Military Command have successfully removed 463 warheads and bombs in the border area of Hướng Hoá District.

Vietnam Register, under the Ministry of Transport, has proposed raising the emission standards for cars to level 2 in order to minimise the increasing environmental pollution in the country.

The Ministry of Public Security has officially implemented a reshuffle, which would remove six general departments and merge 60 divisions with similar functions into just over 50, from August 6.

Hundreds of houses along the Đà Nẵng – Quảng Ngãi Highway are being damaged by construction on the road.

Two workers were trapped in a coal mine belonging to Mông Dương Coal Company in Cẩm Phả City, northern Quảng Ninh Province, after an accident on Wednesday morning. One of the miners died before being rescued. The cause of the accident was initially determined to be the collapse of a tunnel.

HCM City is piloting five areas for taxis to pick up passengers in District 1 beginning on Wednesday (Aug 8), according to Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of city’s People’s Committee.

The Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang on Tuesday approved a development master plan for its medium- and low-voltage electricity grid from now to 2035.