Trà Vinh Province People’s Committee has asked local authorities to speed up the province’s agricultural restructuring programme by replacing ineffective rice paddy fields with other crops.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp plans to release flood water into more than 81,000 hectares of rice fields between August and October to enrich the soil with sediment.

The authority of Cà Mau Province is taking measures to speed up the upgrading project for the urban area of Cà Mau City.

Authorities of Hà Nội’s Chương Mỹ District are studying repairing and upgrading the Bùi River dyke using pre-stressed concrete to ensure safety for residents when floodwater overflows, said Ðinh Mạnh Hùng, chairman of the district’s People’s Committee.

Hưng Yên Province People’s Procuracy has completed the prosecution procedures against Nguyễn Thị Hiền from Dạ Trạch Commune in Khoái Châu District for her violations of regulations on health examination.

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.