The Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre’s socio-economic development in the first half of the party committee’s five-year term (from 2016-21) showed that it had reached 50 per cent of 10 of its 13 targets.

The People’s Procuracy of central province of Bình Thuận Province on Wednesday approved the launch of criminal proceedings against 17 people involved in disturbances of social order at the provincial People’s Committee headquarter in June this year.

Police in the northern province of Sơn La on Wednesday arrested two siblings residing in Lóng Sập Commune, Mộc Châu District trafficking 18 bricks of heroin.

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Train travel is falling behind other forms of transport, as passengers are choosing air and roads ahead of the tracks.

In an effort to prevent taxis from driving around to pick up passengers and causing traffic congestion, at the beginning of this month the HCM City authorities launched a pilot programme placing five taxi stands at five locations in the downtown area of District 1.

The southern provinces of Tây Ninh and Bình Dương yesterday started building the new road ĐT 784 and upgrading the 782 – 784 existing road to better link the two provinces at total cost of VNĐ2 trillion (US$87.5 million).

Việt Nam’s first-ever high speed train running from Hà Nội to HCM City is projected to cost more than US$58 billion, project consultants unveiled on Tuesday.

With the new school year approaching, 43 cities and provinces across the country are facing a shortage of teachers.