Bạc Liêu provincial authorities has petitioned the Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể to speed up transport projects in the Mekong Delta.

Most Robusta coffee areas replaced in recent years in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces have yielded more than 4 tonnes per ha, up 1.65 times compared to other coffee areas, according to the Western Highlands Agro-Forestry Scientific and Technical Institute.

Nearly 200 households in the central coastal province of Phú Yên’s Xuân Cảnh Commune have gone without clean water despite the construction of a water supply system several years ago.

The number of drivers using fake environmental ID badges on the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng Expressway to avoid paying the toll fee has increased recently, the Giao Thông (Transport) newspaper reported.

Overloaded vehicles using road they are not supposed to be travelling along are still causing problems for other motorists.

Since Phạm Thị Bạch Ngọc, who is majoring in English at the HCM City Open University, plans to go to a European country for a master’s degree, she applied for a professional bachelor’s degree in international trade.

Ba Đình District Police have started a criminal investigation into a fire near National Children’s Hospital that killed two people and damaged 20 houses on September 17.

Hà Nội’s health insurance fund suffered a deficit of more than VNĐ500 billion (US$21.4 million) in the first half of this year, according to Nguyễn Đức Hòa, director of Hà Nội Social Insurance.

The new cigarette tax rate of VNĐ5,000 (US$0.2) per pack will help reduce the rate of tobacco consumption and strengthen the State budget, health experts have said.