The HCM City fire brigade has called on people running shops at home to take proper preventive measures against fire.

The Ministry of Communication and Information has given licences to four publishing houses o compile and publish textbooks, increasing the number of textbook publishers to five.

Vietnamtourism-Hanoi Joint Stock Company is planning to launch a new city bus tour on October 10.

Hoài Nhơn District's health centre is seen as an exemplary model amongst its kind in the south central province of Bình Định thanks to its efforts in streamlining operation, efficient use of medical equipment and facilities, and ensuring the quality in the delivery of healthcare services for a population of 230,000. Electronic medical records of patients has started to be implemented at the centre. The number of patient visits to the centre is increasing on a year-on-year basis, helping to reduce the load of patients at provincial-level hospitals. — VNA/VNS Photos Dương Ngọc

Customs officials at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport have seized more than 250 of the latest iPhone model allegedly smuggled from the US into the country.

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.