Vinh International Airport in the central province of Nghệ An is set to receive a VNĐ3 trillion (US$13.2 million) upgrade, the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) and People’s Committee of Nghệ An announced on Wednesday.

The central city of Đà Nẵng plans to build an internal water route and pier system to transport cargo between Tiên Sa and Liên Chiểu ports and ease congestion on National Highway 14B caused by commercial cargo.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HCM City (CanCham) Việt Nam yesterday (Oct 10) announced that its annual Terry Fox Run (TFR), which raises funds for cancer research, will take place next month in HCM City’s District 7.

Sinking land in the Mekong Delta is causing a headache for the local administration. In recent years average land subsidence is 1.1cm every 12 months.

Nguyễn Thu Hương, a resident of Hà Nội’s Đống Đa district, was worried when she saw street vendors preparing food without gloves.

The Ministry of Health is making efforts to strengthen the grassroots healthcare system to improve the quality of primary healthcare and achieve universal health coverage, which will ensure that everyone can access quality healthcare services without facing financial hardship.

Only 10 per cent of some 53,000 households in Mê Linh District in the outskirts of Hà Nội have access to clean water.

Saltwater and brackish-water aquaculture production in coastal areas in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang has improved farmers’ incomes in the last 10 years under a national marine strategy.

The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases is offering 6,500 free hepatitis B virus (HBV) tests for people living in Hà Nội and neighbouring provinces.