An industrial park opened in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on Saturday to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties between Việt Nam and Japan.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) have been working with other countries on bilateral agreements to ensure the benefits to foreign workers employed in Việt Nam who are required to make social insurance payments, said Đào Việt Ánh, VSS deputy general director yesterday at a media briefing.

Đà Nẵng’s Department of Information and Communications on Friday rejected the authenticity of a document that said a new bridge was going to be built in the city, saying it had been faked to create a real estate craze.

The HCM City People’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected all 26 appeals from 11 defendants and 15 of 214 people affected by economic mismanagement and misappropriation at Trust Bank, which led to a loss of VNĐ6.3 trillion (US$271 million).

Vietnam Dairy Association has proposed the Government and ministries to introduce other dairy products for the school milk programme apart from pure fresh milk to ensure adequate nutrition and diversify the taste for children.

The deputy chairman of the Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has asked local authorities to complete the zoning of concentrated farming areas for intensive- shrimp farming and super-intensive shrimp farming models.

The An Giang Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has strengthened measures to control and prevent diseases among cattle and poultry.

Authorities in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province have instructed fishing vessels to install GPS devices to minimise and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnam has made great strides in researching and applying radiation and radioactive isotopes to serve socio-economic development, an official said.