The People’s Committee of Hà Nội’s Sóc Sơn District has asked Minh Phú Commune People’s Committee to coordinate with relevant agencies in solving violations relating to illegal construction on forest land by the end of November.

The Việt Nam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has fined two dozen companies for violating food safety and hygiene regulations.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) said that a cold spell is forecast to hit northern Việt Nam starting on Wednesday.

After a short holiday, Vietnamese workers at a South Korean garment company in HCM City were dismayed as they couldn’t get back into work. When they returned after their vacation earlier this month, they were refused entry into their own factory by a group of strangers.

With HCM City’s metro line No 1 from Bến Thành to Suối Tiên suffering from major cost overruns, and the National Assembly yet to sanction the additional funding, the city government has said it will try and provide the required funds to finish the work by 2020, the extended deadline.

A lack of investment into inland waterways has stunted the development of water-borne shipping and made Việt Nam’s logistics sector heavily dependant on more expensive road transport.

Trần Minh Nguyệt, 22, a backpacker from HCM City, experienced her first trip to Hà Nội early this month.

A majority of employers will increase their recruitment demand in next year, according to the latest report of VietnamWorks, the online recruitment website operated by Navigos Group.

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