The HCM City People’s Court yesterday (Nov 23) charged Lê Nguyễn Hưng, former deputy director of Eximbank’s HCM City branch, of “defrauding to misappropriate other people’s assets” at Eximbank's HCM City branch.

On Thursday, the HCM City People’s Court sentenced Huỳnh Nam Dũng, former management board chairman of Mekong Housing Bank (MHB), to 13 years in prison for abusing power and causing losses to the State.

Côn Đảo Express 36 – a high-capacity, high-speed ship made in Việt Nam – was launched from the northern province of Quảng Ninh yesterday.

Over 1,000 households in Đăk Tô District, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have been living without clean water despite the construction of a Thailand company–managed water supply plant several years ago.

The Investigative Police Agency of northern Hòa Bình Province launched legal proceedings this week against Đỗ Anh Tuấn, director of Thiên Sơn Company, for his involvement in the death of nine people at Hòa Bình General Hospital last year.

Farmers in central Quảng Bình Province’s Tuyên Hoá Mountainous District said they have collected 13,000 rats in an attempt to curb rat infestation on paddy fields.

A fire broke out at a hotel in the Old Quarter of Hà Nội early on November 22, causing panic for many tourists. No fatalities have been reported.

Six people were killed and 15 houses were burned to the ground after an oil-carrying tanker truck crashed and burst into flames on National Highway 13 in the southern province of Bình Phước at about 4am on November 22.

While talks about The Fourth Industrial Revolution, smart cities and digital connection become trendy, Trinh Thanh Thuy suggests that we should first make our existing communities smart to ensure that no one is left behind.