Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financial assistance of US$100.6 million to support Việt Nam’s effort to improve healthcare service quality, especially in poor and border areas, Vietnam News Agency reports.

The HCM City People’s Supreme Court yesterday handed down a three-year suspended sentence with five-year probation sentence, for Đặng Thanh Bình, former deputy governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam, on the charge of “lacking responsibility and causing serious consequences”.

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture has proposed adding a new Cần Giờ Golf Course to the list of city’s golf courses by 2020.

Cần Thơ’s agriculture, forestry and fishery output for this year is VNĐ13.5 trillion (US$578.5 million), 4.1 per cent higher than the target, according to the Mekong Delta city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam and South Korea have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on defense and UN peacekeeping activities to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.

Authorities in provinces across the country are taking necessary measures to prevent disease in poultry and transmission to humans.

Australia remains the first-choice destination for students from Việt Nam, according to the Australian Consulate in HCM City.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security launched legal proceedings against temporarily detained former General Director Trương Văn Tuyến and Deputy General Director Phạm Thanh Sơn of the Việt Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) yesterday.

Police from the Ministry of Public Security and the central province of Nghệ An examined the scene of a fire that occurred on Sunday afternoon at warehouses near Vinh Market.