A roller barrier has been installed as part of a pilot programme on Cun Slope on National Highway No 6 in northern Hoà Bình Province in an attempt to reduce the number of vehicles that overturn in collisions on the notorious stretch of road.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has called on the community, especially those with type O blood, to donate blood in an effort to avoid a shortage during the upcoming Tết (Lunar new year) holiday.

A local agricultural and forestry company in Krông Pa District, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai was reported to have damaged about 30,000sq.m of forest land.

A four-month-old baby in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai was reported to have died after taking medicine prescribed by a local private clinic.

Sericulture has been expanding in Lâm Đồng Province, the country’s largest silk producer, as it offers farmers high incomes and gets incentives from authorities. 

Women should be free to choose the job they want to do without being hindered by discriminations on the grounds of their gender or physical capabilities.

Shrimp farming on sandy land has brought profits to the coastal central provinces over the years. But the unplanned and spontaneous expansion of this model is accompanied by the potential of severe negative impacts on economy and environment.

Hà Nội plans to construct a pedestrian tunnel, worth about VNĐ80 billion (US$3.44 million), connecting Trần Nguyên Hãn Street and Chương Dương Độ Street in Hoàn Kiếm District.

Logistics, considered a industry with huge contributions to the development of the economy, has not lived up to its potentials due to human resources shortage.