Police in the southern city of Cần Thơ plan to propose less harsh punishments on foreign currency exchanges at unlicensed organisations after a citizen was fined VNĐ90 million (US$4,000) for trading a $100 banknote at a local jewellery shop.

Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a BMW who allegedly killed one woman and injured another six after she drove into several vehicles at a traffic light in HCM City last weekend.

Two more Vietnamese universities won places on a list of Asia’s top universities, bringing to seven the country’s number of universities on the list compiled by the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

A couple from the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Lâm Đồng has been fined VNĐ30 million (US$1,300) for carrying cash exceeding the permitted amount without customs declaration when checking out for international exit at airport.

 Vietwater 2018, an international exhibition on water supply and sewerage, will be organised from November 7 to 9 this year at the Sài Gòn Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City.

The ancient city of Hội An has opened a wastewater treatment station to collect and clean 2,000 cubic metres of wastewater before pumping into the Hoài River whilst stopping pollution around its famous Japanese Bridge.

The Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai has deployed screening and surveillance programs in all the villages and households in the province to eradicate leprosy.

Patients taking intravenous therapy must strictly follow their doctor’s prescription to minimise possible side effects, doctors affirmed after recent tragedies have illustrated the dangers of intravenous medicines.

Local authorities in the Mekong Delta are taking serious measures to prevent flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season in the area.