The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre has tightened measures to control the coconut black – headed caterpillar, a pest that has been damaging the coconut crop since appearing for the first time last July.

The southern province of Dong Nai has paid more than VNĐ5 trillion (US$217.12 million) as ground clearance compensation and resettlement support to 2,200 households affected by the construction of Long Thành International Airport project.

A project with funds coming from Japan International Co-operation Agency has helped replaced 242 ageing and dilapidated bridges on national highways nationwide.

Two major bus stations in HCM City have started attracting crowds with less than two weeks to go for Tết.