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Hải Vân Tunnel 2 opens to traffic

The Hải Vân Tunnel 2, the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia which connects the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế and Đà Nẵng City, opened to traffic yesterday four years after construction began.

Upgraded runways in Tân Sơn Nhất, Nội Bài int’l airports put into use

Tân Sơn Nhất and Nội Bài are the two largest and most important airports of Việt Nam. They have been overloaded for many years causing visible cracks, deformation and subsidence of the asphalt surfaces, and only last year, with the pandemic putting a halt to most international flights did the authorities decide to take advantage of the downtime to do the repairs and upgrades.

Construction of Hòa Bình hydropower's expansion project plant kicks off

Construction of the expansion of the Hòa Bình hydropower plant began in the northern mountainous province of Hòa Bình yesterday with Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attending the ground-breaking ceremony.

New-generation cigarettes: at least 12 months needed to be legalised

Twelve months is the minimum time that policy makers need to study and come up with regulations for the use of new-generation cigarettes, experts have suggested.

HCM City chief says both pandemic containment and economic growth achieved

HCM City has achieved its “dual goal” of containing the Covid-19 pandemic and reviving the economy, the chairman of its People’s Committee, told a meeting on Saturday (Jan 9).

One new imported case on Sunday

One new imported case, 24-year-old Vietnamese woman returning from Japan.

Free shelter for kidney failure patients in Vĩnh Long

A kindhearted couple in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long has run a free shelter for kidney dialysis patients and their relatives for more than two years, sharing their financial burden and giving them a second home.

Gia Lai military helps underprivileged families before Tết

any underprivileged families in Gia Lai Province have received new houses to enjoy the coming Lunar New Year thanks to help from local military forces.

Hà Nội makes efforts to eradicate honeycomb charcoal this year

And from January 1, 2021, any individual or commercial business caught using such briquettes will be fined according to the Governmental decree on administrative penalties for environmental protection.

Tighter COVID-19 prevention measures needed during Tết holiday

The Ministry of Health has called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure health and safety during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, with the focus on strict management of foreign entries.

PM order cutback on inbound flights until after Tết over new coronavirus variant concerns

The Vietnamese Government has decided to “minimise the number of inbound flights” into Việt Nam until after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday as more contagious variants of coronavirus have been recorded up in many countries.

Interchange connecting Belt Road No. 3, Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway inaugurated

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Chu Ngọc Anh on Saturday cut the ribbon to put the interchange connecting Belt Road No 3 and the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway into operation.

VN reports one imported case of COVID-19 on Saturday

Farmer brings Bầu Mây pepper abroad

After leaving his hometown in the northern mountainous province of Tuyên Quang, Lâm Ngọc Nhâm settled in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province and established Bầu Mây Tourism Agriculture Trade Co-operative, a pepper farm that has enriched his family.

Effective measures needed to ensure traffic safety and order

Deputy minister of transport Lê Đình Thọ talks to Quân đội nhân dân (People’s Army) online newspaper about measures to ensure traffic safety and order

PM assigns funding to rebuild houses in central VN

The beneficiaries consist of Nghệ An (VNĐ1.26 billion), Hà Tĩnh (VNĐ8.43 billion), Quảng Bình (VNĐ4.89 billion), Quảng Nam (VNĐ69.81 billion), and Bình Định (VNĐ4.72 billion).

Phú Quốc Island granted ‘island city’ status

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has officially announced that Phú Quốc Island will become the country’s first island city.

Việt Nam's army make efforts in fight against COVID-19

More than 1,600 checkpoints manned by 7,000 soldiers and officers were set up last year along Việt Nam’s borders as a part of the army’s efforts to prevent and control COVID-19.

Hà Nội’s vegetable farmers battle biting cold on the way to market

Hà Nội is facing a cold January but the low temperatures of below 10 degrees Celsius in the early morning don't stop farmers in the city’s rural areas from waking up early to harvest vegetables and bring them to the market for sale.

Illegal soil mining rampant in Thái Nguyên

Illegal soil mining has been rampant in northern Thái Nguyên Province due to high demand of land levelling for infrastructure construction and high profit despite efforts by local authorities.