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HCM City targets modern, inclusive healthcare system

Abandoned boats pose risks to waterway and environment

Abandoned and derelict boats pose significant risks to waterway safety and have environmental impacts on local communities in Quảng Ngãi Province.

Khánh Hòa authority approves roadmap to develop parking lots

The People's Committee of Khánh Hòa Province has just approved a roadmap of investment and put into operation parking lots and temporary parking areas in Nha Trang City.

Phụ Nữ online newspaper in HCM City suspended

The Ministry of Information and Communications on Thursday suspended the publication of the online edition of the Phụ Nữ TP HCM (HCM City Women) newspaper for one month for reporting stories with false information.

Four detained for manufacturing, storing and using weapons

Police in northern coastal Hải Phòng City on Wednesday detained four people for two different crimes to investigate the manufacture, storage and use of weapons.

Hậu Giang focuses on closed agricultural production chains

To develop sustainable agriculture practices, the Mekong province of Hậu Giang has encouraged farmers and farming co-ops to produce, process and consume their farm produce under closed agricultural production chains.

HCM City to build more public parks

HCM City plans to build more public parks with a total coverage of 650ha in the next 10 years, offering at least one square metre of public parks per resident.

Deputy PM orders Phú Bài International Airport expansion plans

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has assigned the Transport Ministry to conduct detailed research to look at ways to increase the airport’s capacity.

Thịnh Long Bridge officially open to public

The bridge will reduce travelling time for commuters and cut 10km off the journey between Thịnh Long Town and Nam Định City.

No new COVID-19 cases on Friday morning

No new COVID-19 cases on Thursday evening

Việt Nam considers opening borders to visitors from COVID-19-free countries

Việt Nam would consider opening its borders to foreign visitors – if the country they are coming from has gone 30 days without any new cases of COVID-19, experts have said.

Driver detained, prosecuted for knocking over traffic police officer

Police in central Hà Tĩnh Province’s Hương Sơn District have decided to detain a car driver and commence legal proceedings over him for resisting officials on duty.

PM calls for more efforts to enforce children’s rights

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on strengthening measures to ensure the enforcement of the rights of children and child protection.

Ministry looks at ways to improve air quality

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Võ Tuấn Nhân has called for sources of severe air pollution to be identified a soon as possible.

HCM City doctors report increase in child drowning deaths, injuries

Doctors at children’s hospitals in HCM City have reported a number of drowning deaths of kids and related injuries in recent days.

Doctors' round-the-clock care helps COVID-19 patient

For more than two months, doctors at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases worked round-the-clock to treat a 43-year-old COVID-19 patient, a British pilot with Vietnam Airlines, before he was transferred to the city's Chợ Rẫy Hospital on May 22.

South-central region adjusts farming schedules as drought continues

The south-central region is estimated to have 51,000 – 70,000ha of farmlands facing a water shortage and a temporary halt to cultivation until there is rain or farmers switch to drought-resistant crops, according to the Department of Irrigation.

Mekong Delta expressway construction to start in 2024

Construction of the Hà Tiên - Rạch Giá - Bạc Liêu Expressway in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta will begin construction in 2024.

HCM City steps up inspections of trees at risk of falling

The HCM City Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control has ordered city districts to take timely measures to deal with fallen trees during the rainy season following the the death of a student who was hit by a falling tree on Tuesday at a secondary school.