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Bạc Liêu to expand 2 sustainable shrimp farming models

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu plans to expand its efficient and sustainable super- intensive shrimp farming and shrimp - rice farming models.

Hà Nội to conduct zoning to reduce traffic congestion

The plan was discussed at a Friday conference hosted by Hà Nội Department of Transport on zoning to limit motorbikes and improve public transport.

Husbandry industry drives to industrialisation

The animal husbandry industry has set an average growth target of 4 to 5 per cent per year from 2020 to 2025, and 3-4 per cent in 2026-2030.

Ninh Thuận farmers grow more foreign grape varieties

Ninh Thuận Province, the country’s largest grape producer, is expanding cultivation of high-quality foreign grape varieties.

Hưng Yên man devotes himself to caring for orphans

Chắt decided to borrow money from relatives and friends and took all his savings to rebuild the two-floor house at a cost of more than VNĐ300 million (US$13,000)

Đà River plant apologises for Hà Nội water crisis

The company also promises to waive a month's water fees for hundreds of thousands of affected residents in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese families concerned after dead bodies discovered

Seven Vietnamese families have contacted a charity in Việt Nam concerned their loved ones may have been on board a lorry discovered in the UK with dead bodies inside.

Poor children in Mekong Delta learn self-defence skills

More than 200 school students in Tiểu Cần District in the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh yesterday (October 25) learnt self-defence skills and about the risks they face every day.

Damaged section of the bypass in Gia Lai to be fixed

The People’s Committee of Gia Lai has agreed with the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to dismantle a section of a bypass which suffered severe subsidence and undertake measures to repair it.

Man prosecuted after fire kills two

The Ba Đình District People’s Court on Thursday began legal proceedings against a man for violating regulations on fire prevention and control.

Five sentenced in Hà Giang school exam scandal

Hà Giang Province People’s Court sentenced five people for allegedly cheating on the 2018 national high school exams at a first instance trial on Friday.

Hà Nội to supervise implementation of law on construction planning

The People’s Council of Hà Nội has set up a team to supervise compiling and implementing the law on construction planning in the city from November.

Company fined for selling substandard petrol

The Nghệ An People’s Committee has fined a company nearly VNĐ230 million (US$10,000) for selling substandard products.

Police discover lorry discharging waste illegally

Police in Bình Phước Province have discovered a vehicle illegally discharging industrial waste along the border between Đồng Nai, Bình Dương and Bình Phước provinces.

Việt Nam, Australia partner to promote vocational education

Government agency representatives and vocational training providers discussed how to apply the world’s best practices to vocational education at the Việt Nam - Australia Skills Conference yesterday (Oct 23) in HCM City.

Hà Nội orders probe into second grader’s death

Hà Nội’s Education and Training Department has ordered relevant agencies to investigate after a second grader was reportedly electrocuted at the Tuy Lai A Primary School in Mỹ Đức District on Thursday morning.

Hà Nội wants to extend the long-delayed Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban rail line

The Ministry of Transport has submitted a proposal to extend the urban railway network in Hà Nội, including the long delayed Cát Linh-Hà Đông line, which still has no concrete date for beginning operations.

Households, organisations protect 6,000ha of mangrove forests

Nearly 6,000ha of mangrove forests in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh are managed and protected by households that breed aquatic species in the forested areas.

Residents in outskirts of Hà Nội donate land to widen alley

Thirty households among 60 households in Mộc Hoàn Đình Hamlet, Vân Côn Commune, dismantled parts of their houses so land was used to widen the alley from 2.7m to 4m.