Vĩnh Phúc modernises bus system

The northern province of Vĩnh Phúc has replaced old downgraded buses with new ones in an attempt to provide better services to commuters.

Bank customers warned of message scams

The Ministry of Public Security has issued a warning over a new type of scam where apparent official bank messages are sent to customers to appropriate money.

Institute's acupuncture treatment helps smoking addicts

Earlier this year, a 57-year-old man from Tây Ninh Province was desperate to kick his smoking habit after he suffered a stroke. For treatment, he chose the HCM City Traditional Medicine Institute where doctors recommended that he receive auricular acupuncture to stop his cravings for cigarettes.

Kon Tum police seize big haul of firecrackers

Police in Ngọc Hồi District, the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Lắk, on Thursday announced they had seized 457kg of firecrackers that were illegally transported on two lorries.

Government gets serious about unmanned and ultralight aircraft

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked the Ministry of National Defence to co-cordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to request declarations from organisations and individuals which own unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), also known as drones, and ultralight aircraft in the country.

Vietnamese students unaccounted for in RoK

Police in the Republic of Korea (RoK) said they are searching for 164 Vietnamese students enrolled on a Korean language course at Incheon University after they were reported to have missed 15 days of class.

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