Northern region forecast to enjoy warmer winter

Northern regions are predicted to experience a warmer winter this year, with temperatures between 0.5 and 1 degrees Celcius higher than last year, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said.

Italian engineer killed by falling rocks

Lê Văn Thọ, Chairman of Phong Dụ Commune, Văn Yên District in the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái, confirmed yesterday that a 56-year-old Italian engineer was killed by falling rocks at a local quarry.

All students are to cover by health insurance scheme

Trần Đình Liệu, Deputy Director of Việt Nam Social Insurance, speaks to the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) on his agency’s target to have all Vietnamese students join the health insurance scheme

‘Smart’ building launched in Đà Nẵng

The central city-based University of Science and Technology has launched its first ‘smart’ building complex, offering one-stop administrative procedure shop, an international student guest house and multi-function building with total investment of VNĐ103 billion (US$4.5 million).

Côn Đảo Island pioneers sea turtle protection

Lâm Đức Du, a forest ranger on Côn Đảo Island in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, wakes up at midnight, picks up his flashlight and goes down to the beach to collect turtle eggs.

PM: Ngọc Linh ginseng needs protection as national brand

The brand of Ngọc Linh ginseng needs protection as a national one, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc at a conference on developing Ngọc Linh ginseng and other medicinal herbs in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum yesterday.

Central province successfully keeps environment clean

A campaign of building clear, clean, green areas without uncontrollable garbage is being conducted by different organisations, enterprises, hotels, restaurants and households in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

Thanh Hóa guarantees food supplies for flood victims

The People’s Committee of central Thanh Hóa Province has asked Quan Hóa District’s People’s Committee to ensure sufficient food and shelters and supply prompt relief to people whose houses were swept away in the recent flash floods and landslides.

 

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