Large amounts of drugs seized in Quảng Trị, Nghệ An

Border guards in central Quảng Trị province on Tuesday arrested a Lao man carrying 65,800 methamphetamine pills from Laos to Việt Nam. The man was named as Liep Latsavong, 19, residing in the Lao province of Savannakhet.

PM sets up national committee on e-Gov

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday signed a decision to establish a National Committee on E-Government – a step closer to realising Việt Nam’s ambition of streamlining Government procedures with online technologies.

Cần Thơ to improve senior healthcare

The Cần Thơ city People’s Committee plans to set up action programmes for healthcare services for old people to improve the quality of their life and foster social development.

 

HCM City to cut greenhouse gas emissions

HCM City needs to improve energy efficiency and collaborate with international organisations to become a low-carbon and sustainable city, experts told a meeting held in the city on Tuesday.

 

Former TrustBank general director arrested

The former general director of TrustBank, Ngô Trí Đức, was arrested Monday on charges of “lacking responsibility and causing serious consequences” and “abusing trust to appropriate property”.

 

 

Babysitter arrested for torturing toddlers in An Giang

Police in Long Xuyên City in the southern province of An Giang on Monday launched a criminal investigation against a babysitter who was allegedly involved in torturing three toddlers at Sắc Màu Tuổi Thơ nursery school.

Endangered bears rescued from private farm

Five endangered Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) were rescued from a private farm in Mỹ Tho City in the southern province of Tiền Giang on August 27. These bears are now on the way to Việt Nam’s Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Đảo town in the northern Vĩnh Phúc Province.

Holiday travel fares too high: experts

Many transport agencies in HCM City plan to increase fares on Friday and Saturday (August 31 and September 1) of the upcoming three-day National Day holiday, though experts have disputed the rationale for the increase.

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