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Fireworks light up Hà Nội sky celebrating success of the 14th National Party Congress

Vietnamese, Japanese PMs hold talks

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday as part of his attendance at the G20 Summit and visit to Japan.

Workers on Hà Nội urban projects suffer wage delays

Many workers on Hà Nội’s major infrastructure projects had gone unpaid for years although the projects had been completed, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

More bridges built across the country

A project to build 2,174 bridges to replace temporary bridges in 50 provinces and cities has progressed more quickly than expected, said Nguyễn Văn Huyện, director of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam.

Hà Nội holds talks with transport enterprises about enforcement of bus policies

Loopholes in regulations designed to deter the illegal operation of contract passenger buses have been one of the main causes of difficulties for legal passenger buses on fixed routes in recent years, transport enterprises have said.

Post-war desire for peace keeps burning in Quảng Trị

Some 60 members of Việt Nam’s first all-female mine clearance team are working for Project RENEW on fields in the province.

Boat tours in HCM City lack passengers

Boat tours along HCM City’s canals, which were expected to boost water tourism, have failed to attract tourists because of a lack of facilities and waste discharge in waterways.

Southern transport network needs better planning: experts

Developing the transport network in the south needs closer regional linkages and solutions to respond to climate change threats, Dương Như Hùng of the HCM City University of Technology has said.

Hà Nội ensures adequate water supply during summer

People living in the capital city of Hà Nội will not suffer shortages of clean water this summer when four water supply projects are completed, according to Hà Nội Construction Department.

Đồng Nai wants HCM City – Long Thành – Dầu Giây Expressway widened

The southern province of Đồng Nai has petitioned the Ministry of Transport to widen the HCM City – Long Thành – Dầu Giây Expressway to 12 lanes.

Assistance offered to Vietnamese women married to Koreans

From 2005 to 2018, more than 75,000 women in the city got married to Korean men but of those, nearly 15,000 got divorced and returned to Việt Nam with financial burdens

City urges hospitals to join TB prevention programme

Four more hospitals have been asked to join the city's tuberculosis (TB) prevention programme and treat patients with the disease.

Patients get free surgical operations

The surgeries were part of a charitable programme held by the hospital and the ReSurge International of the US, an organisation that offers free operations in developing countries.

Private high schools in HCM City compete with each other to attract students

Private high schools in HCM City are offering discounts and extra-curricular activities to attract the nearly 13,000 students who could not get admission to public high schools.

Long An seeks rapid adoption of advanced rice farming techniques

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An hopes to ensure 20,000ha of paddies are farmed using advanced techniques by the end of this year.

Campaign launched to deal with overloaded trucks

The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) is planning to launch a campaign to put an end to heavy trucks that had been modified to carry excess loads.

VEC asked to fix defects on Đà Nẵng – Quảng Ngãi Expressway

The Ministry of Transport has issued a document requesting Việt Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) to inspect and take urgent measures to deal with subsidence found on the Đà Nẵng – Quảng Ngãi Expressway.

Thousands benefit from poverty reduction project

These households from 259 communes belong to six northern mountainous provinces where the project is being implemented, namely Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La, Yên Bái, Hòa Bình and Lào Cai, regarded as the poorest communities in Việt Nam.

Ninh Thuận uses laser land levellers to reduce water runoff on rice fields

The south-central province of Ninh Thuận is using laser-operated land levellers on large rice fields to increase yield and efficient use of irrigation water.

Students hope to pig out on pork profits

The Ha Noi-based Đại Nam University students have launched the first large scale Mường Khương black pig farm, providing safe pork to the market.

Time for locals to enjoy export-quality food

It’s time local people had access to food products that met the same high standards as those the country exported, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said yesterday at a meeting in Hà Nội.