Việt Nam News

Nearly 40,000 State employees have been cut off since 2015 so far following the policy of the Party and Government to downsize the number of public employees since early 2015.

The People’s Court of HCM City on August 22 handed out prison sentences ranging from five to 14 years to 12 defendants, all of whom are members of a reactionary organisation. 

With the local flood season underway, a fishing net making village in Cần Thơ City is operating at full capacity.

Hà Nội has been developing specialised cultivation areas to promote its farm products.

The HCM City Farmers Association targets increasing farmers’ average income to VNĐ65 million (US$2,900) by 2023, up from VNĐ49 million last year.

Hundreds of toddlers have been unable to enroll at public kindergartens in Hà Tĩnh Province this school year due to a serious shortage of teachers.

The amount of fees collected from the newly-implemented hourly on-street parking zones in HCM City were disappointing, according to the city’s transport department, with the rate of lost revenue reaching as high as 60 per cent.

Eleven communes in the lowland area of Thanh Chương District in central Nghệ An Province have been heavily inundated due to the rising level of the Lam River.

The Government of Việt Nam, together with leading tech companies, are committed to supporting the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in service of the country’s industrialisation and modernisation process.

Construction of HCM City’s Beltway No 2 is unlikely to be finished next year as planned since many sections are making slow progress.

Maternal and child mortality rates could be reduced in Việt Nam if hospitals actively seek solutions to prevent medically adverse events and medical errors, the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Ministry of Health has recommended.

Medics and police are seeing an increase in illegal drug use countrywide – and are warning users of the potential dangers associated with narcotics.

Abortion service at 10 weeks of pregnancy is being advertised on several websites and provided at some obstetrics clinics in HCM City, although obstetrics clinics are only allowed by the Ministry of Health to perform abortions on fetuses under 6 weeks old.

The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) kicked off the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 in Hà Nội yesterday.

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday (aug 21) began the first-instance court trial for 12 defendants, members of the so-called Provisional National Government of Việt Nam, on charges of “conducting terrorism against the people’s administration” under Article 79 of Việt Nam’s 1999 Penal Code.

The North-South high speed Railway, connecting Hà Nội and HCM City, with the length of about 1.545km, is expected to be built mainly in elevated areas and under tunnel to avoid creating more level crossings in the country.

The capital city of Hà Nội is focused on building its e-government and smart city system.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said that the southern province of Tay Ninh boast huge potential to become a national hub for high-quality agricultural production.