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Ministry cracks down on container trucks violating transport rules

The Ministry of Transport has taken steps to prevent the increasing number of accidents involving cargo trucks and container trucks.

Mekong Delta declares urgent erosion situation

A number of provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta facing serious erosion along rivers and coastal areas are taking measures to protect the land and people in the area.

Soft loan policy plays role in poverty reduction

Nearly eight million poor households and families subject to special social policies have received soft loans worth nearly VNĐ222 trillion (US$9.56 billion) over the past three years, contributing to improve the living conditions of the poor, particularly in ethnic minority-inhabited and rural areas.

Bình Dương fraudster got detained

A woman accused of swindling investors out of millions of dollars has been arrested.

Fire breaks out at Tó Market in Hà Nội

According to district authorities, the blaze started in the market’s northern part where clothing is sold then quickly spread to nearby kiosks.

Vietnamese pilot who shot down seven American aircrafts dies aged 83

Senior Colonel Nguyễn Văn Bảy, famous for shooting down seven enemy planes during the war against the US, passed away in HCM City after a stroke. He was 83.

Mekong Delta agriculture adapts to climate change

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has restructured agriculture towards climate-change adaptation and market demand by establishing specialised farming areas for its key agricultural products, and by growing other crops on ineffective rice fields or rotating rice with other crops on the same field.

Schools become home for ethnic children

School has gotten that little bit better for disadvantaged children in the central province of Nghệ An.

Nha Trang sets up zone for cage aquaculture

Nha Trang City has set aside a zone covering 70ha of surface water in Nha Trang Bay for cage aquaculture, according to the city’s People’s Committee.

Indian Embassy to celebrate 150th birthday of late leader

The Embassy of India will organise a number of activities to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.

PM praises Hà Nội's rural development

The national target programme on building new-style rural areas, initiated by the Government in 2010, has 19 criteria in different aspects, aiming to boost the development of rural regions.

Contest seeks design for Thủ Thiêm Bridge in HCM City

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture will launch a contest to design the Thủ Thiêm Bridge No 4.

Bắc Giang-Lạng Sơn Expressway to open for traffic

The Bắc Giang-Lạng Sơn Expressway will open for traffic in January next year, cutting traveling time from Hà Nội to northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn from 3.5 to about 2.5 hours.

Six fined for illegally taking sand

The information was released on Sunday by deputy chairman of the provincial committee Bùi Thế Cử.

Mekong Delta city seeks to use advanced farming technologies

Advanced technologies hold the key to Cần Thơ’s agricultural sector raising the quality and competitiveness of its products and expand exports, experts have said.

Health first

Thousands of children, most of them from ethnic minorities in poor remote areas, received free-of-charge in-born heart disease screening over the weekend.

Passengers stuck on bus for almost 8 hours after crash

Police and firefighters were able to get the 39 passengers out of the vehicle at about 12pm.

145 people test positive for drugs in bar

Police seized many packets of white powder and pink tablets suspected to be drugs. They also discovered drug paraphernalia.

Homemade social media platform boom to inspire "Make in Việt Nam" upbeat outlook

Lotus made debut early this week, making it the fourth homegrown social media platform launched in the last four months. It has also inspired people and local tech firms about the upbeat outlook of the “Make in Việt Nam” campaign.

African swine fever still a problem for local farms

African swine fever continues to pose problems for the agricultural sector, with 522 small pig farms recently confirming cases of the disease in Hà Nội.