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Labour shortage puts pressure on rural production

HCM City will make fair compensation for Thủ Thiêm residents: official

Residents who had their land illegally taken by the local authorities have been told they will finally be compensated – at current market value.

PM urges traffic safety for National Day holiday

Viet Nam will have a three-day holiday from September 1-3 to celebrate National Day (September 2) and the new school year on September 5.

HCM City seeks to clean up public bus subsidy regime

HCM City has ordered its Department of Transport to review the subsidies paid to bus companies since 2011 after inspectors recently concluded they have indulged in fudging of figures and other wrongdoing to get larger subsidies.

Long Biên Market parking racket mastermind died

Nguyễn Kim Hưng, also known as Hưng “kính”, mastermind of a parking racket in Hà Nội’s Long Biên wholesale market, died on Wednesday at Hà Đông General Hospital, the Vietnam New Agency has reported.

Tourists asked not to feed wildlife on Sơn Trà Peninsula

Authorities in the central city of Đà Nẵng have warned tourists not to feed local monkeys

Damaged sections on National Highway 5 need faster repairs: Transport minister

Toll collection on the road will be suspended if the company is slow in repairing, transport minister Nguyễn Văn Thể said at a meeting on Tuesday with Hải Dương Province’s authorities.

Hà Nội to build 300 new sheltered bus stops

The move is part of the city’s plan to encourage people to switch to public vehicles to ease traffic congestion and improve air quality.

Three Chinese suspects arrested for murdering taxi driver

Three Chinese men suspected of killing a taxi driver and steeling his car have been arrested in the border province of Sơn La, the municipal police announced on Tuesday.

Community project helps farmers increase income by 25 per cent annually

Nearly 680 households in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang have benefited from a three-year project called “Better life for rural communities in the Mekong Delta”, which has helped them increase their annual income by 25 per cent.

Adjustments to overall planning of Ha Long city announced

The People’s Committee of Hạ Long City in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh on Monday announced adjustments to the city’s overall planning to 2040.

Mai Dịch – Nam Thăng Long overpass to be completed next year

An overpass connecting Cầu Giấy District’s Mai Dịch Commune and Bắc Từ Liêm District’s Nam Thăng Long is set to be completed by September 2020, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

5.6 per cent of Vietnamese children face risk of trafficking

About 5.6 per cent of Vietnamese children are at risk of trafficking.

Kids need to be saved from life-saving classes

Lax management can turn a life-saving lesson into a disaster in the blink of an eye.

HCM City speeds up work on smart health en route to becoming smart city

HCM City’s Department of Health has sped up the process of building a database and adopting IT as instructed by the city Party Committee.

Cà Mau seeks $60.4 m from Government to resettle households in disaster–prone areas

The Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has asked the central Government for VNĐ1.4 trillion (US$60.4 million) to relocate families living in natural disaster-prone areas to new residential areas built in 2016 – 25.

City to host combined Vietbeauty-Mekong Beauty expos

Two major expos, Vietbeauty and Mekong Beauty, will combine to become the largest beauty trade show in Việt Nam, and will be held later this month.

Missing schoolgirl found safe, another teen disappears

A schoolgirl who has been missing in the United Kingdom for a week has been found, safe and well. Lê Thị Diệu Linh, who was born in 2003, was visiting the city of York with her mother when she disappeared. Police made a number of arrests and one man has appeared in court accused of abduction.