Việt Nam News

HCM City plans to integrate half of its online public services on its new national public service portal by 2020 in an attempt to further simplify administrative procedures, the city’s People’s Committee has said.

There were not a single social housing project in HCM City this year, and with support funds for them being limited, there is a fear the situation could continue, experts said.

HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and a city for the first time inked a comprehensive agreement for tourism development at the second HCM City and Mekong Delta Tourism Connection Forum held in Bạc Liêu Province last Saturday (Dec 14).

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed withholding investment next year for projects that had been slow to disburse their allocated funding in 2019.

A highly anticipated trial in which two former communications ministers are facing bribery charges officially began on Monday and was due to last until the end of the year.

Farmers in Vĩnh Long Province in Mekong Delta have been busily rushing to fight saline intrusion in order to protect their crops.

The head of Hà Nội People’s Committee has called on the police to investigate allegations a 12-year-old boy was assaulted by a man as he played badminton.

Prices of air tickets for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New year) will be tightly controlled by the Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam (CAAV).

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are growing new flower and plant varieties such as five-fruit trees and rat-shaped plants for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25 (Year of the Rat).

HCM City has invested extensively in smart healthcare development, with a focus on healthcare big data platform and the use of information technology in hospital management and expertise management, senior health sector leaders have said.

Schools with small libraries have set up outdoor libraries and the city Department of Education and Training has been organising an annual contest to develop the reading habit among students

More than VNĐ1.5 billion (US$65,200) was donated from enterprises and sponsors.

Each team will have at least five members, be equipped with tools and arms and travel around the province investigating crime.

The Ministry of Public Security on Sunday declared it had destroyed a ring smuggling herbal medicine of unclear origin in several different provinces and cities.

Transport infrastructure is vital, while agriculture, processing industry and tourism are foundations for social and economic development in northern midland and mountainous regions, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) Nguyễn Văn Bình has said.

Vũ Dương Thúy Ngà, director general of the Library Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the legal obligation for libraries to share resources 

The end of 2019 and the coming Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) are expected to witness more drug and fireworks smuggling cases through border gates in Tây Ninh.

HCM City seeks to attract foreign investment in smart urban projects and urban infrastructure, and looks forward to support from US businesses, a top city leader said.