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Coach flips on side, killing two and injuring 17

Two people died and 17 were injured after a coach flipped on its side on National Highway 1A in Long Khánh Town in the southern province of Đồng Nai on Wednesday evening.

Fire destroys sticky-tape factory in Bình Dương

A fire destroyed a sticky-tape making factory covering nearly 2,000 square metres in Việt Hương Industrial Zone in Thuận An Town in the southern province of Bình Dương on Wednesday.

Premature and inter-family marriages hold Thanh Hóa’s ethnic minorities back

Abandoning school at early ages to get married, many of them struggle to make ends meet

11th graders design games to protect children

Firstly, Vy and Khánh interviewed 132 children aged between three and 10 about skills to prevent sexual abuse

HCM City aims to have no poor households by end of 2020

Local authorities need to learn more about the multi-dimensional aspects of poverty and offer solutions to reduce the poverty rate in HCM City, Võ Thị Dung, deputy secretary of the city’s Party Committee, said at a workshop on sustainable poverty reduction held yesterday (May 22).

Market watchdog tightens fight against imports of banned crayfish

The Market Watchdog Department said it would tighten inspections along northern border provinces to prevent the import of banned red-claw crayfish into Việt Nam.

National Steering Committee on IUU fishing prevention set up

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the establishment of a National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Prevention and Control.

New policies needed to meet workers’ housing needs

HCM City is home to thousands of migrant labourers working in industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs), but its housing projects meet only a fraction of the demand for stable accommodations.

Thousands of civil servants and public employees fail to complete tasks: home affairs ministry

Nearly 6,000 civil servants and public employees did not complete their assigned tasks in 2018, according to evaluation and classification of Ministry of Home Affairs.

Quảng Ngãi calls for more assistance to curb coastal erosion

People’s Committee of central province of Quảng Ngãi has asked Government for VNĐ 233 billion (US$ 10 million) for urgent projects to address coastal landslides in the province between 2019 and 2020.

More road proposed to connect habours in Lạch Huyện Port

Hải Phòng Port Joint Stocks Company has proposed Việt Nam National Shipping Lines and authorities to open a road behinds Lạch Huyện Port to improve connectivity.

Online public services in Hà Nội remain normal as investigation of company continues

Online public services provided by Nhật Cường Company, which is being investigated for violations, remain normal in Ha Noi, according to Hà Nội Party Secretary Hoàng Trung Hải.

88 solar power plants to start commercial operation In June

Hải Dương police arrest woman for smuggling heroin

Hải Dương police have arrested a woman for trafficking in 30 bricks of heroin, the largest amount ever seized in the northern province.

Four in online gambling ring arrested

Four people suspected of leading a gambling ring in the northern province of Hưng Yên have been arrested, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn yesterday.