HCM City appropriates controversial land plot

The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to repossess a 5,000sq.m. plot of land on Lê Duẩn Street in District 1 saying it was sold in violation of Land Law provisions.

 

 

Food safety in doubt even with QR labels

It is not difficult to find meat, vegetables and fruits sold at supermarkets with quick response (QR) codes which help customers trace the origins and quality of their products.

Event promotes community support for humanitarian activities

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has called for more support from the local and international business communities in humanitarian aid and social welfare projects at the first conference on humanitarian activities in Việt Nam today in Hà Nội.

Charity for a warmer and happier Christmas

The Family Medical Practice clinic (FMP), one of the first foreign owned and operated multidisciplinary medical providers in Việt Nam since 1994, will bring support and charitable assistance to 40 disabled children, orphans and lonely elders in Hà Nội as part of “Back to Community spirit” for Christmas 2018.

ADB provides US$100 million to improve healthcare

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financial assistance of US$100.6 million to support Việt Nam’s effort to improve healthcare service quality, especially in poor and border areas, Vietnam News Agency reports.

Ex-SBV deputy governor gets probation

The HCM City People’s Supreme Court yesterday handed down a three-year suspended sentence with five-year probation sentence, for Đặng Thanh Bình, former deputy governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam, on the charge of “lacking responsibility and causing serious consequences”.

Former Vinashin General Director arrested

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security launched legal proceedings against temporarily detained former General Director Trương Văn Tuyến and Deputy General Director Phạm Thanh Sơn of the Việt Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) yesterday.

 

Hà Nội proposes to evacuate 2,200 households

Hà Nội authorities have proposed evacuating more than 2,200 households along the banks of the Red River in its adjusted plan on flood prevention to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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