Thousands of Hà Nội residents permitted to use city buses for free
Thousands of Hà Nội's citizens will be allowed to use buses free of charge starting on September 1.
Hospital kitchen serves free meals for patients' families
It is 12:30pm on Sunday afternoon in mid-August. Lê Thị Kim Linh, 45, is waiting in line to get lunch at Chợ Rẫy Hospital’s kitchen which serves free meals for patients’ families, many of whom live outside HCM City.
Management of fresh fruit stores sees marked improvement
According to Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade, there are 798 fruits shops in the capital's 12 urban districts. Of these, 780 have met standards as of the end of July.
HCM City authorities admit to big housing shortage
HCM City faces a housing shortage caused by the rapidly increasing rising population and shortage of new housing projects.
Loans lift farmers in Thái Nguyên out of poverty
Almost 20 years ago, Vũ Trí Long, now 50, was listed as a poor man in Village 5, Sông Cầu Town, Đồng Hỷ District in the northern province of Thái Nguyên.
Cà Mau supports agricultural co-operatives
The Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has earmarked VNĐ4 billion (US$172,320) worth of subsidies for seven new-style agricultural co-operatives this year.
Forest fire destroys 200ha of forest in Phú Yên
The fire raged for around 33 hours after it broke out at around 10.30am on Sunday.
Vallet scholarships granted to more than 500 high school students
More than 500 outstanding students from 58 high schools and six SOS children's villages in the north received Vallet scholarships at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Monday morning.
Việt Nam finishes third at 2019 ABU Robocon in Mongolia
Lạc Hồng University from southern Đồng Nai Province representing Việt Nam finished third at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) which took place in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia on Sunday.
Phú Yên asks for support to fight severe drought
Severe drought over recent months has left 10,000 households in rural areas of the central coastal province of Phú Yên facing a serious shortage of water.
Low quality gasoline businesses fined in Đắk Nông
The People’s Committee of Đắk Nông Province has fined three businesses a total of VNĐ500 million (US$21,500) for trading low-quality gasoline.
Two hospitals named as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Alive & Thrive today announced two hospitals as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding, including Trần Văn Thời Hospital in Cà Mau Province and Cần Thơ Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital in Cần Thơ City.
Lạng Sơn border guards arrest two for trying to sell newborn to China
Border guards in Lạng Sơn Province caught a man and a woman trying to cross into China with a newborn baby on Sunday, in an effort likely put a stop to a human trafficking case
Hoà Bình border market catches fire, no casualties
A fire destroyed most of the kiosks of the Hoà Bình border market in the Mekong Delta province of Tây Ninh on Sunday.
Private universities urged to co-operate with counterparts to improve training quality
The Association of Việt Nam Universities and Colleges should become a link to connect private universities with each other and with public universities to help improve training quality, according to private universities.
QR codes fail to meet expectations
Since early 2018, Hà Nội’s consumers have been able to scan quick response (QR) codes to trace the origins of agricultural products sold at supermarkets and convenience store; however, the impact of this change has been limited because producers find the system difficult to apply and consumers do not fully trust the codes' authenticity.
Rich farmer devotes his life to helping others
For nearly 10 years, he has been an indispensable part of Phú Thành Commune, Phú Tân District, famous for a work-hard mentality and devoting his time and money to his charity pursuits.
Unpaid social insurance debts by bankrupt businesses harm employees’ rights
Bùi Sỹ Lợi, vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs talks to Thời Báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about enterprises with social security debts and solutions for the issue.
Over 84 per cent of Hà Nội's communes gain new-style rural area status
Up to 84.2 per cent of the communes in the capital city of Hà Nội have met the standards for new-style rural areas as of April this year.
500 poor students in Bến Tre Province receive scholarships
More than 500 students, who are poor, orphans and living with disabilities, received scholarships yesterday in the southern province of Bến Tre.
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