The Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu plans to create five large-scale rice fields with a total area of 25,000ha this year and six more with a combined area of 31,000ha next year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
HCM City plans this year to speed up a project to become a smart city by 2025 in order to better serve its residents.
The Hạ Long - Vân Đồn expressway was put into operation yesterday, shortening the travel time from Hà Nội to Vân Đồn to 2.5 hours from four, reported vov.vn.
Workers gather at the offices of subsidiary companies under Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin). The corporation ran 100 free coaches to help 5,000 of its employees return to their hometowns for the Tết holiday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Nguyên
With Tết (Lunar New Year) only a few days away, demand for house cleaning services is skyrocketing in HCM City, driving fees up by as much as a third.
Companies, industrial zones and hospitals nationwide have been getting into the Tết (Lunar New Year) spirit and providing free transport to allow workers and patients travel home to spend the holiday with their families.
It was two o’clock on a Friday afternoon when 13-year-old Lê Văn Tiến stepped into a tiny classroom behind the Pediatrics Department at HCM City Hospital of Oncology.
Each gift worth VNĐ 500,000 would be given in person to the employees, while those who are absent would have the money sent via bank transfer, said Nguyễn Thị Vân Hà, chair of the northern province’s labour union.
Tết is a special time of year for everyone in Viet Nam, but it means a bit more for some families this year.
Policies relating to smuggled tobacco, bank cards, child care and teachers’ probationary periods are set to take effect this month.
A Taiwanese footwear company in the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh has announced plans to fire more than 10,000 workers just days ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, the provincial Labour Union reported.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministry of Public Security to investigate and strictly handle the organisations and individuals who illegally traffic Vietnamese people abroad via tourism routes, reported online newspaper Vietnamnet.vn.
Holiday spirit seems to be in short supply at the Ministry of Transport (MoT), as the body has rejected a proposal to waive road tolls for the first three days of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told ministries, sectors and localities that consolidating macro-economic stability and promoting growth is their most important task for 2019.
Tân An Bridge that helps connect the Mekong Delta province of An Giang with Cambodia was inaugurated on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday approved the general planning for Thanh Hoá City and Thanh Hoá urban master planning up to 2040.
Customs forces in the northern city of Hải Phòng discovered nearly 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales and 20 elephant tusks weighing more than 100kg hidden inside a container shipped from Nigeria.
Việt Nam will host the 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia (EST 12) this year, said the Ministry of Transport.
The Prime Minister’s working group made a field trip to Hải Phòng Port on Tuesday to inspect a huge number of containers of scrap materials and waste which are building up at major sea ports in Việt Nam.
The share of job seekers who are using formal channels (employment services) is growing in Việt Nam, but still accounts for a minority of the job search channels used. Most jobs in the country today are filled through personal contacts, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
