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HCM City moves to ease financial burden on chronic kidney disease patients

City official dies after falling from 27th floor

A deputy director of the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has reportedly died after falling from the top floor of an apartment building in Hà Nội.

Tiền Giang continues to expand fruit growing area

More farmers in flood-prone areas in Tiền Giang Province’s Cái Bè District have turned their low-yield rice fields into specialty fruit orchards and are earning high incomes.

Children raise their voices on important issues

More than 160 young people, representing the 26 million children of Việt Nam, gathered in Hà Nội this week to express their concern over child-related issues and propose recommendations to State officials.

Measures needed to curb unhealthy airline competition

Unhealthy competition among air carriers has led to damaging practices such as forcing pilots to fly more than the permitted number of hours and paying high salaries to poach pilots from other airlines, behaviours that must be stopped to ensure the safety of passengers, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình.

Hải Phòng authorities try to arrange wages for footware workers

Hải Phòng authorities have contacted the leaders of Chinese Taiwan-backed footwear manufacturer KaiYang Vietnam Limited Company in their home country to secure support for the company's Vietnamese employees after the firm's director-general fled Việt Nam.

Ministers questioned over expressway projects and social networks

All 15 cabinet ministers and leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, Transport Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng had to take the hot seat.

House fire causes great damage in Cao Bằng

Initial property losses have been estimated to exceed VNĐ5 billion (US$215,000).

Quảng Bình residents oppose titanium mining

Residents in Lệ Thủy District, central Quảng Bình Province, have become concerned about environment pollution caused by titanium exploitation.

Deputy PM orders inspection into land acquisition in Thái Nguyên urban area project

In a document sent to the Government Inspectorate, Bình requested inspectors to handle petitions on the Thái Hưng Eco City urban project.

One woman arrested for illegal surrogacy

Trần Thị Ba, 28, from Hạ Long City, was arrested on August 7 in an apartment building in Cao Thắng Ward where she lives with eight other women, three of whom are pregnant.

Education ministry vows to fix shortage of pre-school teachers

With just a few weeks to go for the start of the new school year, there is a worrying shortage of pre-school teachers.

Vietnamese lawyer receives Asian leadership award

Vietnamese lawyer Tạ Ngọc Vân has been honoured in the 2019 class of the Asia Young Leaders awards for his contribution to rescuing trafficked women and children.

HCM City will make fair compensation for Thủ Thiêm residents: official

Residents who had their land illegally taken by the local authorities have been told they will finally be compensated – at current market value.

PM urges traffic safety for National Day holiday

Viet Nam will have a three-day holiday from September 1-3 to celebrate National Day (September 2) and the new school year on September 5.

HCM City seeks to clean up public bus subsidy regime

HCM City has ordered its Department of Transport to review the subsidies paid to bus companies since 2011 after inspectors recently concluded they have indulged in fudging of figures and other wrongdoing to get larger subsidies.

Long Biên Market parking racket mastermind died

Nguyễn Kim Hưng, also known as Hưng “kính”, mastermind of a parking racket in Hà Nội’s Long Biên wholesale market, died on Wednesday at Hà Đông General Hospital, the Vietnam New Agency has reported.

Tourists asked not to feed wildlife on Sơn Trà Peninsula

Authorities in the central city of Đà Nẵng have warned tourists not to feed local monkeys

Damaged sections on National Highway 5 need faster repairs: Transport minister

Toll collection on the road will be suspended if the company is slow in repairing, transport minister Nguyễn Văn Thể said at a meeting on Tuesday with Hải Dương Province’s authorities.

Hà Nội to build 300 new sheltered bus stops

The move is part of the city’s plan to encourage people to switch to public vehicles to ease traffic congestion and improve air quality.

Three Chinese suspects arrested for murdering taxi driver

Three Chinese men suspected of killing a taxi driver and steeling his car have been arrested in the border province of Sơn La, the municipal police announced on Tuesday.