Việt Nam News

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân offered incense yesterday to commemorate former Party and State leaders through different periods with their families in HCM City ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

The Nhân Dân (People) newspaper officially debuted its online Spanish-language version at es.nhandan.org.vn and es.nhandan.com.vn in Hà Nội yesterday.

A ceremony was held in Hà Nội yesterday to honour the winners of the third Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award for their excellent works on Party building.

More high-speed boat trips from the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang to Phú Quốc Island will be added during Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 26 to February 14, according to the Kiên Giang Province’s Department of Transportation.

Tết or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration in Việt Nam’s calender. But some students are passing up on the opportunity to spend time at home, opting to find seasonal employment instead.

In April 2017, Muto Tadashi waved goodbye to his wife and two sons and left his house in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, where he can see Mount Fuji from his window, to come to Việt Nam, determined to do something to help Vietnamese enterprises.

HCM City this year plans to open more roads and bridges in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, according to the city’s Transport Department.

HCM City leaders held a reception last night (Jan 25) for a delegation of 800 Overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 26 countries and territories on the occasion of Tết 2019 (Lunar New Year).

ExxonMobil has pledged US$80,000 to help improve child healthcare in central Việt Nam, contributing $50,000 to VinaCapital Foundation’s Survive to Thrive programme and $30,000 to Operation Smile Việt Nam.

The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) has proposed the Ministry of Transport to work with competent agencies to study traffic flow and limit passenger cars and sleeper buses travelling on the Hải Vân Pass.

The Hưng Hà bridge crossing the Hồng (Red) River connecting the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng and Cầu Giẽ-Ninh Bình expressways will be officially put into use on Saturday, helping Hưng Yên and Hà Nam provinces attract investment and improve socio-economic development.

Within the past four days, police in localities found at least 22 drivers tested positive for narcotic drugs, according to the Traffic Police Department under Public Security Ministry.

The Ministry of Transport has set up four teams to monitor traffic safety at key bus stations, airports and domestic seaports for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The HCM City’s People Committee will open six modern industrial scale cattle slaughterhouse plants this year

Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Chàm Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.

At midnight on a night in early January, around 50 barges bearing number plates from northern provinces were mining sand outside of Cần Giờ Sea, HCM City.

Việt Nam’s Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region could suffer bad saline intrusion by the end of this month, according to the Southern Irrigation Institute.

Strengthening co-operation between vocational schools and businesses is key to meeting the demand for high quality labour, according to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.