Thanh Hóa approves $1.4m for dyke repairs

The People’s Committee of central Thanh Hóa Province has approved VNĐ34 billion (US$1.46 million) for repairs on the dyke system along the Mã River, which has sustained serious damage after storms and flooding over recent years.

Aircraft turns around due to false alarm

A VietJet Air plane was forced to return to HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport on Monday shortly after takeoff after the captain detected a technical warning.

PM meets with Vietnamese educators

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Deputy PM Vũ Đức Đam met with 200 distinguished education workers from across the country on Monday in Hà Nội.

26 tonnes of acid successfully collected from sunken ship

Officers from southern Đồng Nai Province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in co-operation with Biên Hoà Chemical Plant, have successfully collected all hydrochloric acid from a sunken ship in the Đồng Nai River.

Company found to make laughing gas

A company in Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai District has recently been found selling nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas used to make “funky balls”, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

Grassroots healthcare to be improved: Minister

Việt Nam planned to improve its primary healthcare staff to provide comprehensive care for individuals and families over the next ten years, a senior health ministry official said.

 

Stronger links between businesses, university researchers needed

Production of innovative and competitive products would be enhanced if enterprises took advantage of research conducted by local universities and academic institutes, the head of the HCM City Party Committee Secretary said at a dialogue last Friday (Nov 16).

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