Land shortage affects national social housing target

To address the shortage of low-income housing, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told the Ministry of Construction to review the use and planning of urban land available for social housing nationwide and submit the results to him by September.

Bắc Ninh struggles with illegal waste dumping

Districts in the northern province of Bắc Ninh are being polluted by untreated industrial waste and local authorities have failed to come up with any solution so far to improve the situation, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Việt Nam takes action to reduce plastic waste

 Recently, there has been intense focus on how to reduce plastic waste globally. Việt Nam News reporter Bồ Xuân Hiệp speaks with Kristin Hughes, director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership, about solutions that are needed in Việt Nam, which is a disproportionately high contributor of plastic pollution into the oceans.

Kiên Giang protects marine resources

Kiên Giang Province should breed aquatic species and animals, or grow other crops, in areas affected by drought and saltwater intrusion, Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said.

Heavy showers to cool northern region

Heavy showers with rainfall of up to 70mm per hour is expected to cool the country's northern region, especially the northern mountainous provinces, between Monday night and Wednesday.

Lâm Đồng pine forest poisoned

Nearly 6,500sq.m of 30-year-old pine forest in Lộc Ngãi Commune, Bảo Lâm District, the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng has been poisoned, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Trade union urged to revamp operations

Because the core function of the trade union is to represent, take care of and protect the rights and interests of labourers, union organisations must work with agencies to promptly handle issues that impact employees, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Dreaming of clean vegetables

The founders of the start-up Green Farm have developed a vegetable growing machine that takes up less than a square metre of space and can automatically water and fertilise vegetables.

HCM City installs more traffic surveillance cameras

Ninety more traffic surveillance cameras and security cameras in HCM City districts will be connected to the Traffic Surveillance and Control Centre, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

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