Concerns raised of sewer plans

A proposal to build a sewer system into Kim Ngưu River, one of the most polluted in the city, has been objected by some senior architects.

All Vietnamese are to have decent houses of their own

Nguyễn Văn Lý, deputy director general of the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policy, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the challenges the bank has faced over the last five months implementing the Government Decree 100/2015 on the National Social Housing Program

Road damaged by trucks avoiding toll booth

Provincial highway No. 35, connecting  Hà Nội’ Sóc Sơn and Mê Linh districts, has been seriously damaged due to the burden of hundreds of heavy trucks travelling day and night, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

Awareness of rabies help save lives

More efforts and investment are needed to eliminate the risk of rabies in the country, said Dr Phạm Văn Đông, Director General of the Department of Animal Health today at a meeting marking World Rabies Day with the theme Rabies: Share the message, Save a Life.  

HCM City takes steps to protect children’s rights

HCM City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs plans to submit a report to the city’s People’s Committee on the best ways to protect children and help them live in a safe, healthy and inclusive environment.

Việt Nam asked to accelerate commitment against climate change

 Việt Nam should be an ambitious and demanding participant in international climate negotiations, recommended experts at Wednesday’s pre-COP24 Workshop hosted by the NGO Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung Vietnam and the World Wildlife Fund.

Village leaders show there’s life in old dogs yet

Many senior people want to relax and spend more time with their family as they get older but some elderly in Thanh Hóa Province’s  mountainous district of Quan Sơn are proving that they play bigger role in the society.

 

Maths competition adds up to a great success

All 23 Vietnamese students participating in the 15th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) brought home medals, announced the Hà Nội education department yesterday.

Experts concern over virus

The reoccurance of virus Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a common cause of life-threatening illnesses for hand-foot-mouth (HFMD)-infected patients, has made the disease dangerous and could easily spread into an outbreak, health experts have said.

Cà Mau residents hand over warheads after explosion

Two residents in Trần Văn Thời Town in the southernmost province of Cà Mau have contacted local authorities and handed over two warheads after a bomb exploded and killed three people in the neighbourhood on Monday.

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