Free bus passes for students sought in HCMC

To encourage more students to travel by public transport, the HCM City Department of Education and Training (DET) has proposed the city offer free bus passes to all students.

Truck smash

Eleven people were injured when a truck hit eight motorbikes on a stretch of National Route 91 in the southern province of An Giang.

Land projects in Bắc Giang Province to inspected

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked the Government Inspectorate (GI) to carry out a comprehensive inspection on land projects in the northern province of Bắc Giang, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Việt Nam fulfills Montreal Protocol

Việt Nam has totally eliminated the use of chloroflourocarbons (CFC) and fulfilled its international obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer over the past 24 years.

Bank robbed in Tiền Giang Province

Colonel Nguyễn Văn Tảo, deputy director of Tiền Giang’s Police Department confirmed to online newspaper vietnamplus.vn that a bank robbery occurred on Thursday afternoon in Châu Thành District.

PM orders action on African swine fever

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), relevant agencies and localities to take prompt measures to prevent African swine fever reaching Việt Nam.

Typhoon Mangkhut nears VN

Typhoon Barijat, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, weakened into a tropical low-pressure system Thursday afternoon but was still predicted to bring heavy rain to northern regions.

14,000 railway tickets provided per day during Tết

The Việt Nam Railway Corporation has said there will be extra 15 pairs of trains running north to south and back before and during Tết, the Lunar New Year holiday (from 23 January to 22 February 2019).

PM tells Ninh Thuận to halt mining

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has decided to suspend all titanium-mining projects in the central province of Ninh Thuận to avoid a negative environmental impact and save the tourism industry in the province.

 

Healthcare centres out of vaccine

Many district preventive health centres and ward and commune health stations in HCM City have run out of Quinvaxem vaccine for infants against five common, potentially fatal diseases.

 

 

Mekong Delta farmers banking on longan

Farmers in Đồng Tháp Province’s Châu Thành District, the largest longan cultivation area in the province, are using advanced farming techniques to improve the quality of its exports.

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