Phú Yên scrambles to curb dengue fever  

The number of dengue fever cases has increased by seven times compared against the same period last year in the central province of Phú Yên, according to the local health department. 

Mekong Delta needs to increase education expenditures

Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ has instructed authorities in 12 provinces and one city in the Mekong Delta region to increase expenditures from their local education budgets to pay for facilities and equipment.

Five young victims drown

Five young girls were found dead in a local river in the central province of Quảng Bình in a single day. The five victims drowned in two separate incidents on Thursday.

Court resumes Đông Á Bank appeals trial

The HCM City High-Level People’s Court on Monday (May 27) resumed the appeals trial of a case involving Đông Á Bank (DAB), which incurred losses of more than VNĐ3.6 trillion (US$154 million).

Heavy rains forecast to hit northern localities

Northern localities are forecast to suffer heavy rains beginning Monday night, with rainfall expected to reach 200mm within a 24-hour period in some provinces, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre.

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