X-ray technician detained on rape charge of teenager
An X-ray technician in Quỳnh Nhai District General Hospital in the northern province of Sơn La has been detained for allegedly raping a 13-year-old female patient during an X-ray examination.
HCM City solicits investment in transport infrastructure
HCM City requires huge investment in infrastructure, and authorities have solicited investment of more than US$40 billion in the five-year period until 2020.
Tân Sơn Nhất airport at risk of flooding during rainy season
The HCM City People’s Council has urged Tân Bình District authorities to speed up the progress of flood-prevention projects inside Tân Sơn Nhất international airport to prepare for the coming rainy season.
Hospitality Job Fair opens in HCM City
Thirty-five companies offer 2,500 jobs to students and other young people at the Hospitality Job Fair that opened on Thursday in HCM City.
HCM City proposes new regulations on sale of state-owned housing
The HCM City Department of Construction has asked the city’s People’s Committee to propose new regulations on the sale of state-owned housing.
HCM City hosts Asia Pacific Career Development Association forum
Two hundred and fifty delegates from 22 countries and territories discussed career development in the era of Industry 4.0 at the 7th APCDA conference that opened on Wednesday (May 22) at RMIT Vietnam.
Lai Châu border guard arrests human traffickers
Border guards in Phong Thổ District in the northern mountainous province of Lai Châu have detained four people in connection with human trafficking, Captain Nguyễn Mạnh Linh, deputy head of Ma Lù Thàng border point, said.
Hot weather parches central province, residents suffer from lack of water
Prolong hot weather is causing severe shortage of water in central province of Quảng Nam. Thousands of local people had to go to forest to get water from streams.
HCM City People’s Procuracy issues indictment in sexual abuse case
HCM City’s District 4 People’s Procuracy on Thursday issued an indictment for sexual abuse involving a former official of Đà Nẵng City People’s Procuracy.
Coach flips on side, killing two and injuring 17
Two people died and 17 were injured after a coach flipped on its side on National Highway 1A in Long Khánh Town in the southern province of Đồng Nai on Wednesday evening.
Fire destroys sticky-tape factory in Bình Dương
A fire destroyed a sticky-tape making factory covering nearly 2,000 square metres in Việt Hương Industrial Zone in Thuận An Town in the southern province of Bình Dương on Wednesday.
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Premature and inter-family marriages hold Thanh Hóa’s ethnic minorities back
Abandoning school at early ages to get married, many of them struggle to make ends meet
11th graders design games to protect children
Firstly, Vy and Khánh interviewed 132 children aged between three and 10 about skills to prevent sexual abuse
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HCM City aims to have no poor households by end of 2020
Local authorities need to learn more about the multi-dimensional aspects of poverty and offer solutions to reduce the poverty rate in HCM City, Võ Thị Dung, deputy secretary of the city’s Party Committee, said at a workshop on sustainable poverty reduction held yesterday (May 22).
Market watchdog tightens fight against imports of banned crayfish
The Market Watchdog Department said it would tighten inspections along northern border provinces to prevent the import of banned red-claw crayfish into Việt Nam.
National Steering Committee on IUU fishing prevention set up
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the establishment of a National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Prevention and Control.
New policies needed to meet workers’ housing needs
HCM City is home to thousands of migrant labourers working in industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs), but its housing projects meet only a fraction of the demand for stable accommodations.
Thousands of civil servants and public employees fail to complete tasks: home affairs ministry
Nearly 6,000 civil servants and public employees did not complete their assigned tasks in 2018, according to evaluation and classification of Ministry of Home Affairs.
Quảng Ngãi calls for more assistance to curb coastal erosion
People’s Committee of central province of Quảng Ngãi has asked Government for VNĐ 233 billion (US$ 10 million) for urgent projects to address coastal landslides in the province between 2019 and 2020.
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HCM City artists show love for the country
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Hong Kong Fashion Fest presents eight flagship programmes for its third edition
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