HCM City’s parking fee plan a disappointment

The amount of fees collected from the newly-implemented hourly on-street parking zones in HCM City were disappointing, according to the city’s transport department, with the rate of lost revenue reaching as high as 60 per cent.

Floods isolate communes in Nghệ An

Eleven communes in the lowland area of Thanh Chương District in central Nghệ An Province have been heavily inundated due to the rising level of the Lam River.

VN Government committed to push AI development

The Government of Việt Nam, together with leading tech companies, are committed to supporting the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in service of the country’s industrialisation and modernisation process.

New narcotic lure young people

Medics and police are seeing an increase in illegal drug use countrywide – and are warning users of the potential dangers associated with narcotics.

Illegal abortion service on the rise

Abortion service at 10 weeks of pregnancy is being advertised on several websites and provided at some obstetrics clinics in HCM City, although obstetrics clinics are only allowed by the Ministry of Health to perform abortions on fetuses under 6 weeks old.

Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 begins

The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) kicked off the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 in Hà Nội yesterday.

Court trial begins for alleged terrorists

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday (aug 21) began the first-instance court trial for 12 defendants, members of the so-called Provisional National Government of Việt Nam, on charges of “conducting terrorism against the people’s administration” under Article 79 of Việt Nam’s 1999 Penal Code.

 

Viettel to sponsor live broadcast of ASIAD 2018

The Việt Nam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) and the Voice of Việt Nam (VOV) yesterday officially signed a deal to buy the TV copyright in Việt Nam for sport competitions at the ongoing ASIAD 2018.

Hundreds of drainage covers on expressway stolen

The People’s Committee in the northern province of Quảng Ninh has asked police and agencies to step up patrols along the Hạ Long-Hải Phòng Expressway to prevent equipment from being stolen.

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