Clean up team

More than 600 people and officers of the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng were mobilised yesterday to clean up Phần Lăng Canal in An Khê District, following efforts made by the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment to dredge all canals and drainage systems.

VN Glory honours great achievements

Việt Nam has honoured eight outstanding works at a programme entitled “Việt Nam Glory” held by the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Huế to install surveillance cameras

Huế is to install surveillance cameras at 200 sites around the city to supervise traffic circulation and security as well as to help emergency response.

HCMC encourages environment projects

HCM City has called for investment in environmental protection projects from now through 2025 and announced incentives for such investment as it seeks to resolve certain problems soon.

 

Drivers win fee reduction at controversial toll booth

About 4,000 owners of vehicles in the provinces of Hưng Yên and Hải Phòng will receive a fee exemption or reduction when they travel through two Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll stations installed along the National Highway No 5 starting August 1, the Việt Nam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Joint Stock Company announced on Thursday.

HN leads the nation in rural development

Hà Nội is the leading country in terms of rural development and is setting an example for the nation with 294 out of 386 districts and communes meeting or exceeding the Government’s new rural development standards.

Eco-friendly bus to start running in in Hà Nội

Hà Nội plans to introduce buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) on a trial basis along three routes from August 1 as the city marks 10 years of the expansion of its administrative boundary, the city’s Department of Transport has said.

 

Run to raise funds to save newborn children

NGO Newborns Vietnam and VNG IT Company on July 26 launched an annual charity run to raise funds to combat neonatal mortality, promoting the health of newborns and their mothers in Southeast Asia with a focus on Việt Nam.

Campaign seeks to make roads safer for young people

The Automobile Association Vietnam is carrying out a campaign in Hà Nội called #3500LIVES featuring training and public awareness initiatives focused on key “golden rules” for road safety to reduce deaths of people aged 15 to 29 in traffic accidents.

 

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