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HCM City urged to expand social housing to improve affordability

Demand for solar power in Cần Thơ increases

More businesses and households in the Mekong Delta City of Cần Thơ are installing solar panels to reduce monthly electricity costs.

Firms help co-operatives set up value chains, increase profits

More co-operatives in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long are working with companies and establishing value chains for their products, increasing profits for members.

Mekong Delta takes action to prevent drowning incidents

The Mekong Delta has the highest rate of drowning in the country, particularly in Đồng Tháp Province, where the number of deaths due to drowning is 10 times higher compared to that of dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease combined.

Road collapses after container truck breaks water pipeline

A container truck hit a section of a Sông Đuống Surface Water Plant pipeline in Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội in the early hours on Monday.

Country's biggest provider of fruit seedlings improves quality

Farmers in Bến Tre Province’s Chợ Lách District, the country largest fruit seedling producer, are using advanced techniques to produce higher-quality seedlings, mostly for durian, jackfruit, mango and rambutan plants.

Heroic mum delays cancer treatment to save unborn baby

On the morning of May 22, Nguyễn Thị Liên, 28, sat on her bed at K Hospital in Hà Nội surrounded by medical equipment awaiting surgery that afternoon.

Special policy needed for new urban areas, residential complexes

Property experts have urged HCM City to issue a special policy on new urban areas and residential complexes to prevent the rampant and unsustainable development of residential projects.

Child abuse control to be focus of NA supervision in 2020

National Assembly deputies on Monday voted to focus on laws and policies to prevent and fight child abuse.

HCM City underground parking projects remain sluggish

The HCM City Department of Transport of HCM City has informed the Đông Dương Group that the underground parking lot project awarded to it has been cancelled.

Đồng Nai Province has new city of Long Khánh

The southern province of Đồng Nai said the Standing Committee of the National Assembly has passed a resolution to establish Long Khánh city

Annual exhibition on water industry to be held in July

Vietwater 2019, the country’s leading trade exhibition which connects buyers and sellers in the water and wastewater industry, will be held on July 24-26 in Hà Nội.

Children to be protected from natural disasters related to water

A launch ceremony on preventing disasters related to water for children and students during flood season was held on Sunday in the northern province of Hòa Bình.

Pine tree poisoning mastermind arrested

Bạch Đình Kế, 37, alleged mastermind behind the pine forest poisoning in Tân Thanh Commune in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng, has been arrested, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported.

Police arrest student hackers

Four university students in the northern province of Thái Nguyên, who were found to have carried out cyberattacks to steal nearly VNĐ5 billion (US$214,000), have been arrested.

School with green atmosphere

When the drum sounds to signal break time, hundreds of students at Kỳ Xuân Primary School flock to the school yard which looks like a green park.

Summer youth volunteer campaigns launched

Young volunteers across Việt Nam are planning to fix and build about 4,300km of roads, carry out coastal clean-ups at 400 locations and plant at least 2.5 million trees during this summer from June to August.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to speed up key projects

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu are working with local departments to speed up implementation of 34 key projects.

Trà Vinh Province expects mud crab output to increase this year

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh is entering the mud crab harvest season and its Fisheries Sub-department expects the output to increase sharply this since the farming area has expanded.

Cà Mau fortification of sea dyke on west coast remains work in progress

Cà Mau Province has been upgrading the sea dyke on its western coast to combat rising tides and landslides, which are affecting local people's livelihoods.

Bicycle sharing system launched in Hội An

Hội An launched a pilot bicycle sharing system yesterday in co-operation with the German Development Co-operation Agency (GIZ) and Health Bridge Canada.