Việt Nam News

Nearly 1,500 people on May 25 joined The Steps Challenge 2019 hosted by Saigon Children’s Charity (Saigonchildren), in partnership with CapitaLand Vietnam, to raise funds for people with autism.

Developing global citizens has increasingly become a focus at tertiary, secondary and even primary levels of education, Prof Richmond Stroupe of Soka University in Japan said at an international TESOL conference in HCM City yesterday.

Việt Nam will be the first country in South East Asia to implement the Sustainable Health in Procurement Project (SHiPP), UNDP Việt Nam Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen announced on Friday.

HCM City has built or repaired nearly 9,000 houses for poor households since 2011, the year the Prime Minister changed the housing policy, according to the city's People's Committee.

Many people have complained that their monthly bills are abnormally high

Hà Nội’s Transport Department, in co-operation with local authorities in districts and communes, will tighten control on highways in an attempt to deter violations and ensure traffic safety.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has instructed localities hit by African swine fever (ASF) to detect whether there has been fraud designed to take advantage of the Government's financial support for farmers whose pigs were infected and to deter further violations.

The Hà Nội police have warned the public about the increasing incidence of cybercrime and scams after many people were recently cheated out of money.

HCM City should learn lessons from other major cities in developed countries in Asia to reach its aim of becoming a smart city by 2025, speakers said at an international conference held yesterday in the city.

In rehab facilities in Viet Nam, few patients are detoxing voluntarily

Farmers in the coastal district of Gò Công Đông, the largest clam producer in Tiền Giang Province, have received high selling prices after expanding the clam breeding area this year.

The Diễn Vọng River in Quảng Ninh Province had been severely polluted by cargo ports, reported online newspaper vov.vn.

Police of Hải Dương Province has dismantled an online gambling ring and launched legal proceeding to 19 accused, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn yesterday.

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 requires huge investment in infrastructure, and authorities have solicited investment of more than US$40 billion in the five-year period until 2020.

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.