Typhoon Mangkhut nears VN

Typhoon Barijat, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, weakened into a tropical low-pressure system Thursday afternoon but was still predicted to bring heavy rain to northern regions.

14,000 railway tickets provided per day during Tết

The Việt Nam Railway Corporation has said there will be extra 15 pairs of trains running north to south and back before and during Tết, the Lunar New Year holiday (from 23 January to 22 February 2019).

PM tells Ninh Thuận to halt mining

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has decided to suspend all titanium-mining projects in the central province of Ninh Thuận to avoid a negative environmental impact and save the tourism industry in the province.

 

Healthcare centres out of vaccine

Many district preventive health centres and ward and commune health stations in HCM City have run out of Quinvaxem vaccine for infants against five common, potentially fatal diseases.

 

 

Mekong Delta farmers banking on longan

Farmers in Đồng Tháp Province’s Châu Thành District, the largest longan cultivation area in the province, are using advanced farming techniques to improve the quality of its exports.

Nhân Chính Park opens to the public

Nhân Chính Park, covering a total area of 13.2ha in Hà Nội’s two districts of Thanh Xuân and Cầu Giấy, has finally opened to the public more than a year behind schedule.

Households evacuated after landslides

Eleven households – a total of 43 people – in Mỹ Hòa Hưng Commune in the southern province of An Giang were urgently evacuated from areas prone to erosion, reported online dantri.com.vn.

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