Việt Nam News

Hà Nội has been entering the peak of summer, causing an increased demand for water. But at present, thousands of citizens in apartment buildings are facing water shortages, lasting for days at a time.

The number of daily high-speed boat services between Phan Thiết city and Phú Quý Island in Bình Thuận Province was increased from two to three starting on June 21.

More than 1,500 participants from 183 member countries will take part in the 6th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly at the central city’s Aryiana International Convention centre from June 23-29.

The Ministry of Transport will implement solutions to ensure safety on the 27km mountainous Lò Xo Pass on National Highway 14, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region is replacing more than 18,460 hectares of old coffee trees as part of its plan to replace 120,000ha of old trees with new varieties or grafted trees in the 2014-2020 period.

The secretary of HCM City Party Committee yesterday (Jun 20) promised to find a satisfactory solution to a contentious land dispute in the Thủ Thiêm new urban area in HCM City’s District 2.

Hà Nội’s Việt Đức Hospital recently received organ and tissue donations from four patients in the span of just one month, hospital director Trần Bình Giang said.

Nguyễn Thị Hảo from Cự Khê Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hà Nội was sentenced 18 months of imprisonment for making fake alcohol in the trial opened by Hà Nội People’s Court on Tuesday, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Cô Tô Island, a popular tourist destination of Quảng Ninh Province, has lost power after lightning struck transmission lines on Monday.

A fire on Wednesday night destroyed a five-storey household that sold decorative wedding products in HCM City’s District 5.

A plan to repair 44 of the weakest suspension bridges in the Kon Tum Central Highlands province was unveiled by provincial transport authorities.

An early morning blaze destroyed over 1,000 sq.m of the Sóc Sơn market in Hà Nội’s Sóc Sơn District on Thursday.

The Bình Định Department of Natural Resources and Environment has fined a sugar-processing company VNĐ1.9 billion (US$83,100) for discharging waste water.

Drivers will be able to top up their account through text or banking services to pay toll fees electronically at Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) booths nationwide, said Nguyễn Mạnh Hà, general director of Việt Nam Electronic Toll Collection (VETC) Company.

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta who sowed the summer- autumn rice crop early are facing a threat of lower yields and increased costs because of disease outbreaks.

Many provinces and cities in the country plan to install cameras in kindergartens, but educators and lawyers say that the system cannot fully resolve the problems of bullying and physical abuse by teachers.

When it comes to seedless lime farming in Việt Nam, farmers across the country immediately think about a man with the nick name Hà Chanh Tứ quý (Hà Lime). He was the first person to grow Australian seedless limes in the northern province of Hưng Yên.

Medical checkup fees will decrease by 15-20 percent as from July 15 when a circular issued by the Ministry of Health regulating uniform prices for medical checkup and treatment services for insurance card holders in hospitals across the country takes effect.