In the Navy

The UK Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Albion, commanded by Colonel Tim Neild, docked at the Nhà Rồng International Port in HCM City yesterday, beginning its four-day goodwill visit to Việt Nam.

Vietnam takes action on African swine fever

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has urged collaboration including stronger monitoring and preparedness measures to prevent African swine fever from spreading to Việt Nam.

HCM City struggles to address child labour

Child labour remains a great challenge for HCM City authorities although a wide range of measures have been taken to tackle children labour, especially in the informal sector of the economy, officials have said.

PVTEX chairman jailed for bribery

A former chairman of State-owned PVTEX was sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption and deliberate wrongdoings, a Hà Nội court ruled on Friday.

Traffic accidents drop in first eight months

The number of road traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in Việt Nam dropped in the first eight months of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

HCM City to set up more CNG filling stations

The HCM City Department of Transport plans to set up three new compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations to meet refueling demand of CNG buses this year, according to the director of the department's Public Transportation Management Centre.

City aims for sustainable poverty reduction

HCM City aims to reduce the number of poor households by 0.8 per cent next year and raise the average income per capita of these households by 3.5 times by 2020 compared to 2011.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to develop tourism, protect environment

The People’s Committee of Bà Rịa Province on Wednesday discussed solutions to develop tourism and protect the environment at a conference held as part of the Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province Sea Festival, which kicked off on Tuesday.

 

HCM City seeks new tourism products

Given the rising number of foreign tourist arrivals to HCM City, the city’s tourism sector should focus on strengthening human resource training, diversifying tourism products, and promoting linkage with neighbouring provinces, Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a recent meeting.

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